Exploring Celebrancy, Purpose, and Passion with Donna Forsythe Keep Your Candle Lit

What is celebrancy and what does it mean to be a humanist? How can connecting from a heart centered space lead to authentic networking?
Suzie & Donna explore discovering your passion versus being ready for it as well as the importance of acknowledging and honoring your feelings.  Donna shares how her career path transformed from that of a teacher to that of a professional celebrant. She does an awesome job at unpacking what celebrancy is, what humanism is, and how religious beliefs can still be honored in ceremonies not officiated by clergy. Donna also shares the components of the courses in her own celebrant academy. If you’ve been curious about celebrancy, this episode is for you.
“Some of that passion comes from expertise… I feel competent. I feel confident.”
“We have the right to feel grief. I balance that gratitude with allowing myself to feel grief.”
About Donna: Donna is a professional celebrant, the owner of Lehigh Valley Celebrants, and is the director of the Celebrant Academy. 
Connect with Donna on Facebook and Instagram at LehighValleyCelebrants & CelebrantAcademy.
Note- This episode was recorded prior to May 25th, 2020.
Resources:
June is Pride month. I wanted to highlight an organization. “The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning youth.”
Mental Health Support:
NAMI
National Suicide Prevention Hotline 1-800-273-8255
Psychology Today
Additional Links: 
Check out Suzie’s book Because…You Matter
Because…You Matter: Home Edition (family friendly online experience)
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Suzie on YouTube (eek)
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