Think Queerly Podcast Leadership Interview | TQ237 — It was an honour to speak with Michelle Douglas, Executive Director of the LGBT Purge Fund and a 30-year social justice and human rights activist. I ask Michelle to start at the very beginning: why she decided to join the Canadian Military. Michelle shares her story of what that was like, falling in love with another woman in her unit for the first time, being honourably discharged, and what happened after. …

Save the date: Self-Mastery 101 Webinar for Queer Change-Makers & Creatives. — Next week I am hosting a new webinar called, Self-Mastery 101 for Queer Change-Makers & Creatives. I wrote about Self-Mastery last week in my article, Personal Growth and Personal Development Are Meaningless Buzzwords. You don’t grow or develop a personality. Instead, you learn how to manage self-mastery to thrive in…

Self-Mastery is choosing to know who you are and managing how you are being and showing up in the world. — The terms, ‘Personal Development’ and ‘Personal Growth’ have become clichés. Why is that? They don’t suggest a path to lasting, transformational change. We all grow, develop, and evolve by simply living our lives — and by how well we manage the challenges, opportunities, and joys we experience.

Think Queerly Podcast Leadership Interview with Omid Razavi and Ethan Berkeley-Garci | TQ232 — The It Gets Better Project envisions a world where all 2SLGBTQ+ youth are free to live equally and know their worthiness and power as individuals. In this week’s episode, I speak with Omid Razavi, the Executive Director, and Ethan Berkeley-Garcia, Youth Ambassador of It Gets Better Canada. I had such a great time hosting this interview. It’s clear to me how committed both Omid and Ethan are to this important organization…

If you don’t know what drives you and why that’s important to you, how will you navigate the journey of life? — Your values are like a compass that helps you find your true north to keep true to your direction in life. Your purpose is the reason you’re on the path. If you don’t know what drives you and why that’s important to you, how will you navigate the journey of life? Think of it this way: Knowing your purpose provides you with the motivation to not only set goals, but to…