On where she goes from here

“When I finished the first draft of How to Start a Revolution, I was pretty satisfied with the book, but still totally, horrifically dissatisfied with myself. I had been so obsessed with succeeding and with my accomplishments, which was basically a stand in for my self-value, that I thought ‘oh, there’s a black hole in my chest, I’ll just put a book in there and then it’ll be filled!’

In the end, I had to go much deeper and address my pain and my trauma. I worked a lot with plant medicine, found my relationship to God and discovered my spirituality. It all was so totally excruciating and painful and I would do all of it over again in a heartbeat.

I’m working on a book called Ego In Retreat about that journey. I’ll continue addressing our ongoing political crises on Twitter and op-eds while I’m working that. But, yeah, my big mission is global liberation because I really believe that in giving people the information they need to have the confidence to develop their own worldview, they can move through the world with conviction. Casual goal.”

How to Start a Revolution: Young People and the Future of American Politics by Lauren Duca is published by Virago and is out now.

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Lauren Duca talks cancel culture and soul searching