Hello my little sweet potatoes! This week, I'm shedding some light on what it feels like to have a perfectionist mentality. Be sure to follow @thesweetpotatopodcast on Instagram!

Check these out for more: 

https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/perfectionism

https://brenebrown.com/

https://www.simibotic.com/  

DISCLAIMER: SOME TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE MAY BE TRIGGERING TO THOSE WHO HAVE/HAVE SUFFERED WITH AN ED 

Hello my little sweet potatoes! Here we are - the episode that answers all questions: What do I eat? How do I exercise? How did I lose weight? What should you do? We are talking all things body confidence, and I go on a bit of a tangent. I didn't have notes on me for this one, we are going real and raw this week! 

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Hello my little sweet potato! Today we are getting into dating, relationships, and being single. I may not be a relationships counsellor, but these are just a couple things to think about whether you have a partner or not. 

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Hello my little sweet potatoes! One June 7th, members of my hometown participated in a BLM car rally and march. Today's episode features three members of the Algoma University Students Union, as they played an integral role in the success of this event. Want to stay up to date with other events and community outreach? Check them out on Instagram and Facebook: 

https://www.instagram.com/ausu82/

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Hello my little sweet potatoes! In the first year of my masters, I wrote a paper and lectured on the importance of teachers discussing LGBTQ+ topics in their classrooms to create safer spaces for students. Given the it is PRIDE, I thought that it would be something worth revisiting. You will also get to meet Lucia - a dear friend of mine who (as she puts it) put and (s) in front of the (he). Be sure to follow her on Instagram @nameislucia 

Interested in some of the studies/resources I used? Links included in these show notes! 

Britzman, D. P. (2000). Teacher education in the confusion of our times. Journal of  Teacher Education, 51(3), 200-205.

Flores, G. (2014). Teachers working cooperatively with parents and caregivers when  implementing LGBT themes in the elementary classroom. American Journal of  Sexuality Education, 9(1), 114-120. doi:10.1080/15546128.2014.883268

GLSEN. (2013). Improving Education, Creating a Better World. Retrieved from  https://www.glsen.org/learn/about-glsen

Gregory, M. R. (2014). The procedurally directive approach to teaching controversial  issues. Educational Theory, 64(6), 627-648. doi:10.1111/edth.12087

Marchman, B. K. (2002). Teaching About Homophobia in a High School Civics Course.  Theory & Research in Social Education, 30(2), 302-305.  doi:10.1080/00933104.2002.10473197

Maxwell, B., McDonough, K., Waddington, D., Broaching the subject: Developing law- based principles for teacher free speech in the classroom. Teaching and Teacher  Education. 70:196-203.

National Center for Lesbian Rights. (2004). Harassment and discrimination: A legal  overview. San Francisco, CA: Author. Retrieved from http://nelrights.  org/publications/pubs/ha-legaloverview0104.pdf

Renn, K. (2010). LGBT and queer research in higher education: The state and status of  the field. Educational Researcher, 39(2), 132–141.

Snapp, S. D., Burdge, H., Licona, A. C., Moody, R. L., & Russell, S. T. (2015). Students’  perspectives on LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum. Equity & Excellence in Education,  48(2), 249-265. doi:10.1080/10665684.2015.1025614

UW-Oshkosh LGBTQ Resource Center. (2014, September 10). Creating an LGBTQ+  Inclusive Classroom. Retrieved from https://www.uwosh.edu/lgbtqcenter/faculty- staff/CreatingAnLGBTQInclusiveClassroom

Walton, D. The New Dialectic: Conversational Contexts of Argument (Toronto:  University of Toronto Press, 1998).