Sunday Pick: How to reclaim your narrative (w/ Monica Lewinsky) | from How to Be a Better Human
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Sunday Pick: How to reclaim your narrative (w/ Monica Lewinsky) | from How to Be a Better Human

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 18, 202654 min
  • Interview
  • Relationships & psychology

Monica Lewinsky is an anti-bullying activist and host of Reclaiming with Monica, a podcast that shines her guests’ unguarded conversations about how they make sense of the world. In this episode filmed in front of a live audience at TED 2026, Chris interviews Monica on how she finds healing throughout the years. They discuss the role of public shaming in an online world, the differences between cancel culture and accountability culture, and how to have more empathy after surviving trauma. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Happy Sunday y'all, Elise Hugh here. Today we're bringing you a Sunday pick where we share an episode of another podcast from Ted handpicked by us for you. Monica Lewinsky is an anti-bullying activist and host of Reclaiming with Monica, a podcast of unguarded conversations about how to make sense of the world. In today's episode of How to Be a Better Human,

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which was recorded in front of a live audience at TED2026, host Chris Duffy speaks with Monica about how she finds healing. They discuss the role of public shaming online, the differences between cancel culture

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and accountability culture, and how to have more empathy after surviving trauma. How to be a Better Human looks in unexpected places for new ways to improve and show up for one another.

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