Unbound Leadership - GNC/NB Research Project

In which the actual theory begins to emerge.

Final episode, in conversation with Cath Wright. The 'so what' and summary of emerging theory and findings.In which we discuss: "How justice and injustice are enacted processes made real as they are performed again and again,” Constructivist Grounded Theory (Kathy Charmaz) and emancipatory and transformational research addressing inequality and justice. Wonder woman’s plane. Hidden structures of homophobic binary enforcement in the workplace and how this is enacted.&...

Part 2 of the research findings conversation with Meryn CadellIn this episode we talk about: Unbound Leadership and reflexive praxis. Pride and resilience as protective factors. Pronouns as gender signifiers. Non-binary, queer precarity as experienced by Unbound LeadersGender spectrums, and not telling or identifying exactly where Unbound Leaders sit…Homophobic binary policing in the workplace, and how Unbound Leaders step up to facilitate HR and co-workers addressing it t...

Part 1 - in conversation with Meryn Cadell.In which we discuss: Transcribing interviews - Meryn serving as a research credibility check (“God, that came up again…”) when I came to analyze the data from interviews with 25 Unbound Leaders. Research as creating meaning together, transparently. The power of visibility, and a reflective process as non-binary, queers in the world, and workplace. The concept of the embodiment and the nexus of misogyny and homophobia. ...

In which we talk about the non-binary, gender non-conforming queer/lesbian research project questions, the nexus of misogyny and homophobia, interview questions, and intwined gender identity and sexual orientation, and visibility.

In which the GNC/NB (Gender non-conforming/non-binary) research project findings are discussed with Cath Wright. The GNC/NB research project is the doctoral work of Michelle Hamilton-Page answering the research question, "How do non-binary and gender non-conforming lesbians (queers) navigate the workplace from a place of visibility?" This episode is a great conversational introduction to the research and the findings. Learn more about the research and the project at nbresearchproject.co...

Cath and I discuss what it has been like to guide and do a practicum in the time of a pandemic, about our practices and what is next. It's our grand finale!! 

Herein we discuss the practice of walking and solitude in the night, in the wilderness, in the L.A. arboretum, and why the practice is so very powerful. 

We break down what constitutes a forest therapy walk. 

An episode about dropping in...

In which we discuss some science behind forest therapy. This one is for our Dads. 

In which we discuss liminality, non-binary experiences in the L.A. arboretum, and in which Cath is an ally. It's a long story, and the beginning of a beautiful friendship. 

In this episode, Cath Wright and I discuss how we were drawn to the practice of forest bathing, or forest therapy, we tell our tree stories and get ready to do some deeper dives into the wild and wonderful world of Shinrin-Yoku, and our journey to healing. Here is what Cath wrote about the episode: Cath, the Moose and why do we want to guide Forest Therapy?At the turn of 2020, we started individual journeys of training and personal development…. what actually came along was laughter, tears, self-healing and an awesome friendship. With one of us (me) in the Scottish Highlands and the other some 7000 miles away in British Columbia, we have walked alongside each other in our own forests and on our trails, as we’ve trained to be Forest Therapy Guides with the ANFT. Words may sometimes get lost in translation from British to Canadian and we may head way off topic and meander back eventually, but we’ve a shared understanding of the healing power of nature; those big old Granny trees and the beauty of early morning light as it slices through the forest.In our first podcast we discuss just how we heard about Forest Therapy, why we wanted to become guides and just what is the ‘it’ we talk about.