Filling her mind listening to amazing books, Bridget shares her favourites. Some comedic, some serious, all of them are about our struggles as humans. As a treat, and because a good offer came up, I started an audible.com account back in October. Since then I have listened to a fabulous mix of people of colour, LBGQT people, and people/topics that tickle my feminist side. While the spring blossomed with unanswered questions & turmoil in the US with a resurgence of Black Lives Matter, the hot colour of the season exploded across the internet, black, brown, and anything that isn’t lily white. As a side effect, many companies and organizations are striving to do better (a woke-ness, if you will), it’s now suddenly much easier to see, read, & choose BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour). It’s about time. The good thing about audiobooks is you can be doing something else while you’re listening. I often listen to books while I’m preparing meals for me and my dogs, doing laundry, the dishes, while tidying and organizing, and sometimes while I’m working on a creative project that doesn’t require much focus. I chose Trevor Noah as my first listen and got hooked […]

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