The Caterpillar Becomes the Butterfly with Michelle Emson

Michelle Emson is an entrepreneur, LGBTI Human Rights activist, keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and documentary film maker. Openly Transgendered, Michelle is standing in her own power and doing her part to impact the lives of others. Through story telling and film, Michelle aims to give minorities more positive visibility in the world, while educating society as a whole on the topic of gender.

Summary

Michelle shares her story of gender dysphoria and what it was like experiencing this as a child growing up in the 60's, getting married and showing up in the world as a small part of who she really was.

She talks about trying to save her marriage, family life and career while figuring out what she needed to do, and the feeling she got when she finally embraced the next step of her journey.

Michelle discusses the process of her transition and gives and inside look at her thought process throughout.

She talks about the Human Rights aspect of what she does.

Michelle discusses categorization and the opportunities and challenges that come along with it.

Quotes

"I applied all of society's self judgements, nobody else did that for me"

"I chose to show up in the way I was expected to show up"

"The more you have to lose, the harder it is"

"I've stepped into my true self, my true power, and that's liberating beyond belief"

"To be able to reveal your uniqueness and your own inner beauty... that's better than any drug I know out there"

"I'm just a woman who gave up dressing like a guy"

"Everyone's experience is unique. You can't judge one against the other"

"With any minority, of any kind, for any reason, acceptance can only come from visibility"

"When we come to accept our own uniqueness, then perhaps we can come to accept the uniqueness of others"

links

www.michelleemson.ca

www.century-studios.ca

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