Flip the Box: How Shari Leid Turned Isolation into a Movement for Meaningful Connection

What happens when you give one woman a year to run around to all 50 states to share a meal with total strangers? In this Dancing in the Discomfort Zone episode, Shari Leid (https://linktr.ee/animperfectlyperfectlife) proves that connection is the ultimate adventure.

Adopted from Korea after being found in a cardboard box, Shari has flipped her story—literally. Her “Flip the Box” movement transforms isolation into belonging, inspiring people everywhere to pull up a chair, start a conversation, and rediscover what unites us.

From driving endless Dakotas to carefully choosing Dallas as her new home base (Vegas and Scottsdale didn’t make the cut), Shari’s story is part cross-country odyssey, part social experiment, and all heart. She’s redefining reinvention with a YouTube series, a national holiday, and a no-makeup women’s retreat designed to help participants “come home to themselves.”

In this episode, we talk about:

• How a cardboard box became a symbol of courage and connection
• What Shari learned dining with strangers in all 50 states
• Her hilarious and strategic process for choosing her next city
• The power of leaning into the “weird” (and why it’s your destiny)
• Why discomfort is the secret ingredient to belonging

Shari’s journey is proof that it’s never too late to start over—or to sit down with someone new and change both your stories.

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 Shari Leid is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and connection coach. She has been featured on  ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and the Today Show. Through her Flip the Box® movement, bestselling books, and podcast An Imperfectly Perfect Life – Life Unscripted, she inspires audiences to create belonging and build stronger communities.