BE Proud: Happy Pride!!! Support Pride Year-Round!!

Written By Barbara Ellen Leicht

💜 Happy Pride!!! 💜

~ June is the national month of Pride + in Rochester, NY we also celebrate in July ~

🌈 Why is Pride important?? Because of:

•equity

•humanity 

•human rights 

•advocacy 

•love 

🌈 Just to name a few!!! How to celebrate??

•ACT as an ally, do not just identity as one 

•support + shop local goods that support Pride

•read books + articles by #LGBTQIA+ authors and about history 

🌈 Name your pronouns before inquiring about people’s so you get it right, and do not dead name. Do not. My pronouns are She/Hers.

•follow, like, + support local!!! 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

•I learn SO much from Lanni Maszerowski (they/them) of @lannimade + always have, especially about intersectionality including abelism + disability awareness 

🌈 Keep work + home, community + education Safe Spaces!!! I was able to take Safe Space Training to ensure more equity + empowerment at work and in life. Join-in on campus related events if you are involved in higher-ed, like those at Nazareth University

•consider donating to causes such as The Trevor Project that supports suicide prevention amongst LGBTQIA2S+ youth

~ honor Pride 💖 year round ~

💜 because Love is Love • and humans’ lives depend on it 💜

Barbara Ellen Leicht

Barbara Ellen Leicht, MSEd, is a “Former Teacher, Forever Educator,” Trauma Survivor turned Thriver, and  Mindset Career Coach with 14+ years’ expertise. She specializes in career pivots, higher education, and authentic and strategic relationship building.

Transforming her invisible disabilities into superpowers, Barbara leverages a strengths-based, person-centered, trauma-informed approach to delivering research-backed Corporate Trainings and virtual Career Coaching. On this journey, Barbara has been fortunate to empower 1,000s of diverse job seekers and career pivot’ers.

In fact, during her first full year in business, Barbara helped job seekers negotiate a cumulative of $50k in increased income. Her holistic approach to career coaching helps clients land in a fraction-of-the-time it typically takes.

Barbara’s philosophy—BE Excellent • BE Energized • BE Endlessly You—emphasizes quality fit, for quality work, with quality-of-life. Cheers to being your best you! ✨

https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbaraellenleicht/
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