The Identity One


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Episode Links:

Who am I? | RGS

Map Your Identities | SPARQtools

Third Culture Kids: Growing Up Among Worlds by David C. Pollock | Goodreads

Third Culture Kids: Citizens of everywhere and nowhere – BBC Worklife

How Does Community Impact Personal Identity? → Question

Multiple sclerosis – NHS

Empowering Women Through Lifelong Learning: Resources and Tips – Woman Around Town

Socioeconomic impact of female education – Wikipedia

The Impact of Female Education on Economic Growth: Evidence from Egypt and Jordan

Invest in Women and Prosper — Finance & Development, September 2017

Girl Interrupted (Boy Interrupting)

Underconfident and overambitious: Women CEOs face ‘double bind’ in the public eye | Russell Reynolds Associates

Women CEOs face higher levels of scrutiny, bias and double standards

Gender stereotyping | OHCHR

22 Things That Never Actually Came Back After The Pandemic

On Curiosity: A Fundamental Aspect of Personality, a Practice of Network Growth – PMC

Dancesport – Wikipedia

Self-Identity and Social Pressure: Navigating the Struggle Between Being Yourself and Societal Expectations | by ZainabNadeem | Medium

The Sunk Cost Fallacy of Your Life | by Thomas Oppong | Personal Growth | Medium

It’s no longer “me”: Low past-self-continuity reduces the sunk-cost bias – ScienceDirect

Why It’s Dangerous to Define Yourself by Your Job | Psychology Today United Kingdom

You Are More Than Your Job: How to Separate Self Identity From Work

8 Reasons Why Women in Kung Fu Are Redefining Strength and Empowerment | Shaolin Arts

BSA 42 | Gender Identity | National Centre for Social Research

Young women struggling for an identity – PubMed

Understanding Intersectional Identities | Psychology Today United Kingdom

Barriers for women in the workplace: A social psychological perspective – Hanek – 2022


Our first guest is iInternational speaker and author, Susan Fitzell, M.Ed., CSP, brings decades of expertise in fostering human potential to educational and business communities worldwide. Having been diagnosed with neurodivergence concurrently with her child, Susan offers deep personal insights into dyslexia, ADHD, autism, and auditory processing disorder. This lived experience enriches her credibility as a neurodivergent educator and consultant, positioning her as a distinguished expert in the field.

A venerated authority on learning and collaboration, Susan equips audiences with effective, uplifting strategies. Her focus is on cultivating learning environments that boost organisational competitiveness and enhance employee ROI.

Follow Susan’s work at https://susanfitzell.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanfitzell

Lifelong Dreamer Dr. Meghan Waldron inspires students to share their stories, building confidence through hands-on writing, reflection, and honest feedback. More recently, she is encouraging female leaders to do the same through her work with Women in Change U.S.A. Waldron is a professional writer, and after nearly two decades in K12 education, she now advises and adjuncts at a Virginia university. When not working, Meghan is often found camping or climbing mountains (literally and figuratively) with her sons.

Linked In:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghan-waldron-ed-d-11b213255

https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/women-in-change-usa/posts/?feedView=all

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/rvawrites

Websites:

www.smartsolutionsva.com

https://www.womeninchange.co.uk/wic-usa

Niki Hobson is a Learning Specialist at the BBC and is an experienced learning designer who’s worked across the private, public, and voluntary sectors. She’s also a smartphone videographer and trainer who helps others create great video with their smartphones.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikihobson

http://www.focusndevelop.com/

Aiko Sato works with people and organisations to understand how learning, culture, and behaviour evolve together over time. She often acts as a bridge between ideas and practice, helping insight travel from learning spaces into real situations. Her work is rooted in how meaning is made, shared, and sustained — and in the small moments that shape how we think and act.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aiko-sato-717441156

https://substack.com/@aikocecile

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