Out with Suzi Ruffell - S1 EP8: Jude Guaitamacchi**PLEASE NOTE - AS OF 2021 THEY STARTED GOING BY THE NAME JUDE. HOWEVER, THIS PODCAST WAS RECORDED WHEN THEY STILL WENT BY JULES** On this weeks episode I chat with the brilliant and inspiring, Jude Guaitamacchi.Jude is a non-binary, speaker, LGBTQ+ awareness trainer, consultant, social campaigner, activist and writer. They have been professionally public speaking since 2013. Their career started working in mental health and resilience, working closely with the Amy Winehouse Foundation in the charity's early days. They soon became a freelance speaker and consultant, travelling to independent and state schools across the United Kingdom and abroad. They run workshops, provide training as well as one to one coaching and emotional support to young people from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences. Their work extends to pubic sector organisations as well as corporate businesses. They provide a range of workshops that include Addiction, Alcohol & Drug Misuse, Self-Esteem, Eating Disorders, Body Image, Self-Harm, Peer Pressure and Bullying. However they specialise in LGBTQIA+ awareness and gender diversity.  They are a regular contributor to mainstream national and international media and have been featured on the BBC, Vice, the Independent, Pink News, Refinery29 and more...I'm also honoured to call Jude a friend, and I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did spending time with them. Thanks. Suzi xx Please subscribe and leave a review.And if you want to get in touch with me on the show, here's how...email: hello@outwithsuziruffell.comtwitter: @outwithsuzi  A 'Keep It Light Media' Productionhello@keepitlightmedia.comProducer: Michael Marden  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices