HCTS #007 Laur (TransPeerNetwork)

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 [email protected] 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