Rewriting Your Story with Norma Newton

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English - October 03, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 262 ratings
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Listeners, we're back this week with Norma Newton.

Norma is a former attorney, New York Times published writer and Latinx-book publisher. She is also a first gen, avid reader and artivist. Her heart is in L.A. with her family and multiple plants. When she isn’t reading, Norma can be found in a museum or practicing yoga.

During our conversation, we talked about:

Growing up in a small town in California
Leaving town to go to college
Challenging limiting beliefs
Her New York Times essay about colorism
Embracing her heritage
Starting her book publishing company, Fabian Flores

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Relevant timestamps:

7:47 - Growing up in Watsonville

12:36 - her father's pride

17:44 - graduating

18:57 - her expectations and experience with law school

20:38 - having kids

21:47 - getting on a creative path and her limiting beliefs

22:46 - her essay

34:05 - a very important lesson she learned

37:41 - Fabian Flores - the heart of it

41:55 - Fabian Flores - The beginning of the company