Turning mistakes into teachable moments feat. Ed Carratalà
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This week, Ed Carratalà (él/he/him) expands on how he spent 33 years of his life hiding parts of himself. In this episode, you will learn: 1. What it was like for him to attend his first pride event after coming out. 2. Why he had to teach his therapy students about the LGBTQ+ community in secret. 3. How therapists can cause great harm to clients and why it can be helpful for them to do the work of questioning their own gender and sexuality.
🎙️ Connect with Ed to learn more about + support his work:
- Instagram (and the photo from pride!)
- His research page (in Catalan) and GRPF: Couples and Family Research Group
Host Charlie Ocean, MSW (they/them), has a background in LGBTQ+ training, community organizing, and technology. Guest episodes feature at least one allyship tip, including tailored questions based on the guests' unique intersecting identities. You can follow Charlie on Instagram, LinkedIn, and Substack. *You will hear Charlie's former name in this episode and previous ones.*
Creators and Guests
Host
Charlie Ocean, MSW
Pronouns: they/them. Neuroqueer LGBTQ+ speaker, trainer, consultant, podcaster, writer...
Guest
Ed Carratalà
“But then a couple days later, I called her [boss] back and was like, ‘Wait a minute. No. That’s not okay because this is my experience, and I cannot separate my own experience from what I’m sharing because it’s part of myself. And it’s part of what makes me a good professor, the way that I show up as myself, not as this book.’”
