Breaking Through with Ginella Massa
from The Afterglow Podcast Hosted by Julie Watson, Liz Doyle Harmer
Show notes: 3:20 Ginella grew up in Toronto, her mother immigrated from Panama. 4:00 Her other converted from Catholic to Islam when Ginella was 3 years old 5:00 Her mother's fearless attitude was a powerful role model for her. 7:45 what was the draw about Islam that her mother connected with? 9:15 What does spirituality mean for Ginella? 10:00 What wearing the Hijab means to Ginella 14:00 Ginella's mother encouraged her to do anything 16:00 The development of Canada Tonight 17:00 The limitation of impartiality being a WOC journalist 20:30 New perspectives and diversity 23:00 Ginella is Black, Spanish, Indigenous 25:00 Her pancreatic surgery and how that affected her body 30:00 Ginella's experience moving from producer behind the camera to in front of the camera 33:00 Persistence is imperative 34:00 Does Ginella have a practice for self care? 37:00 What would Ginella say to her 15 year old self? Don't be so worried about being liked! Find Ginella: IG: @ginellamassatv Twitter: @Ginella_M
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