S3 E8 Beyond Pronouns: Creating Truly LGBTQIA+ Celebratory Spaces

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Episode 8: Dr. Brittany Bate on Creating LGBTQIA+ Celebratory Spaces

Dr. Brittany Bate, licensed psychologist and founder of Be Bold Psychology and Consulting, joins Monique Velasquez and Piper Kessler to talk about what it means to go beyond "affirming" to truly LGBTQIA+ celebratory mental health spaces—and why unconscious bias training matters more than memorizing pronouns.

Dr. Bate is a queer cisgender woman, ADHD'er, and founder of two mission-driven businesses: Be Bold Psychology (LGBTQIA+ celebratory, neuro-affirming mental health practice offering therapy across 43 states) and Bold Practice Builders (supporting LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent wellness entrepreneurs).

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• Why "affirming" should be the default—and what it means to be truly celebratory • The moment a trans teen client taught Dr. Bate why "you guys" can cause unintentional harm • How unconscious bias and socialization shape language without us realizing it • Why Dr. Bate built a practice with no dress code (dress codes are rooted in white supremacy culture) • The power of showing up authentically on video—why clients choose therapists based on accents, body language, and how fast they talk • How being the "token queer person" led Dr. Bate to create her own affirming space • Why representation matters: hiring trans and gender-diverse clinicians for trans clients • The small language choices that lead to staff turnover because people don't feel seen • What's coming in 2026: "Not Your Mom's LGBTQIA+ Training" on unconscious bias

Key Timestamps:

00:05 - Training philosophy: Beyond pronouns to unconscious bias

05:24 - From forensic psychology to creating queer-celebratory mental health

08:46 - Being the "token queer person" and building her own space

13:00 - Training that goes beyond pronouns: Unconscious bias and unintentional harm

14:27 - The "you guys" moment: Trans teen teaches about language and safety

16:32 - Breaking habits: Why language matters for inclusivity

22:19 - No dress code policy: Authenticity over white supremacy culture

26:12 - Power of video: Clients choose based on accents, body language, speech speed

30:34 - 2026: "Not Your Mom's LGBTQIA+ Training" keynote and wellness summit

The "You Guys" Moment:

Six years ago, Dr. Bate was leading a group for teens exploring gender identity. She said, "What do you guys think?"—a Midwestern colloquialism.

A trans female teen responded: "Hey, Dr. Bate, I noticed my reaction to you saying 'you guys.' I know you didn't mean it this way, but I want to tell you how it landed for me."

Dr. Bate realized: "I didn't know what I didn't know. I realized that I was unintentionally harming. This was just the first person who shared it with me."

"The smallest pieces of language matter for safety and inclusivity. There are changes we can make to make it feel better for others."

Beyond Affirming to Celebratory:

"Affirming should be the default. Everyone should be affirming. But I think it's another step to truly be celebratory."

Dr. Bate built Be Bold Psychology to be LGBTQIA+ celebratory from the website through intake, paperwork, the administrative team, and every clinician.

Training Philosophy:

"My trainings very intentionally go beyond pronouns and terms, which are super important. But I'm very into unconscious bias and the way we are socialized. I believe deeply that a lot of people make mistakes and might hurt someone completely unintentionally. They don't know what they don't know, including myself."

Why Video Matters:

Clients who reached out after seeing Dr. Bate's Psychology Today video mentioned:

"I could tell from your body language you're someone I feel comfortable talking to."

"You have an accent and aren't from around here. It resonated with me because neither am I."

"You talk kind of fast. Me too. I think we'd work well together."

"These are things they wouldn't have gleaned from reading my bio. They felt a connection from seeing the video."

Key Takeaway:

"Authenticity matters and people resonate with authenticity. I don't want to show up as someone I'm not and attract a client attracted to that not version of me. It's not going to be good work."

Work with Dr. Brittany Bate:

Be Bold Psychology: BeBoldPsychNC.com

Bold Practice Builders: BoldPracticeBuilders.com

Work with Velasquez Media:

velasquezmedia.com

[email protected]

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My trainings very

intentionally go beyond things

like pronouns and terms,

which are super important,

don't get me wrong,

but I'm very into unconscious bias

and the way that we are socialized

and how what culture and our own macro

and micro level

influences are throughout our life.

And I believe deeply that a

lot of people make mistakes

and might hurt someone

completely unintentionally.

They don't realize what they are doing

and they don't know what they don't know,

including myself.

And my trainings are

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Hey y'all.

I'm Monique Velasquez.

And I'm Piper Kessler.

Today, I'm excited to get to know

and introduce our

guest, Dr. Brittany Bate.

Dr. Brittany Bate is a

licensed psychologist,

an international speaker,

and business strategist and coach.

Dr. Bate is a queer cisgender woman,

HDH dear, and founder of

two mission-driven businesses.

Two!

Two! Two!

Be Bold Psychology and Consulting,

and Bold Practice Builders.

Be Bold Psychology and Consulting

is a North Carolina

based LGBTQAI celebratory,

neuro-affirming, trauma

informed, mental health practice,

offering therapy and evaluation services

for individuals, couples, and families

across their lifespan.

Be Bold offers services to

clients across 43 states,

as well as in person in

Durham, North Carolina.

Through Be Bold Practice Builders,

Dr. Bate supports busy

wellness entrepreneurs,

especially LGBTQIA+,

and neurodivergent

folks in building businesses

that are values aligned and sustainable.

Dr. Bate believes

connection and community

are the root of a successful business

and is always open to

being someone's teammate.

I love that.

I have to say that we met

at our local LGBTQ

Chamber of Commerce event,

I think it was about two years ago,

and I was thrilled that Be Bold was

present at the event

because I love finding badass people,

doing amazing things for our community.

So thanks for being on

Change the Reel today.

Yes, of course, thank

you so much for having me.

I'm very, very excited to be here

and have a chance to talk more.

Awesome, okay, so the first question

we always ask our guests is,

giving credit where credit is due,

even if you've never met this person,

if you could hand out your flowers today,

who would you honor for shaping your

entrepreneurial journey?

Gosh, yeah, that is

such a great question.

And I think there are several people.

I think partially one

would have to be my dad.

He has always been a

bit of an entrepreneur.

And even I've learned

kind of through the lineage

of my family, entrepreneurial spirit has

been alive and well.

So I think that that is

just a part of who I am.

It's a part of my genes.

So I think there's that piece.

And then I think just

strong women that I've met

along the way have really shaped who I am

and people who I haven't.

I really, really love and admire people

like Ruth Bader Ginsburg and other people

who have been in spaces

that have been

historically male dominated

and have paved their own ways.

So I think that has always

been very inspiring to me.

I also had worked with a trial consultant

over some time who is local to Raleigh.

Her name is Charli Morris.

And she was very much a mentor

and a just really

cool, amazing, wonderful

woman business owner and boss

at times that I contracted with her too.

And I really

appreciated the work that she did.

And she kind of taught me how to lead

and how to treat people and

how to foster relationships.

So I think of her as well too,

even though we are not

as connected as often

as I would like to at this

stage in both of our lives.

You know, it's always

amazing that this question,

the answer is kind of two-fold.

There's like the business like inspired

and then sort of the role model

of being strong individual.

And so I love hearing the stories

that our guests give with that.

So thank you for sharing that.

Tell us a little bit about your work.

What's the heart of what you do

and what keeps you

motivated to show up every day

to do those things?

Yeah, so I think to share

a little bit about that,

I have to talk a little

bit about where I came from.

So I was originally trained

as a forensic psychologist

and I always thought that

that was what I was going to do.

My background in training in grad school

and the majority of my placements,

including my pre-doctoral internship,

which brought me to North Carolina.

It was at the federal prison in Butner.

I think that's sort of where I started.

And then after I finished

my pre-doctoral internship

in Butner, I ended up

going into a private practice

and that was my first experience really

with private practice in mental health.

I was there for two years

and as I was going through my two years

and going through my contract,

my caseload really, really shifted

to be primarily

supporting queer and trans folks,

including youth.

And at that time, there

weren't nearly as many

out queer and trans clinicians

and it just felt really important to me

to be able to have my business

and create a space in a business

that was truly queer-owned,

queer-celebratory, and queer-led.

And from like the

second you come on my website

to the intake process and the language

and the intake paperwork to the

administrative people

that you're communicating with.

I really, really

wanted that to be the case.

And eventually I was

hoping to build a group practice

that also embodied those same values

with people who I

knew were either members

of the community or very strongly allied

and could truly embody what it means

to be LGBTQIA+ celebratory in the

mental health space,

not just affirming.

I think affirming should just be,

everyone should be affirming.

It's the default.

But I think it's another step to truly be celebratory.

And so that is the work I most love doing

is supporting and helping members

of the LGBTQIA+ community in anything

that is mental health or

mental health adjacent,

but also entrepreneurial in

my coaching business as well,

supporting business owners and some of

the unique challenges

that might come through there.

I also mentioned that

I am an ADHD'er myself.

So supporting neurodivergent folks

is also really, really important to me

as well as supporting women.

And just moving towards

like, what keeps you motivated

to show the up every

day and do those things

and be there for those communities?

I'm very, very grateful to

say I really love what I do.

And it's different every day.

Working with a new person, a new human

is always going to be different

because no person or

community is a monolith.

So it keeps the like new-seeking

side of my brain

very, very fulfilled.

New challenges, new

stories, new ways to help.

So I think that's

really a big part of it.

And then, you know, our

community has a really long history

of having a lot of challenges

and that certainly

hasn't slowed down in 2026.

And I think just being

there to support our community,

especially during fraught times

really, really motivates me to show up.

So, you know, you're

talking about seeing things

and seeing the necessity.

Can you share, like, is

there a specific moment

when you realized

representation was missing

and you were called to step up

and be the one to model that change?

Yeah, you did, you touched on it.

You touched on it.

Maybe there's a moment.

Like a specific moment.

Yeah, you know, I

don't know if anyone else

who might be listening

or if either of you

have ever experienced this,

but I think that

sometimes when you're a member

of a minority group, and

if you're in a workspace

or if you're in a group,

sometimes there is this time

where in some ways you

become the token whatever person.

And I think that there's been spaces

where I become the token queer person.

And so I have gotten a lot of questions

or I've been tasked with

offering a lot of education

about the queer community,

naming very, very strongly,

that I do not speak

for the queer community

under any circumstances,

but here is some

information I can provide.

And I think just having those

experiences over and over again

really made me want to be

able to have my own space

where I wasn't

necessarily going to be doing that

to anybody of any community myself,

but that we can also

put education out there

and we can teach and we

can help people to learn

and understand and access information

without needing to rely on the people

within our workforce

to teach us and to learn.

And with that too, I

was always continuing

to get the referrals for

any person who was LGBTQIA+,

including a lot of trans

and gender diverse clients.

And while we are in a community together,

I am a cisgender woman.

I have no lived experience when it comes

to gender diversity.

And so I think that also was just a

little bit of a moment

where I was getting all of these clients

that broadly fell within

our beautiful community,

but that really like, I

would really rather have a trans

or gender diverse

person being able to see

and support these folks.

And so that was part of my goal too,

was to be able to further connect with

and ideally hire folks

that do have lived experience

in terms of gender diversity too,

so that clients can get supported

within their specific community

if that's what they so choose.

Yeah, and I see this

as one of those things

where you see this, again,

we understand the

idea of being the token.

We've been in places

where we needed to speak

or represent a group.

And I think being

intentional in building your practice,

how do you go about doing that?

I mean, what is it you're doing

to attract those practitioners

and to come and work with you?

What's happening there?

How are you doing that?

How are you attracting different--

I think a big part of it

is just being very clear

about who we are as a

practice on our website in general.

And so I think that

people who land on my website,

whether it's clients or practitioners,

and read it and see it,

they know pretty clear

the values that we have

and what we stand for.

And if someone feels like

they wanna be a part of this

or that they could be a really good fit

to be a part of this,

then oftentimes they reach out

and then I will just sort

of review their application,

I'll meet with them

and see if it makes sense

or if they would be a

good addition to the team.

It's really important

for me to have clinicians

that have a variety of both backgrounds,

both personal backgrounds

and academic and training backgrounds

and identities and experiences.

So I'm always looking to

fill gaps and fill holes

in those ways so that we

can offer the most clients,

the most robust of

experiences as well, if at all possible.

Yeah, it makes sense.

So this pivots into

why does inclusion matter

at your business now as an owner?

Now, I'm gonna leave the

idea of being the therapist

and talk about what

you're doing as a consultant.

How does inclusion matter here?

And how are you getting to

the place that brings you joy

in the work that you do?

There's a few different

things I do as a consultant,

but one of my most favorite things

is doing trainings on helping to create

more LGBTQIA+ celebratory spaces,

whether we're talking with other mental

health professionals

and talking more clinically

and how to best support clients,

or whether we're talking

C-suite staff of big businesses

trying to provide not

only like client experiences

that are more affirming for all,

but also and importantly for

their own staff members too.

My trainings very

intentionally go beyond things

like pronouns and terms,

which are super important.

Don't get me wrong,

but I'm very into unconscious bias

and the way that we are socialized

and how what culture and our own macro

and micro level

influences are throughout our life.

And I believe deeply that a

lot of people make mistakes

and might hurt someone

completely unintentionally.

They don't realize what they are doing

and they don't know what they

don't know, including myself.

And my trainings are

really more about that.

These smaller, even unconscious things

and the way that language might be

happening within a space,

within a business, within a team

that can lead to

feelings of not feeling safe

or can ultimately lead

to turnover in staff

because they don't

feel seen or supported.

And the folks that are doing those things

don't know that

they're doing those things.

And that's not fair

either for someone to be

essentially held accountable, but not

know what they're doing.

And this actually came up for me in a

really meaningful way

that sort of like set this off for me.

So I was six years ago doing a group.

It was a group I had developed

at the practice I was working at.

And it was a group for teens

that were exploring

their gender identity.

At that time, there was

not a group in the area

that was like that.

And I had about seven

or eight adolescents

on my own individual caseload

that were just really,

really looking for community.

So I created a group space.

About five of those individual clients

did end up joining my group.

And there was a handful of other folks

that joined the group.

And one of the clients

that I had been seeing

for a long time was a trans female teen.

And she really did not

have a whole lot of support

in other areas of her life.

And I was doing the

group and I was talking

and I was teaching.

And then I addressed the group.

I'm from Michigan originally.

And I said, what do you guys think?

And I said, you guys,

which is a very common Midwestern

colloquialism that we say.

And I was so grateful that

my client had the rapport

and the safety with me

to say, hey, Dr. Bate,

I just sort of noticed

my reaction to you saying,

you guys, and I know you

didn't mean it this way,

but I wanna tell you

how it landed for me.

And that was, I didn't

know what I didn't know.

I have been using you guys colloquially

since I was three, four, five years old.

And my little like Northern

heart really didn't wanna say

y'all even though I've been in the South

for quite some time,

but I wanted to hold

on to my Northern roots.

And I realized that that was

unintentionally doing harm

to people.

And this was just the first person

who had shared it with me.

And so I share that example

when I do these trainings,

but that is what I mean

by the smallest pieces

of language matter for safety

and for inclusivity.

Just saying something like you guys,

when you're addressing a group of people

might not feel great for everybody.

And there's changes that we can make

to make it feel better for others.

You know, you're telling the story

and that is exactly what

was going through my head.

You guys, hey guys, I

say that all the time.

And I am aware 2% of the

time that when I'm saying it,

but I know I need to change.

And so help me.

What is it that is going on for me that,

or maybe something that

I should be focused on

when I'm just trying to throw out

new structures for my language?

I really think it's just habit.

Like we are socialized

into saying what we say.

And so it's really just

about breaking the habit,

but then taking a step back and thinking,

where else am I maybe doing this?

You know, historically

positions have been held by,

and then are also

named after male or men,

firemen, congressmen.

We've changed it now a little bit,

but historically that's what it has been.

Postman, like it has been something man.

And so thinking about

the language that we use

in general each day and

trying to make changes or swaps

to more neutral language

is really, really important.

So, ombuds person,

congressperson, firefighter,

those kinds of things.

And then, yeah, paying

attention to when we do say,

"hey guys," or when we

say "ladies and gentlemen,"

when we're addressing a group,

we can just say something

like "everybody" or "hey group."

Esteemed colleagues.

Or something different.

Yes, colleagues, a

bunch of different things.

Listeners, whatever that might be.

A big one for my spouse, she

was born and raised in Texas

and she was ingrained with ma'ams and sirs

for her entire life.

And it still feels

really uncomfortable for her

to not say ma'am and sir.

And at the same time,

it's really uncomfortable

for a person who might

not identify with ma'am

to be called ma'am.

And it's really

uncomfortable with someone

who might not identify

with sir to be called sir.

And oftentimes,

especially in customer service,

we don't know the person's

gender or their preferences

beyond what we're assuming.

And that's the whole

part is that we're assuming.

And we don't even realize

that we're assuming at times.

And so that's what we have to work on.

And what we have to practice doing

is noticing when

we're making assumptions.

If we wanna dig a little deeper,

figure out where they've come from

and then work on trying to

be more neutral if we can

until we know.

So, all of that is,

it swirls into my head

about what we consume for entertainment,

how we consume educational bits.

A lot of it is through the media,

either written or audio or video.

And I do know that you do

some webinar type stuff.

So talk a little bit

about what your experience is

doing these

educations through this medium.

Yeah, I have done them for webinars.

I also done them in person,

but I try to make them very interactive.

And we do talk about,

what assumptions did you have

when you saw me show up in this space?

Just tell me, did you

assume that I was a woman?

And why did you assume that?

And typically, people will

say, well, because your name

or because your hairstyle or

because you had eyelashes on

or whatever it might be.

And it's, whether I show up in person

or I show up on video

and we talk about that.

And that is how we are inundated.

And we are inundated through the media.

The media is a whole thing

that we could talk for days

about, how we have the

stereotypical versions

of what a woman is or

stereotypical versions

of what a male is or

these beauty standards

that have come up.

And although, they have

evolved some over time,

there still is what

we know what they are.

And that is based on what, based on who,

it's based on a lot of things,

but it's also problematic in so many ways

until we take a step

back to think about it.

But yeah, I think

that we can engage people

a lot of different ways.

And I can luckily get to a lot of people

if I'm engaging them through webinars

as opposed to in-person.

But I also just want everyone to notice

what we think of people

when they first show up on our screens,

whether that's me or someone else,

because everyone has an assumption.

We gender people immediately

and we think things immediately,

even if it might not be

in our conscious awareness.

Yeah, we talk about bias too,

because becoming aware

of our own bias is so big.

And I am glad that you

are talking about this

because there are a lot of people

who just kind of move through life

without really that self-reflection

and without that thinking

about themselves, right?

And so I think the

conversations like this

where we talk about our biases,

they get built in different ways,

culturally, media on screen,

and then how we react or

how it gets criticized, right?

And so I appreciate that

you've brought that up.

And if you could talk

a little bit about bias

and why showing up on

screen, being your authentic self,

no matter how you

present, clean, not clean,

low income, high income,

whatever it is that you've got going on,

talk about showing up

authentically in photos, in media.

I do love that you asked that question

because I think there

is also some nuance for,

this is like a big conversation

for mental health professionals.

So there is this idea that

mental health professionals,

at least in the previous kind of years,

that you should be wearing a blazer

and dressing very, very nicely.

Nicely, what does that even mean, right?

Like when I say it,

I imagine a lot of listeners

have an idea of what that means,

but what does it actually mean?

And these like dress codes,

but especially for

mental health professionals,

where these medical professionals

or medical adjacent professionals,

depending on what

people think and believe.

And there's this idea

that we should be showing up

in our jackets.

And if we have glasses,

we've got our glasses on

and we are very academic

looking, quote unquote.

And I don't believe that necessarily.

I have found that our

practice has been successful

and that we're most successful when we

show up authentically.

When we show up, like

you're going to see me in session

and you're not going to see

me in session wearing a jacket,

you're just not.

If I were to go testify in court,

yes, I would be wearing

courtroom appropriate attire.

We know what that means

based on where we live

in our culture and we know

what courtroom appropriate attire

is, but I'm not going to be showing up

like that in session.

I'm going to be showing up with a sweater

or with a t-shirt or with jeans,

because that's who I authentically am.

When I was hiring,

when I was first moving

from a solo practice to a group practice,

I felt long and hard

and took a lot of feedback

from other people who

were awesome and sharing

about dress codes and

putting a dress code

in my employee handbook.

And I opted ultimately not to,

because I think that dress

codes are historically rooted

in white supremacy culture.

I think they are

historically heteronormative.

I think they are

historically problematic.

And so I pretty much

just said, you are an adult.

Please like show up as an

adult who is in a profession.

And same thing with our headshots,

show up as you would show up in session.

You don't need to get

dressed up for your headshot.

And when I show up to

do these kinds of things,

same thing, I'm

showing up exactly who I am

because authenticity matters

and people resonate with authenticity.

I don't want to show

up as someone I'm not

and then attract a client

that is going to be attracted

to whatever that not version of me is.

It's not going to be

good work as a consultant

or as a clinician.

We talk a lot about how

when you show up authentically

or you're the magnet for

what you want to work with

or work collaborative with ly.

And then the other half

of that is you're repelling

who you don't want to work with.

Or who you might not

necessarily be able to help.

I mean, like, it's like, this is who I'm,

oh, I'm going to be comfortable with you.

I see who you are.

I know I can work with you.

And this is, it's an automatic comfort.

So yeah, we do talk about authenticity.

Thank you for saying that

because it is very important

when you're going to be

talking about intimate things

and reveal yourself.

It's like, I think it

breaks down walls immediately

with using media.

The shortcut things that

you can do to get rapport.

Right.

And so how do you think

video or media and storytelling

helps you amplify your voice

or connect with your audience

in that way that feels authentic to you?

I mean, you are

presenting yourself as you are.

How it's very deliberate on your part.

I mean, I guess just, I'm

not sure what I'm asking.

Because you did say

that you're authentic.

Just how does it

connect with who you're trying

to work with?

Well, you know, what I can say

is on one of our directories,

Psychology Today, there's

an opportunity to upload

a very short video,

just introducing yourself.

And there's actually a

lot of data that suggests

that those profiles

that do have the video

tend to get more client

follow through and clicks.

And I think it makes sense, right?

Like they want to hear the

person that they're going

to be talking to talk.

They want to get a

authentic vibe from them

before they decide if

they even want to do

the really scary and vulnerable thing,

like reaching out and

saying, hey, can you help me?

Here's a little bit

about what I've got going on.

So if we're gonna be

reaching out and being vulnerable,

I think being able to

have as best of an idea

of who it is that's

going to be receiving that

is really, really helpful.

And I've had several

people who've reached out to me

from Psychology Today

because of my video.

And I don't think it's a great video.

Let me be very, very clear.

I recorded it like three years ago.

I would do it differently.

I probably need to update it.

But they've still said things like,

I could just tell from your body language

that you're someone I

feel comfortable talking to.

Or I noticed you have a

little bit of an accent

and you aren't from around here.

And it resonated with

me because neither am I.

Or, hey, you talk kind of fast, me too.

I think we'd work well together.

And it was about these things

that they would not have been

able to glean from

reading my bio on my webpage.

It came because they

looked at and saw this video

and they felt a connection.

For one reason or

another, they felt a connection

from seeing me and

hearing me speak and the words

that I chose to say in 10 to 15 seconds.

And that sums up a lot of

what we just talked about

in one of our episodes.

Specifically, how that

coming onto screen authentically

really does give who you want to work

with new clues to what

makes them comfortable with you.

Because you can't

necessarily get that from text

on a screen or a piece

of paper or brochure.

Or even a photograph.

Or a photograph.

Yeah.

They're not going to know you talk fast

or that you have an

accent or don't have an accent.

So I love that.

We love having a chance

to introduce our audience

to amazing change makers that

show up and do authentically

inspired work and are actively trying

to change the reel for

people that look like us.

If folks want to know

more about working with you,

other than Psychology Today, how can they

get more information?

Yeah.

So you can learn more

about my mental health practice

and the amazing

clinicians that work at my practice

at BeBoldPsychNC,

like NorthCarolina, .com.

Or if you just type

into your search engine,

Be Bold Psychology, it

probably will take you

to where you need to go.

And from there, you can learn more about

each of our clinicians,

including myself.

If you're interested at

all in any of the trainings

or consulting or

business consulting or speaking

that I do, you can learn more about me

at BoldPracticeBuilders.com.

And that will share a

little bit about what I do.

I do - you know, being vulnerable, I

need to update my website some.

But you can get what you need from there.

It exists in your--

No judgment zone.

Thank you.

I love a good no judgment zone.

So you can get what you need from there.

And I can also help to--

if you reach out there, we

can book our own little mini

consult to be able to get

to know each other better.

And just because it struck my

mind while you were talking,

I was like, oh, I want to know if you're

going to do some amazing

things this year that people

might want to show up and be a part of.

So do you have

something on the horizon in 2026

that you would like

to get some attention?

Yeah, so I really am kind of honing in

on this keynote and

primary training that I'm doing,

this Not Your Mom's LGBTQIA+

training, where we really

go far beyond pronouns and terms,

although, again, it's very important,

and really look into

our own unconscious biases

in this incredibly and truly

non-judgmental space.

And I really want to bring that to as

many companies and places

as I possibly can, whether

it's mental health and wellness

or whether it is the bigger companies

or whether it's a small local company

here in North Carolina.

That is something that I'm

really looking to do in 2026

and really, really excited about.

I already have a few of

those trainings booked

through other spaces.

So I do have six, I

think, speaking things already

and booked in 2026,

which I am thrilled about.

And then if there are any

mental health or wellness

entrepreneurs interested, I

will be speaking on a panel

in Portland, Maine in September.

And it is a summit.

It's the third one that has

been put on by my friends, Jen,

Agee, and Patrick Cassel.

They are both

entrepreneurs in the wellness space

and wonderful humans.

I've attended their previous two,

and then this will be the third one.

And I highly recommend it.

I've also never been to

Portland, Maine, so come with me

and let's eat some

lobster corn dogs, I say.

Lobster corn dogs.

That sounds interesting.

Yeah, that's like

Piper thing, not a Monique thing.

(laughing) I can give it a go.

Thank you, Brittany.

This was really good stuff.

And I can't wait to see

what you bring in the world

and how you help change the reel.

We'll see you next time.

Bye.

Thank you so much for having me.

I'll see you next time.

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