22. Elina Ashimbayava: self-awareness, storytelling, systems

Elina is originally from Kazakhstan and is the co-founder of the content platform Storyo. She also works in service and design and is deeply invested in diversity and equity work along with storytelling. We chat about her coming to New Zealand as a teen, Elina’s inner critic and internal stuff, family stuff, as well as systems, leadership, work and more. Follow @elyaelina @storyo.co Check out https://www.storyo.co.nz/ ☕️ SUPPORT the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/asianinaotearoa FOLLOW @asianinaotearoa on Instagram VISIT asianinaotearoa.com ___ ABOUT THE PODCAST Hosted by Jenna Wee, Asian in Aotearoa (New Zealand) explores the lives of Asian creatives in their 20s and 30s, one uncensored convo at a time. Questioning our concept of home, identity, family, relationships, sex, racism, body/beauty, healing, decolonisation, navigating whiteness - and how this shapes the way we move through the world and influences our creative work.