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Angeline Jackson is an author, life coach, inspirational speaker, LGBTQ expert witness, seminarian, and Unitarian Universalist minister.
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Through workshops, group, and one-on-one coaching, I help others find their purpose, reclaim their value, and make an impact after trauma, toxic work environments, and relationships, resulting in personal growth, empowerment, and transformation. Are you ready?
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Funny Gyal: My Fight Against Homophobia in Jamaica. The inspiring story of Angeline Jackson, who stood up to Jamaica’s oppression of queer youth to demand recognition and justice. Available from your favourite retailer: Dundurn Press, Barnes & Noble, Indigo, Amazon, Target
Being empathetic
Being empathetic means considering and understanding another person's perspective, validating their feelings, and being fully present. My ministerial training and clinical pastoral education have also helped in that regard.
Boundaries
Boundaries were about loving myself and other people in my life. Think about it, if you don’t maintain the boundaries that people encroach on, your space, your values, etc., you, in turn, become angry, resentful, hurt, and may possibly lash out. In those situations, neither person is showing the other love.
A House Divided
I was worried about what people would think and how I would be judged or mocked. I scared myself into inaction. And I justified the separation of worlds into my personal (albeit superficially non-coaching world) and my professional world…