Have you ever struggled to find your authentic self and authentic voice?

Have you lived under a mask, pretending to be someone so the world accepts you?

In this episode, I talk to Cynthia Fortlage about being a C-suite executive and transitioning to being a woman and the effects on her life, marriage and career. 

Cynthia is an award-winning, internationally recognised executive, speaker, writer, and board leader. 

This episode will leave you with a newfound compassion and understanding in so many ways for those who have to make huge identity changes and the impact on them and the people around them.

 

Key topics include: 

⭐️ What is it like being a woman of transgender history? 

⭐️ What is it like to transition, and what are the effects on family, work and career?

⭐️ Leaving your C-level executive job for coaching 

⭐️ What does it feel like living like you’re not in your right body? 

⭐️ Identity vs Sexuality 

⭐️ What is gender? 

⭐️ The importance of love & acceptance 

⭐️ How to find your own authenticity

⭐️ Creating diverse and inclusive cultures 

⭐️ Having kids and leaving your long-time marriage to follow your heart and find your identity 

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Connect With Cynthia Fortlage:

Instagram: @cafservices  

Website: https://www.cynthiafortlage.com 

Born in Ireland, Cynthia is a global nomad and entrepreneur living in London, UK. Cynthia identifies as a white, queer woman with a transgender history. In recent years, Cynthia served as President of the Rainbow Resource Centre, an LGBTQ+ non-profit organization in Winnipeg, Canada. She was the national chair for Women’s March Canada, a feminist organization. She serves on the boards of Stonewall Housing in the UK and Outright International based in New York City, a global LGBTIQ+ human rights organization and part of the United Nations Secretariat on LGBTIQ issues. 

Cynthia grew up in Canada due to the troubles in Northern Ireland, and for 30 years, Cynthia was an information technology executive. She worked in technology, process simplification, and strategy, then grew into developing intentional corporate cultures, leaders, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Cynthia founded CAF Services in 2017 and dedicated herself to helping organizations navigate gender-related issues to create safe spaces where people feel they belong. 

Cynthia brings one leader and two genders of experience to every engagement and has coined the important term #AcceptancewithoutUnderstanding™. Cynthia is a prolific public speaker who has spoken at 400+ events in 30+ countries. Cynthia used to take her coffee black, but since moving to the UK has taken up tea drinking again, and she likes it neat.