She grew up surrounded by love, food, and faith... but no one ever said "Palestine."
In this episode of The Life Shift Podcast, I talk with Leyla King, an Episcopal priest and author of the forthcoming memoir Daughters of Palestine. Leyla shares how a high school film cracked open her understanding of who she truly was—and set her on a journey of reclaiming identity, recording family stories, and speaking truth in a time of global grief.
This is a conversation about silence, belonging, whiteness, faith, and the power of story to change everything. It's tender. It's urgent. And it's full of the kind of hope we need right now.
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What You'll Hear:
00:00 – Growing up in a big Arab family in Texas
05:10 – Recording her grandmother’s stories in 2002
12:35 – The Anne Frank film that changed everything
19:45 – Wrestling with whiteness and identity
27:00 – Becoming a “retainer” of generational stories
34:00 – The cost and calling of speaking up
42:00 – Her faith as a source of strength in dark times
47:00 – What storytelling makes possible
More from Leyla:
🌐 Website: http://thankfulpriest.com
📖 Book info: Daughters of Palestine – publishing July 8
✝️ Palestinian Anglicans: http://palestiniananglicans.org
🙏 Small Church Collective: http://smallchurchesbigimpact.org
