Trans and autistic inclusion at work – with Nate Shalev
Beyond 6 Seconds: Neurodiversity stories from neurodivergent people
08/21/23
•23m
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Nate Shalev is a leading expert and advisor on inclusivity helping to create workplace cultures where both businesses and people thrive. They were named a LinkedIn Top Voice and have been highlighted in the Harvard Business Review, the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and more. Nate earned a BA from Barnard College of Columbia University and an MA from New York University. They are the founder of Revel Impact, a consultancy that specializes in social impact and diversity, equity & inclusion.
During this episode, you will hear Nate talk about:
- How they realized that they are autistic
- The intersections between their transgender and autistic identities
- Some of the negative experiences they had at work, which led them to start their own business
- The training and advising they do at companies to help build inclusive practices and open up communications between managers and teams
- How to be a good ally to your trans and autistic coworkers
- Creating work systems that can benefit everyone
Learn more about Nate's work at RevelImpact.com and on LinkedIn.
This episode is sponsored by Misfit Media: a podcast about queerness, disability, fatness and more with a focus on personal experience, knowledge and intracommunity topics. Tune in every Sunday for bite-sized episodes, in which the host Delta talks about all sorts of things ranging from being non-binary, neurodivergence or living in a fat body. Misfit Media is available at anchor.fm/misfitmedia and wherever you get your podcasts.
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Dissociative Identity Disorder - Amber Louise Ainsworth
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•42m
CW: Mentions of drinking, drug use, suicidal thoughts, depression, trauma, and occasional swearing
Amber Louise Ainsworth is a dissociative identity disorder (DID) system from the UK. Since realizing they are a DID system at age 38, they've been working through their healing: processing and sharing all their collective trauma. They have written several books, including "The revelation," which details their first year of healing.
During this interview, you'll hear from three of the alters in my guest's DID system: Amber (who is the system host), Mia, and Berlou. They talk about:
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