#10 - What a LGBTQ Novelist in Berlin Taught Me About Healing, Pride, and Identity

What if creativity could heal your heart and help you rediscover who you are?In this heartfelt conversation, host Stef Vachon welcomes Alan Lessik, a Berlin-based novelist, Zen practitioner, figure skater, and LGBTQ activist, whose life story blends love, loss, and transformation.Alan opens up about his personal journey: from navigating grief after the death of his partner to finding strength in mindfulness, art, and queer community.With honesty and grace, he shares how writing, skating, and activism have become his pathways to healing, and how every challenge can be turned into a moment of awakening.In this powerful and tender episode, you’ll discover:How mindfulness and creativity can help transform pain into peace.Why Pride and identity are ongoing journeys, not fixed destinations.How queer visibility and storytelling connect us across borders and time.Listen now and let Alan’s journey inspire you to embrace your truth and remind you that you have the power to create your own happiness, no matter where you are in life.New episodes every Monday and Thursday morning, Eastern Time (ET).Alan Lessik’s website: https://alanlessik.comMore from Together Moving Forward: Click here to contact me through the website to become a featured guest on the podcast or to get more information.Or visit: https://togethermovingforwardpodcast.com Click here to follow us on Instagram.Or click here: https://www.instagram.com/togethermovingforwardpodcast/This podcast celebrates LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ and 2SLGBTQIA+ identity and Pride, sharing stories of Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, pansexual, and nonbinary people who are healing, building resilience, and embracing self-love, self-respect, and community. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.