June brings summer lab meltdowns of the temperature kind and the emotional kind as we talk crying in toilets and putting imposter syndrome in the bin, with NHS Medical Laboratory Assistant, Laura Taylor. We chat about dealing with your inner saboteur and lifting up others, as Laura shares her perspective being LGBTQ+ in STEM.
Follow Laura on Instagram (@techingonscience) and Twitter (@techingonsci)
Check out her blog Teching On Science: https://laurajtaylor96.wixsite.com/mysite
UK residents! You can check out the Ban Conversion Therapy campaign and send an email to your MP here: https://www.banconversiontherapy.com/ .
It’s so quick & easy to do and such an important cause to lend our support to for all our LGBTQ+ friends - please go and support!
Stonewall UK is also an excellent charity supporting LGBTQ+ people. It’s a great place to start in learning more about how you can do so too, and also a community to reach out to if you identify as LGBTQ+ and need help, support or advice. Check out their website: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/
Alzheimer’s Society - https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/
Alzheimer’s Research UK - https://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/
Alzheimer’s Society’s ‘Become a Dementia Friend’ - https://www.dementiafriends.org.uk/WEBArticle?page=join-options
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Recorded: 2nd June 2021 and 21st June 2021(recorded remotely via Zoom due to COVID-19, please excuse some fluctuations in audio quality).
Released: 25th June 2021
Hosts: Rebecca Casterton, Jodi Parslow.
Producer & Editor: Rebecca Casterton.
Music: Right Place, Right Time | Silent Partner (YouTube Audio Library).