Running away from where it hurt? We all have done that. But walking back towards it? Being rejected for who you are takes a toll on a soul. Especially so if the ones rejecting you are the very people you love most – your family, your community. This happened to Meagan after being …
Coming Home. A Gay Woman’s Guide to Overcoming Rejection – with Meagan O`Nan Read More »
When will you stop treating your passion as a hobby? To Ady Parzentny, music is everything. Has been for decades. When the working day was over, he used to hit the rehearsal room and play the night away. But making music for a living? Unthinkable. After all, is it really appropriate for a …
Travelling Through Life in a Mobile Record Studio – with Ady Parzentny Read More »
What if you chose YOU today? “By making that choice I became significantly happier. And from then on, every time I made a choice that literally felt authentic, I would gain freedom, I would gain happiness.” Those are the words of Sam Sheppard. A kind woman with a big heart and a beautiful …
How to Reclaim Life Through Authentic Choices – with Sam Sheppard Read More »
“Why do white people hate black people?” This is an honest question which people visiting Candidly Speaking events seek answers to. In other contexts, (white) people might read this as an accusation and begin to push back – but not in the intimate space️ Adolpha Cole & her team create for their participants. Candidly Speaking …
Have you ever, during your travels, had a conversation that was so beautiful, so rare, so impactful that you wished others could have witnessed it? A fleeting moment in time, sharing your universe with a person whom you will likely never meet again. The stranger at the café in Marrakesh, the trucker in …
How can you tell a season is ending? That’s a question I have asked myself for 19 episodes of WHYLD Podcast. When I first started this podcast, I guess it felt calming to have a built-in drop out option, a natural end in case this creative endeavour was going nowhere. The opportunity to say …
Season 1 Finale With Former Guests Romeo, Francesco, Tom, Bek & Sarah Read More »
Who needs to do something about it? For Delia Botea, the answer was “Me.” In Romania, a country where there are 600 000 stray dogs roaming the streets, waiting to be captured and very likely killed, Delia made a choice: If no one helps these poor, often malnourished, injured, sick, abandoned souls… she must …
Can you be the same person that you are at home? Before brushing off this question, pause and reflect. Why should you even ask yourself this? Why shouldn’t you be able to be yourself at work? Why should this be important, after all? Workplaces are spaces in which we spend a whole lot of …
Do you show your true self at work and in all your relationships? You do not need to struggle with your gender identity to experience difficulties in answering YES to that question. Being ourselves first and foremost – and not what we think is expected of us in our many social roles – can …
Unicorn in Uniform (Germany’s First Transgender Commander) Read More »
Do you doubt you live up to people’s expectations of you? Do you tend to belittle your own successes? Welcome to the club of many. Sometimes we call it modesty, sometimes we speak in the name of realism, sometimes we claim to acknowledge the support of others. But frankly: oftentimes we simply cannot accept …
