In this episode, Nkechi and Gaby are joined by Natalie Haynes, who is an incredible human on a mission in this world to help everyone embrace comfortable conversations about race.

Natalie is an educator, Registered Psychotherapist and speaker. Her approach also combines her 13 years in logistics and supply chain, which include various management roles at Canadian Tire Corporation. To support her own mental health challenges, Natalie sought out therapy and became a client, which changed how she related to everything.  Natalie made the decision to change careers and has been a Psychotherapist in private practice for over 15 years.

Natalie uses her varied experience to facilitate experiential workshops, online courses on mental health, equity, inclusion and belonging.  Natalie engages others through her vulnerability, personal stories and experiences, creating psychologically safe spaces necessary for learning and growth to occur. 

Her signature program entitled, “The Comfortable Race Conversation Process” leads individuals through an experiential process to learn how to have uncomfortable conversations about race with other races.  This program has been included in the Government of Canada’s, 50-30 Challenge, as a tool to support organizations to have more honest conversations about race.  

Natalie’s latest offering is a course that transforms leaders to be conscious and emotionally aware in conversations about race and difference in the workplace.  This course is called Beyond Respect: Inclusive Leadership in Conversations about Race and can be found on the Udemy platform

Find Natalie Online:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/nataliehaynesconsultinginc/

Udemy Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/diversity-and-inclusion-training-self-inclusive-leadership/?couponCode=LETSLEARNNOWPP

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