Oct 2, 2020
On this episode of the Hat Collecting Talk Show we welcome Laur
who is the creator of the #TransPeerNetwork, an avid backpacker, a
photographer, and a gamer. Lacey and Laur talk about how the
#TransPeerNetwork got started, mental health life advice, new
things Laur has learned, and more!
CN: mention of/reference to suicide while talking about the
TransLifeline crisis hotline later in the show.
*****Note: the series of questions asked to guests has been
evolving, here is what was asked/discussed in this episode*****
TIMESTAMPS:
Intro + Land acknowledgement (0:59)
Laur grew up in Europe, talks about a common misconception about
Germany and Berlin (1:39)
What are you currently up to? (3:44)
How did the TransPeerNetwork get started? (4:32)
When you were a child, what did you want to be or do when you grew
up? (9:50)
When you reach age 30, where do you want to be in relation to your
goals at that point? (10:54)
Has there ever been an obviously or hilariously bad piece of advice
that you've heard or been given? (13:33)
Have there been any positives for you that resulted from the
disruption of the pandemic? (16:37)
Have you experienced any disabilities or mental health struggles
and how have you worked through them? (19:27)
Communicating with friends and peers to know how to support them
when they're struggling and knowing how to not make it worse
(21:07)
What advice would you give to someone under 30 who feels lost and
doesn't know what to do with themselves? (22:26)
What is your schedule like, are you more of a morning person, a
night person, or something else? (25:41)
What are your two most dissimilar "hats" ie skills or interests?
(28:32)
What is the last new thing you learned or tried, and something new
thing you would like to learn or try? (29:45)
Are there any causes or charities you would like to bring extra
attention to or raise awareness of? (31:40)
Why TransLifeline is important and unique as a crisis hotline
(33:08)
Plugs! (34:50)
Remember to head over to https://www.patreon.com/artemiscreates to
access the bonus episode! On the bonus episode, Laur geeks out
about ultralight backpacking and talks about weird jobs, and some
other goodies.
Hat Collecting Links:
https://www.hatcollecting.com
https://hatcollecting.libsyn.com
https://www.patreon.com/artemiscreates
hatcollectingshow@gmail.com
https://www.instagram.com/hatcollecting
https://www.twitter.com/hatcollecting
https://www.facebook.com/hatcollecting
Laur's links:
https://www.twitter.com/im_just_laur
https://www.instagram.com/justlaurnow
https://www.patreon.com/transpeernetwork
https://www.liberapay.com/justlaur
https://www.translifeline.org/
Lacey's Links:
https://www.patreon.com/artemiscreates
https://www.ko-fi.com/artemiscreates
https://www.artemismerch.com
https://www.artemiscreates.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lacey-artemis-she-her-artemis-creates-25b7b06a/
https://www.instagram.com/artemis_creates
https://www.twitter.com/artemis_creates
https://www.facebook.com/artemiscreates
https://artemiscreates.bandcamp.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/4givxAK2d1wR2FoyaVo267
https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/artemis-creates/1523998434
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hat-collecting-talk-show
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUge36jJCp08IXd3LaYjF_7avwkAIftFS
Charities and Causes:
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.io
https://linktr.ee/NationalResourceList
https://unistoten.camp/support-us/donate
https://foodnotbombs.net/new_site/
https://www.translifeline.org/
https://threshold.us/c/cancelprime/amazon-alternatives
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/27/how-to-avoid-amazon-the-definitive-guide-to-online-shopping-without-the-retail-titan?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
https://www.kiva.org
https://www.native-land.ca