Jun 25, 2021
Today’s podcast sponsor is super special. When I approached Candace to come on the show, I mentioned a charity donation to support a cause that was important to Candace to say thank you for her time coming on the show. Candace also met my donation, and suggested that I share about the charity as the sponsor of the episode, and I thought it was such a brilliant suggestion!
So, today I am honored to tell you about the Jim Collins Foundation.
The mission of the Jim Collins Foundation is to provide financial assistance to transgender people for gender-affirming surgeries. The Jim Collins Foundation recognizes that not every transgender person needs or wants surgery to achieve a healthy transition. But for those who do, gender-affirming surgeries are an important step in their transition to being their true selves. However, access to gender-affirming surgery is impossible for most. Discrimination against transgender people is so prevalent that many transgender people struggle to survive, never mind save for surgery costs. Even for those who have health insurance, coverage is systematically denied. Many insurance policies contain a “Transsexual Exclusion Clause” which excludes all medical procedures related to a person’s transgender status. For many transgender people, access to surgery is out of reach.
The Jim Collins Foundation raises money to fund gender-affirming surgeries for those transgender people who need surgery to live a healthy life, but have no ability to pay for it themselves. We recognize that for those people who require surgery for a healthy gender transition, lack of access to surgery may result in hopelessness, depression, and sometimes, suicide. The Jim Collins Foundation is a community-based initiative promoting the self-determination and empowerment of all transgender people.
Click here to learn more about the Jim Collins Foundation and donate.
In this episode we discuss:
Candace shares her story and life’s journey leading her to the work she does today as a self love advocate, branding consultant and photographer
What impacted Candace in the past with lack of self love and her tips for how she changed the narrative internally of her own self worth
The origins of the body positive movement and how to respect its origins
How can we be more respectful to the challenges Black women face of feeling body positive and embracing wellness
Candace’s tips on using social media as a way to uplift ourselves, rather than compare and judge ourselves
How we can as a collective whole be more inclusive to all body sizes
How we vote with our money, and choosing brands that are inclusive to all body sizes
How Candace built a wardrobe and style that fits her body and represents her personality
How Candace practices wellness without obsession
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