Oct 1, 2024
Leaning Into Her Own Homelessness
to Help Other Women Escape Theirs: Leanna Fairfax
Leanna Fairfax, a distant relative of Warwick's, talks about her
rough early years – homeless at 15 and off-and-off again through
the years after that, in an abusive relationship, plagued by the
gnawing feeling that she would always live her life on the margins.
But that’s just the start of Leanna Fairfax’s journey.
Leanna traced her ancestry to John Fairfax, Warwick's great-great
grandfather, the founder of the family media empire Warwick lost in
a failed takeover bid that led to his life's greatest crucible. She
tracked Warwick down on LinkedIn – discovering that the details of
his crucible and John Fairfax's life of perseverance helped her
make sense of how she was able to persevere through her setbacks
and trials.
What has her perseverance looked like? Going to college after
dropping out of high school, earning top marks while getting her
bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and now pursuing her PhD studying
women going through the same crucibles she did.
Her focus is on researching homeless women living in temporary
accommodations, which will not only help improve their lives but
has also helped her learn things she didn’t know or feel when she
herself was homeless.
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