Donatienne Piper: "Not everyone will see the world as you do, but I found myself denying who I am for the benefit of other people."

Episode 1 of Charmaine Vincent's Validating Vulnerable Voices podcast features Donatienne Piper.

Donatienne is an Executive Assistant, a Mental Health First Aid instructor, and a mindfulness teacher, who details her experiences around race, identity and discrimination.

Donatienne and Charmaine talk through her passionate and emotional account around how she has always struggled to accept her authentic self because others have made her feel so different, and how investing in self-development has helped her to overcome this.

They open up the discussion how education is crucial, translating this through to businesses and the importance of representation.

Episode 1 of the Validating Vulnerable Voices podcast really is an empowering, inspiring episode that will relate to so many people.