Massive thank you to Thierry for joining me on my first ever episode. Thierry has been one of those friends I've admired for years. His energy and passion for life is contageous - although throughout the episode we both realised we have a lot in common in terms of using energy to make the people around us happy. Thierry also speaks around what it's like as a young black man in the digital space and why we all need to do more on ensuring proper diversity in the field.

For more content like this, be sure to follow Thierry on social media:

Insta: @thierryngutegure

Twitter: @ThierryAlain

LinkedIn: Search Thierry Ngutegure

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[cw - mention of OCD & intrusive thoughts]

For this week's episode I chat to Jessie (@_biggerthanmy on insta) who talks all about her experience of having intrusive thoughts, OCD and how she’s now created a community making these topics something to not shy away from talking about (if you want to!) I found it fascinating talking to Jessie, sharing her experience of working in events - we talk about that old convo of being in “work mode” and “real mode” and how hard it is to naturally blend the two. I’ve not known Jessie for long but she’s such a warm, kind and genuine person and I’m so grateful that she’s another lockdown friend I’ve made this year! 🥰

Transcript can be found on gemturner.com and click "First Impressions" on the main menu ⌨️

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Thank you so much to this week's guest Dr Anamik Saha for joining me on First Impressions. Anamik was my old lecturer at the University of Leeds and opened my eyes to the world of representation in media.

We catch up from 10 years ago, talk about diversity in films and the power of them, as well as the word diversity itself - is it just a buzzword these days?

Find his new book by searching "Race, Culture and Media by Dr Anamik Saha"

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