Race, Health & Happiness
Navigating professional life as a "racialized" person can be exhausting. Join Dr. O, a Public Health Physician Specialist in Toronto, as she interviews guests who are overcoming the obstacles of overt and institutionalized racism to achieve their professional goals while creating healthy and fulfilling lives. If you'd like to learn about thriving in the face of adversity while staying well, this is the podcast for you.
Race, Health & Happiness
S04E03 - Bamby Salcedo discusses transgender activism, pathologizing identity, and fighting oppression within marginalized groups
Bamby Salcedo is known all over the world for her activism as the President and CEO of the TransLatin@ Coalition.
In her conversation with Dr. O she talks about the courageous journey she took to live her life authentically and the risks and costs of living out this truth. As a transgender woman who was also an immigrant from Mexico in Los Angeles, she shares about the layered intersections of her experience that helped to develop her into the strong person she is today. The resilience and grit she cultivated over the course of her life helps her in her activism as she runs an organization dedicated to supporting people through the challenges of living while trans.
Listen to this fascinating conversation for an inspiring story of following your calling.
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[The “Race, Health & Happiness” podcast is produced with the support of Toronto Metropolitan University.]