Have you ever let someone else’s words make you forget everything you’d built? Dr. LaNysha Adams did — and it took two years and a friend’s truth bomb to remind her who she really was.
In this episode of The Lori Clarke Show, Lori sits down with Dr. LaNysha Adams, author of Me Power: The Ability to Realize and Exude One’s Authentic Self, to explore what it means to stop looking outside yourself for validation — and start returning to the power you’ve always carried within.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
→ How Dr. LaNysha went from first-gen college student to PhD, and the professor who tried to stop her
→ Why high achievers from low-income backgrounds often normalize chaos and overwork
→ The "automatic negative thoughts" running your life on autopilot, and how to interrupt them
→ The 5 Me Power principles for living from the inside out
→ A practical photo reflection Exercise to reconnect with your truest self
→ How to break the tapes, and why you can’t go back once they’re broken
ABOUT DR. LANYSHA ADAMS:
Dr. LaNysha Adams is a wellness director, speaker, and author of Me Power. As the first in her Family to earn a PhD, she now helps people feel grounded, confident, and connected through the lens of personal agency. She believes that real empowerment isn’t an event, it’s a practice.
GET THE BOOK: Available wherever books are sold.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 — Introduction
01:41 — Who is Dr. LaNysha Adams?
07:00 — The professor who slammed the door
10:43 — Two years of self-doubt
15:55 — Legacy burdens and inherited beliefs
20:00 — Survival mode vs. true ambition
23:08 — How to interrupt the cycle
26:00 — The 5 Me Power principles
31:21 — Over 2 million thoughts a year — which ones are yours?
37:31 — Cheryl’s story: 40 years of unlearning
44:00 — Returning to your inner knowing
54:51 — Who are you beyond your titles?
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