Let’s Be Well Together Podcast - Episode 59
Date: March 14, 2023

Participants: John Webster, Sammy Damaren, Cameron Earnshaw and Sheila Webster
Guest: Scott Williams

Start times and Segments:

[0:00:35] What’s On Your Mind: It’s nice to wear clothes that feel good, look good and last. It also helps with economic and environmental wellness. We spend less money on clothes over time and the industry uses up less resources. Sheila and Sammy love Aritzia and Lululemon.

[0:11:01] Expanding Minds Interview: [Social Wellness] We interview Scott Williams about how straight people can be allies to 2SLGBTQ+ rainbow community. Scott likes the axiom Diversity is a fact and inclusion is an act. Spectrum encourages people to think about allyship as a verb. It’s an action. If inclusion is action, then anti-racism must take that a step further. Sometimes they talk about is working not just to be an ally, but working to be an accomplice. If you’re an ally, then you’re allied to a cause which is really great, but an accomplice is out there in the trenches fighting alongside marginalized groups like black, indigenous or racialized people, or 2SLGTQ+ folks.

[0:27:54] Adventures of the Starving Artist: It’s easy to see music as a job and lose sight of the joy that music brings. Cameron took time to rekindle the joy.

[0:31:15] Move That Body: We enjoy listening to music or podcasts while working out.

[0:38:00] Running Popup: What comes first, feeling lucky or being lucky? Your outlook can change your experiences.

[0:41:15] Flipside of the Coin: John scratched his head when he saw a headline that said, “Study shows most young adults are tired of being adults”.

Guest Information: Scott Williams holds a BA in English Language & Literature from Wilfred Laurier University, and a diploma in Film Production from Vancouver Film School. He completed certificates in Diversity & Inclusion Fundamentals and Anti-Racism with the Canadian Centre for Diversity & Inclusion. He is a graduate of the Engage!KW program from the KW Community Foundation. Prior to SPECTRUM, Scott served as the Communications & Development Coordinator at KW Counselling Services where he was part of the OK2BME Team. He volunteered as a member of the City of Kitchener Mayor's Task Force on Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, the Children and Youth Planning Table Communications Advisory Committee, the Mental Wellness Network of Waterloo Region, and on the Breaking the Silence working group of the Rainbow Community Council. In his time at WLU, Scott served as Co-President of GLOBAL (Gay, Lesbian Or Bisexual At Laurier) and as a member of Laurier's Sexual Diversity Committee -- the antecedents of the Rainbow Centre. Scott was one of a small group that organized the first Pride Prom in Waterloo Region in 2003. He has previously volunteered with the Rainbow Reels Film Festival, and as a member of SPECTRUM's Board of Directors.

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Thanks for joining us,
(-(-_(-_-)_-)-)   Your wellness check-in team
John, Sammy, Cameron, Sheila, Elise, Isabelle and Julie