It's About Being A Change Maker with Colleen Kelly
12/12/23 • 29 min
What we discussed:
- Colleen’s change-making work in the area of volunteerism, the non-for-profit sector
- How we traditionally interpret words like “volunteer” and “menopause” and why that must change
- Choosing to compromise vs what we will never compromise on when it comes to our life’s work
- How important paradigm-shifting language is for rethinking how we see the world
- The power of language and the words we use
- Continuing to do our work even when we know we won’t necessarily live to see the impact
- Being forward-thinking enough to ensure there is a way for others to continue the work we’ve started
- We explore the language of being a changemaker and how it makes us feel to use words like paradigm shift, social construct, and rhetoric
- Why using phrases like “forest person” and “tree person” is a preferable way of describing big and small picture thinking
- How things may be difficult or hard, but they don’t have to be impossible.
BIG thanks to the following for sharing my passion for women’s health:
Feel Amazing Vulva & Vaginal Moisturizer
©Menopause Chicks
What we discussed:
- Colleen’s change-making work in the area of volunteerism, the non-for-profit sector
- How we traditionally interpret words like “volunteer” and “menopause” and why that must change
- Choosing to compromise vs what we will never compromise on when it comes to our life’s work
- How important paradigm-shifting language is for rethinking how we see the world
- The power of language and the words we use
- Continuing to do our work even when we know we won’t necessarily live to see the impact
- Being forward-thinking enough to ensure there is a way for others to continue the work we’ve started
- We explore the language of being a changemaker and how it makes us feel to use words like paradigm shift, social construct, and rhetoric
- Why using phrases like “forest person” and “tree person” is a preferable way of describing big and small picture thinking
- How things may be difficult or hard, but they don’t have to be impossible.
BIG thanks to the following for sharing my passion for women’s health:
Feel Amazing Vulva & Vaginal Moisturizer
©Menopause Chicks
Previous Episode
It's About Your Midlife Sexual Health
What we discussed:
- The story behind Intimate Wellbeing & why Cass and Leah are so dedicated to changing the conversation about sexual pleasure for midlife women.
- How the Intimate Wellbeing brand has evolved from its initial concept of being an accessible online store to becoming a recognized sexual health education community
- What happened when Cass & Leah started talking more openly about sexuality with their friends and how important they feel it is for women to have places to talk openly!
- How Intimate Wellbeing is working with the Taboo Sex Show to create a space for midlife women to learn about sexual health without feeling overwhelmed or out of place at a sex show.
- How they’ve made shopping for sex toys easier and more comfortable by curating a collection of safe, high-quality toys from brands they trust.
- The origin of their brand of lubricant, Okanogan Joy, and how they’re changing the conversation about the benefits of using lubricant.
- Plus! I share my review about the Dame Pom vibrator with Cass & Leah
Links from this week’s episode:
Intimate Wellbeing Website: https://intimatewellbeing.com
Shirley’s Picks: https://intimatewellbeing.com/pages/menopause-chicks
Intimate Wellbeing on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intimate.wellbeing/
BIG thanks to the following for sharing my passion for women’s health:
Feel Amazing Vulva & Vaginal Moisturizer
©Menopause Chicks
Next Episode
It's About Some Good Clean Fun with Sarah Kate
What we discussed:
- Sarah Kate’s mission and why she started her online publication, Some Good Clean Fun”
- Sarah’s transition from thinking she needed wine to cope with stress to enjoying the benefits of a “clearer head”
- Sarah shares her best shopping tips for non-alcoholic beverages online and at the store
- How to feel more confident (and less awkward) about ordering a non-alcoholic beverage when you’re out at a restaurant or bar with friends
- Notable differences about Gen-Z when it comes to alcohol consumption
- The latest guidelines from Health Canada and how they raising awareness for key health messages while also challenging social norms
- What you can expect when you visit Sarah’s website, Some Good Clean Fun
Links from this week’s episode:
Sarah Kate’s Website: https://www.somegoodcleanfun.com/
Some Good Clean Fun on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somegoodcleanfun/
Some Good Clean Fun Magazine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somegoodcleanfun_dotcom/
BIG thanks to the following for sharing my passion for women’s health:
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