S3 Ep4 - The impact of moving across the world as an 8yr old
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02/12/20 • 69 min
Carol Stephenson was born in Canada and spent her early childhood in Edmonton, before moving to Sydney at the age of 8. Life was different, moving to a new country and new school bought its challenges including the onset of Anorexia Nervosa. Carol fought the hard fight and eventually won the battle although it can still rear its ugly head in stressful situations.
Carol worked in Athletic Fashion in Canada and Australia before launching Charlie Boy Clothing in 2013.
Charlie Boy Clothing was born out of a need for well fitting, stylish shirts that was non gender conforming.
Deb Beveridge-Stephenson is Carols wife and together they make a formidable team.
Deb was born and raised in Melbourne but spent many years traveling and representing Australia in Inline Skating. Deb has won over 22 National Titles and 11 World Championships for Australia.
Deb met Carol when she made enquiries about getting some shirts through Charlie Boy Clothing. Clearly Carol won Deb over with more than her shirts and the rest is history. All will be revealed in this episode.
Sit back and enjoy this awesome and fun filled story of how two worlds collided in two states of Australia.
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Carol Stephenson was born in Canada and spent her early childhood in Edmonton, before moving to Sydney at the age of 8. Life was different, moving to a new country and new school bought its challenges including the onset of Anorexia Nervosa. Carol fought the hard fight and eventually won the battle although it can still rear its ugly head in stressful situations.
Carol worked in Athletic Fashion in Canada and Australia before launching Charlie Boy Clothing in 2013.
Charlie Boy Clothing was born out of a need for well fitting, stylish shirts that was non gender conforming.
Deb Beveridge-Stephenson is Carols wife and together they make a formidable team.
Deb was born and raised in Melbourne but spent many years traveling and representing Australia in Inline Skating. Deb has won over 22 National Titles and 11 World Championships for Australia.
Deb met Carol when she made enquiries about getting some shirts through Charlie Boy Clothing. Clearly Carol won Deb over with more than her shirts and the rest is history. All will be revealed in this episode.
Sit back and enjoy this awesome and fun filled story of how two worlds collided in two states of Australia.
https://au.reachout.com/articles/lgbtqi-support-services
Follow The Unsuitable on Facebook Instagram Visit the team at Shane Ave for all your suiting needs Shane AveVisit the girls at
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S3 Ep3 - Life is not always rosy, even for someone like Chloe Logarzo!
Chloe Logarzo is living her dream as a midfielder with the Australian National Football Team and will soon be heading to the UK to join Bristol.
A lot of girls dream to be where she is at.
Some will say she is lucky, but after you hear her story you will soon realise that Chloe is just a normal 25 year old that went through the normal trials and tribulations of being a teenager and coming out to her family and friends.
What sets Chloe apart from your average young person is the determination to chase her lifelong dreams at a time when she had lost her way a bit.
Backpacking around Europe after hanging up her boots for a period, Chloe came to the realisation that if she was to fulfil that dream of playing for her country then it was up to her to go after it as nobody was going to hand her the place on a golden platter.
Chloe shares with us her coming out story and her rise to achieving her dream to play for the Matildas.
Transparent, real, honest, authentic, inspiring are just a few words that come to mind when I think of Chloe Logarzo.
Truly inspiring!
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S3 Ep5 Discovering AFL allowed Pepa Randall to find her true self
Pepa Randall is a semi professional athlete. When she isn't taking to the field with GWS Giants, she can be found tending to the grounds at GIANTS Stadium as a Greenkeeper.
Pepa grew up in Melbourne and had what she describes a privileged childhood. Spending the first 18 yrs of life in a heteronormative environment, Pepa never considered herself gay. In fact she feels she may have at some stages been judgemental and homophobic herself.
Having played many different sports growing up, it wasn't until she joined a womens AFL team that she found herself amongst a group of people that she connected with and felt right at home. Being around women who identified as gay helped Pepa to come to terms with her own identity.
Pepa shares her story from childhood to playing in the AFLW with GWS Giants. Pepa is honest and transparent about the challenges that come with playing sport at this level.
Mental health and depression can affect any one of us and Pepa openly share show she got through a bout of depression and what she does to monitor and stay as mentally healthy as she can.
Pepa relocated to follow her dreams of playing in the AFLW and enjoys life in Sydney with her partner Pip.
Enjoy this episode with the charismatic and down to earth Pepa Randall.
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