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We celebrate pride month with a conversation with Carolyn Wahlskog, LCSW (she/her), the Director of Operations and Programming at Youth Outlook, a nonprofit working to meet the ever-evolving needs of LGBTQ+ youth, families and communities.  We ask her how to support our LGBTQ+ kids, how we, as parents, can best handle conversations around LGBTQ+ issues, and how best to address the delicate moment when a teen or tween decides to come out.

Find out more about Youth Outlook and Carolyn Wahlskog:
https://youth-outlook.org/
https://www.bestrongfamilies.org/carolyn-wahlskog

And a few more resources discussed in the show:
https://www.lgbtqcenters.org/
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2022/

https://pflagillinois.org/
http://www.pinwheels.us/

https://familyproject.sfsu.edu/

https://news.gallup.com/poll/389792/lgbt-identification-ticks-up.aspx

Reading:
The ABC's of LGBT+: (Gender Identity Book for Teens, Teen & Young Adult LGBT Issues) 

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Dr. Deb Mashek, PhD is an experienced business advisor, professor, higher education administrator, and national nonprofit executive. Her new book, Collabor(h)ate*: Everything you need to know to build healthy and productive collaborative relationships at work *(even if you'd rather work alone), is out now. 

Mashek  was named one of the Top 35 Women in Higher Education by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, and has been featured in media outlets including MIT Sloan Management Review, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Hechinger Report, Inside Higher Ed, Fortune, Reason, Business Week, University Business Insider, and The Hill. She writes regularly for Psychology Today.

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Hillel Fuld, named Israel’s top marketer and “The man transforming Startup Nation to Scale up Nation” by Forbes, is a tech journalist, startup marketer, and technology expert.

Hillel works with technology companies and accompanies them from idea to revenue. He also works with many leading tech brands as an influencer. These include Google, Oracle, Huawei, and many more.

Hillel’s work has been featured in CNBC, Inc Magazine, Fast Company, Entrepreneur Magazine, TechCrunch, The Next Web, and many other leading tech publications.

Hillel was recently named the 7th most influential tech blogger on the Internet, and among the top 100 most influential social media personalities across the globe.

You can read more about Hillel’s work on his website: https://www.hillelfuld.com.

Alternatively, you can learn more about Hillel by reading his Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillel_Fuld or by following him on Twitter: Twitter.com/hilzfuld.

In addition to Hillel’s work with startups and multinationals, his writing, and his online activity, Hillel also speaks publicly on various topics including marketing, entrepreneurship, Israeli tech, and his personal story and business philosophy.

Hillel also has a tech vlog (https://youtube.com/c/HillelFuld) and a podcast (https://www.bootstrappod.com)
that cover tech news in general, and Israeli innovation in particular.

What Hillel is most proud of is his family including his wife Racheli and his 5 amazing kids. He also takes pride that he has used his extensive network to help hundreds of people get jobs in the Israeli tech ecosystem.

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Lei Wang - Inspirational isn't strong enough of a word to describe her!

In 2004, Lei, who grew up as a Beijing city girl who had no athletic training, set out to climb Mount Everest. She was on a promising career track in finance with an MBA from Wharton. But she was excited about proving that an ordinary person could climb Everest. That excitement empowered her to not only climb Everest but to become the first Asian woman to complete a journey to the summits of the highest mountains on each of the 7 continents and to the north and south pole, a feat called the Explorer’s Grand Slam. As she endured outstanding hardships and overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles, she made an astonishing discovery. She discovered that excitement is the driving force that motivates and empowers every one of us and the secret to innovation, peak performance, and extraordinary achievements. Today as a coach, speaker, author, and adventurer, she travels the world to ascend new summits and empower individuals and organizations to dream big, take a leap of faith, and tap into the power of excitement to realize their potential and reach the heights of success.

Follow her to learn more!

Lei's Social Media Links:

Website: https://JourneyWithLei.com

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/journey-with-lei/id1603445800

LinkedIn: Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/journeywithlei
                      Personal Page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leiwang/

Facebook: Public Page: https://www.facebook.com/JourneyWithLei
                        Personal Page: https://www.facebook.com/wanglei8848/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/journeywithlei/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/journeywithlei

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/journeywithlei

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Tim Dooner is a man with an incredible story, an outsized personality, and a very grounded and honest way of looking at life. Transparent, thoughtful, empathetic and REAL, Tim digs into all things inspirational and has an incredible, wide-ranging conversation with us. We are delighted to share it, so pass it on!

Tim's Bio:
Dooner is an award-winning content producer and host who is currently creating new podcasts, TV shows, newsletters and multimedia for FreightWaves. In under a year he helped build FreightCasts, the world’s largest logistics and supply chain podcast network in media. Dooner is a 16-year industry veteran who has held directors positions in operations, sales, consulting, and marketing. He has worked with FedEx, Reebok, Adidas, L.L. Bean, Hasbro, Louis Vuitton, and many more high level clients across the full spectrum of the supply chain. An accomplished podcaster/producer/host, Dooner has launched over a dozen successful podcasts including the acclaimed supply chain & logistics shows: The Shipping Pod and Consulting Logistics. He is a host and producer on WHAT THE TRUCK?!? FreightWaves Insiders, FreightCasts, and you can wake up with his FreightWaves Morning Minute News Briefs on Alexa, and all podcast platforms. Dooner was a featured speaker at TEDx Chattanooga.

Please catch Tim on FreightWaves and all of the following:

Freightwaves
Freightwaves TV
What The Truck?!?
Back The Truck Up
IG: @timdooner
LinkedIn

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So what keeps TikToker Cathy Pedrayes up at night (other than her brand new baby)? How to put out the most meaningful, important, and relevant safety tips out there for people of all types and ages!

Super-aware, whip-smart, and downright engaging, Cathy shares the story of her iconic look of wearing a blue dress and pearls, how she became THE "Mom Friend" to not only her friends but to the over 2.3 Million followers she has on TikTok, and how she is dropping her brand-new and awesome book this week for everyone to have as a safety reference guide!

Why listen to her? Because she has several videos out there on TikTok that has over 30 Million views and counting, and they are so very helpful to everyone. Super-smart advice, so darned good for teens, tweens, and everyone! Have a listen and enjoy!

Follow her!
TikTok: @cathypedrayes
Instagram: @cathypedrayes

And go RIGHT NOW and get
Her New Book!!!

Also, check out our other episodes at:
What The Parent?

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Jennifer Kolari is back and we couldn't be more pleased...With her thoughtful, excellent advice and insight, she shows us that having a gladiator child in your house doesn't have to mean every day is a fight to the death. Funny, engaging, and vulnerable, Jennifer shows us how to approach prickly teens with Love, Intention, and most of all, Ruthless Compassion. Have a listen and Enjoy!

Website: Connected Parenting

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Tal is a repeated success story in the world of Entrepreneurialism. However, his seeing how the whole world is at odds with each other over the past couple of years was his last straw. How could he help? By leaving the corporate life he created and delving into helping others grow and support the most common, yet greatest force in the universe, Love. Hear how he created this fantastic app to not only help people communicate better and be more real with their own feelings and needs, but how he worked with scientists to come up with ways to do what sometimes feels impossible - using Love to keep us together. Cue Captain and Tennille!

Website: Our.Love

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Bonnie Schneider has done it all and seen it all...And she's been in the game long enough to know that things are changing, and from a meteorological perspective, changing for the worse. In her excellent new book, Taking The Heat, she delves into how Climate Change is having an effect on everyone's lives, how to see it for what it is, how we can best cope with it, and hopefully how we can learn to adapt and thrive. Funny, down to Earth, and just Real, Bonnie shares her insight and learning with us in a delightful conversation. Enjoy, and check out her links below!

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Taking-the-Heat/Bonnie-Schneider/9781982166076

And here are Bonnie’s socials:

Facebook: Bonnie Schneider Weather

Twitter: @bonnieweather

Instagram: @bonnieschneider

Website: WeatherandWellness.com

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Anne Crossman, THE Expert on Homeschooling, gives us delightful tips and insight into what Homeschooling is, can be, and what it's all about. Super bright, resource-full, and driven to help all children, listen in on her fascinating story and life lessons!

Follow her at: Instagram @HomeschoolExpert

Facebook @TheHomeschoolExpert

Twitter @HomeschoolExpert

https://homeschoolexpert.com

AND of course, take a listen to our other episodes at What The Parent?

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