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Spirituality for leadersEP 86 Standing up for our trans sisters I am sure you have had wind of the turmoil that is agitating the UK right now after the Supreme Court decision of the 16th of April that decided that the legal definition of a woman is linked to biological sex. If not, where have you been hiding. This has really shaken me to my core and prompted me to record my first advocacy episode where I debunk the idea that gender is an ideology and put the debate where it belongs: in the human rights camps. I was going to do this...
2025-05-0230 min
Bridging Identities: Exploring the Trans experience.1. Speaking Our Truth: Transgender Voices on Identity, Acceptance and Progress with Katie NeevesIn this episode, Marianne interviews award-winning transgender advocate Katie Neves. They discuss Katie's experience with anti-trans hate campaigns and the impact on the transgender community. Katie shares her personal journey of transitioning and overcoming internalized oppression. Marianne and Katie also explore the challenges transgender people face in society, from lack of understanding to cyberbullying. However, they express hope that with advocacy work and future generations, trans rights and acceptance will continue to progress. Tune in for an insightful conversation on transgender issues and resilience. To find out...
2024-06-0645 min
Gender NebulousS2 Ep-13: Katie Neeves - Founder of Cool2BTrans & Transgender AmbassadorI chat with Katie Neeves about Cool2BTrans and all the amazing collaborative things Katie's been up to recently.https://cool2btrans.co.uk/ Katie was awarded "East Midlands Outstanding Female LGBTQIA+ Champion 2023" and she has recently collaborated as a Co-Presenter of BBC Sounds series "Time for some LGB-Tea".
2023-10-2753 min
More Than A WomanMore Than A Woman - Episode 4 - Katie Neeves - Part 2
Part 2 of our interview with Katie Neeves, Trans Ambassador and Founder & Director of Cool2BTrains.
In this episode we talk further about Katie's journey to coming out as transgender in 2018. We talk to Katie about her work as a Trans Ambassador and how society needs to change.
Katie Neeves has been a professional photographer for 36 years, but she came out publicly in 2018 as being transgender after living for 48 years as a man.
Katie formed Cool2BTrans to support and inspire other trans people and to educate everyone else...
2023-09-1745 minMore Than A WomanMore Than A Woman - Episode 3 - Katie Neeves - Part 1Part 1 of our interview with Katie Neeves, Trans Ambassador and Founder & Director of Cool2BTrains.
Katie Neeves has been a professional photographer for 36 years, but she came out publicly in 2018 as being transgender after living for 48 years as a man. Katie formed Cool2BTrans to support and inspire other trans people and to educate everyone else about trans people, using humour to break down barriers. Katie appears regularly in the media, being on both ITV's and the BBC's lists of experts and being a BBC Sounds podcast presenter. She has won many awards for her work as a trans...
2023-09-1044 min
Strong TeaStrong Tea - Episode 51 - Woman on a Mission: Making Trans Cool
Katie Neeves calls herself the gobby trans woman and we love her for that.
Katie is a woman on a mission - but not just any woman and not just any mission! She lived for 48 years as a man while struggling with her gender from the age of 3 and hiding her big secret to the World. She was thrown into turmoil when her gender dysphoria increased dramatically, causing her to go on a voyage of discovery before finally admitting to herself that she is a transgender woman and that she needed to change her body.
She then came out very publicly...
2023-08-181h 01
Let’s Talk All Things LGBTQ+It's OK To Be TransI am Annie McKinnon an authenticity coach, therapist, speaker, writer and podcaster. If you would like to get to know me a bit better visit my
website www.coachingcart.com If you would like to get in touch or even feature on the show then send me over an email to info@coachingcart.com I would be really grateful if you could rate the show so that we can get these amazing conversations out to as many people as possible.
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Katie Neeves is a woman on a mission - but...
2023-06-0543 min
POWER to Live More with Jo DoddsKatie Neeves: Living Your TruthKatie Neeves has worked as a professional filmmaker and photographer for over 30 years.
In 2018, Katie came out as a transgender woman after living for 48 years as a man. Sharing her journey in vlogs and on her blog resulted in an outpouring of support and responses from others needing help that led to Katie becoming a transgender ambassador.
She created her business, Cool2BTrans, to provide transgender awareness training to businesses, work with media outlets to educate the public about transgender issues, and provide other people with mentoring and support as they come to terms with...
2023-04-0744 min
HR in ReviewWhy Trans Inclusion Training is Needed in the Workplace with Katie NeevesGuest: Katie NeavesJoining Bill Banham on the HR in Review Podcast this time is Katie Neeves, Trans Ambassador at Cool2BTrans. Katie is a woman on a mission - but, she says, "not just any woman and not just any mission!"Katie says she "lived for 48 years as a man while struggling with her gender and hiding her big secret to the world". She was thrown into turmoil when her gender dysphoria increased dramatically, causing her to go on a voyage of discovery before "finally admitting to herself" that she is a transgender woman...
2023-01-1817 min
PR Not BSUnderstanding the story of a trans woman…I met Katie Neeves early in 2022, and my interview with her came as a result of that meeting. There’s a lot of misinformation on being trans & I asked if she would share her story and her insights with me and my listeners – and to my delight, she said ‘yes’! Our conversation in this podcast ranges from Gender Dysmorphia to a discussion about loos and urinals, how transphobic some of the mainstream media are, to the old stereotype around female trans sportswomen having an advantage. Katie puts things straight in her own words. Katie has two main m...
2023-01-1745 min
Harnessing Happiness with Sarah J Naylor132 REPLAY: A Woman on a Mission aka Authentically Happy aka Cool2BTrans - Katie NeevesThis is a Harnessing Happiness replay. During January 2023, Sarah's taking a short break, but continues to upload some of her favourite past episodes. She'll be back with brand new content in February.
Harnessing Happiness with Sarah J Naylor is an upbeat, energetic, and inspiring podcast filled with joy and laughter, wisdom, philosophies, and positive psychology.
During this milestone episode, the 50th to be released, you will meet the inspiring Katie Neeves, an openly transgender woman and trans ambassador who is on a mission to not only show that it’s OK to be trans, but that i...
2023-01-1742 minHarnessing Happiness with Sarah J Naylor132 REPLAY: A Woman on a Mission aka Authentically Happy aka Cool2BTrans - Katie NeevesThis is a Harnessing Happiness replay. During January 2023, Sarah's taking a short break, but continues to upload some of her favourite past episodes. She'll be back with brand new content in February.
Harnessing Happiness with Sarah J Naylor is an upbeat, energetic, and inspiring podcast filled with joy and laughter, wisdom, philosophies, and positive psychology.
During this milestone episode, the 50th to be released, you will meet the inspiring Katie Neeves, an openly transgender woman and trans ambassador who is on a mission to not only show that it’s OK to be trans, but that i...
2023-01-1742 minHarnessing Happiness with Sarah J Naylor050: A Woman on a Mission aka Authentically Happy aka Cool2BTrans - Sarah chats to Katie NeevesHarnessing Happiness with Sarah J Naylor is an upbeat, energetic, and inspiring podcast filled with joy and laughter, wisdom, philosophies, and positive psychology.
During this milestone episode, the 50th to be released, you will meet the inspiring Katie Neeves, an openly transgender woman and trans ambassador who is on a mission to not only show that it’s OK to be trans, but that it’s actually cool to be trans too.
Katie talks openly and passionately about her journey, her mission in life and naturally educates her audience with heaps of humour and lots of la...
2022-04-0541 minHarnessing Happiness with Sarah J Naylor050: A Woman on a Mission aka Authentically Happy aka Cool2BTrans - Sarah chats to Katie NeevesHarnessing Happiness with Sarah J Naylor is an upbeat, energetic, and inspiring podcast filled with joy and laughter, wisdom, philosophies, and positive psychology.
During this milestone episode, the 50th to be released, you will meet the inspiring Katie Neeves, an openly transgender woman and trans ambassador who is on a mission to not only show that it’s OK to be trans, but that it’s actually cool to be trans too.
Katie talks openly and passionately about her journey, her mission in life and naturally educates her audience with heaps of humour and lots of la...
2022-04-0541 min
Mental Health Chats with Clare DavisNew Year, New You with Emotional Fitness - Katie NeevesThank you Katie for sharing your story with me, and your three top tips for starting the new year stiving for Positive Mental Health!
You can find Katie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-neeves-frsa-trans-ambassador-43626814/
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2021-12-2917 min
The Sonya Morton Firth ShowIt takes balls to be transgender with Katie NeevesToday my guest is Katie Neeves. Katie is a trans-ambassador, speaker, professional photographer, and filmmaker.
Watch this interview to gain an understanding of what it’s like to be a woman in a man’s body.
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2021-11-2930 min
The SOM PodcastDiversity and Inclusion as an Occupational Health IssueThe COVID-19 pandemic exposed existing inequalities within society, with disproportionate outcomes relating to socio-economic status, ethnicity, gender, age, geographic location, and ability. SOM established its Diversity and Inclusion Task Force last year in response to this, with the aim of supporting occupational health (OH) professionals, employees and businesses navigate the post pandemic landscape and support health at work for all.In this fourth episode of our new Podcast series, Dr Sheetal Chavda, chair of the Task Force, and vice chair Emma Persand are joined by Dr Sade Adenekan, Task Force member, Mental Health Champion and UK specialist in...
2021-10-2849 min
Human RebootTrans People Are Just Ordinary People Who Want To Be HappyThis episodes guest is Katie Neeves she has been a professional photographer and filmmaker for 34 years, but she came out publicly as being transgender almost 3 1/2 years ago, after living for 48 years as a man. Katie formed cool to be trans to support and inspire other trans people, and also to educate others on trans issues by showing them that trans people are just ordinary people who want to be happy. KEY LEARNS 3:36 “I was assigned a sex-based purely on my primary sex characteristics based on what was between my legs. I was assigned male a...
2021-10-2758 min
No More Hiding[NMH 87] The power of being true to who you really areThe power of being true to who you really are "Most people regret the things they don't do, not the things they do" Katie Neeves I want you to think for a moment about those feelings that come up when you are doing something that really pushes you out of your comfort zone, you know those worries about what others will think about you should you dare to speak up or share something publicly - which makes you feel incredibly vulnerable? Maybe you have had those feelings bit held back, maybe you have...
2021-05-2149 min
TransClusiveEp-20 Katie Neeves, Founder of Cool2BTrans, Transgender AmbassadorKatie is a renowned Photographer and Transgender Ambassador, she owns two successful businesses;https://cool2btrans.co.uk/ and https://www.martinneeves.co.uk/ Being an openly Transgender Woman and a Trans Ambassador, Katie is on a mission to not only show that it’s OK to be trans, but that it's actually Cool2BeTrans too.
2021-05-071h 24
Queer VoicezEpisode 7: Katie Neeves shares about becoming her authentic selfYesterday, March 31 was International Transgender Day of Visibility
International Transgender Day of Visibility is an annual event occurring on March 31dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide, as well as a celebration of their contributions to society. The day was founded by US-based transgender activist Rachel Crandall of Michigan in 2009 as a reaction to the lack of LGBT recognition of transgender people, citing the frustration that the only well-known transgender-centered day was the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which mourned the murders of transgender people but did not acknowledge and...
2021-04-0133 min
The Milk BarJason Forrest in The Milk Bar - Episode607Recorded for release w/c 8th Feb 2021
Coming up on the show Eddie Mooney shares the new single from The Fortunes (Official), Steve Heathcock lets us know about England Together, Katie Neeves talks about her Journey to Womanhood, Robin Shelby chats Ghostbusters for Science Of Cinema, Jonny McClean tells us about Theatre Club at The Lichfield Garrick and we also have music from Angus Crowne.
2021-02-131h 21
Next Steps for BusinessEpi 41 Awareness in the Workplace - Part IIPart Deux... we pick up the conversation ...How aware are you of other people and their feelings?Through education we can begin to understand others and therefore collaborate which drives a business forward in to growth.To continue this educational journey Dave and Marie are joined by Sandra Pollock OBE from Open Mind Training & Development and Katie Neeves from Cool2BTrans . These ladies have a warmth around them as well as a breadth of knowledge to help us learn what we need to be aware of.This second instalment in the t...
2021-02-0429 min
Next Steps for BusinessEpi 40 Awareness in the Workplace - Part 1How aware are you of other people and their feelings?Through education we can begin to understand others and therefore collaborate which drives a business forward in to growth.To commence this educational journey Dave and Marie are joined by Sandra Pollock OBE from Open Mind Training & Development and Katie Neeves from Cool2BTrans . These ladies have a warmth around them as well as a breadth of knowledge to help us learn what we need to be aware of.With awareness and education we can build better working environments which promotes collaboration and t...
2021-01-2833 min
The Queerpreneur Podcast33: The Queer Wellbeing Sessions 4: How Spiritual Healing Helped My Transgender Transition With Katie NeevesAs you will know if you're a regular listener of this podcast, I am incredibly passionate about creating greater inclusion and access to all wellbeing services for LGBTQ+ people.So, I decided to dedicate the months of November and December to what I'm calling the Queer Wellbeing Sessions where every week, on a Friday in Instagram I chat with a queer wellness or coaching professional about how we can support our own personal mental, emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing. This week my guest was the brilliant Katie Neeves a trans ambassador, educator and trainer.
2020-12-1755 min
DiversiteaCuppa and a chat with Katie Neeves from Cool2BTransThis week, I spill the tea with Katie Neeves. Katie gives a frank and open account of her life from childhood to adulthood, from experiencing gender dysphoria and identifying as a cross-dresser to the moment she realised she is a transgender woman. We also discuss representation and perceptions of trans people in the media and what businesses can do to be more inclusive, including the importance of trans awareness training.
2020-11-2045 min
My Career StoryKatie Neeves, Trans ambassador at Cool2BTransKatie's story covers:- the work experience at a local newspaper as a secondary school student that sparked a passion for photography- launching Martin Neeves Photography- the journey towards becoming a transgender woman and an ambassador with Cool2BTrans
2020-11-1646 min
The Queerpreneur Podcast17: Living My Truth As A Trans Woman With Katie Neeves (Part 2)Part 2 of my interview with trans ambassador, public speaker, trainer, photographer and film-maker Katie Neeves. We dispel untrue arguments against the transgender cause, explain the problematic and political challenges surrounding the Gender Recognition Act and talk about how to be a better ally. We also hear from Katie how she found her mission of helping everyone to understand that trans people are just ordinary people who want to be safe, loved and happy, just like everyone else. This is a powerful episode that explores some difficult topics - Katie shares with us not only why trans rights, discrimination and...
2020-07-2952 min
The Queerpreneur Podcast16: Living My Truth As A Trans Woman With Katie Neeves (Part 1)"The urge to live my truth was unbelievably strong." In this weeks episode I'm talking with Katie Neeves a trans ambassador, trainer, public speaker, professional photographer and filmmaker. She owns two businesses, Cool2BTrans and Martin Neeves Photography & Film. She's been commissioned to photograph the queen and has been a press photographer at some incredibly historic moments! In this first part of her interview she shares her story of growing up with gender dysphoria, cross-dressing, being married twice, building an extremely successful business, having a daughter and then working with a spiritual healer where she finally admitted to herself...
2020-07-2249 min
DiversiteaWhat does pride mean to you?This weeks episode we are joined by members of the LGBTQ+ community and talk about what pride means to them. A big thanks again to my guests Brandon Ashford, Hannah Williamson, Sophie Turner, Charlotte Wells, Charlotte summers and Katie Neeves
2020-06-2313 min
The Inclusion Bites PodcastEmbracing Diversity & Inclusion as a Small Business Owner Embracing Diversity & Inclusion as a Small Business Owner
I talk to Katie about the challenges and dilemmas of gender transitioning as the owner of her successful small photography business
Katie talks about the lead up to her transition and her nervousness. This was not only a personal risk for her, but also for that of her photography business, a business that she had established and grown in her male persona for over 20 years. Anxious about how her customers would react she nervously \"press send\" on an announcement. She goes on to talk about the challenges...
2020-06-1359 min