Robyn Kanner is Gonna Be Ok

Justin Gignac chats in the studio with writer, designer, and co-founder of MyTransHealth, Robyn Kanner. She's written for places like The Atlantic, MEL, and them, and worked as a product designer at Amazon and Etsy. In this episode, you will learn that it’s ok to be messy. Not in the organization sense, but messy in the decisions and mistakes you make. None of us are unique or special in our struggles. Once you embrace who you are and feel comfortable with your voice it will transform your work.

Episode 6 of the Overshare: Honest Conversations with Creatives podcast, hosted by Working Not Working, titled "Robyn Kanner is Gonna Be Ok" was published on August 13, 2018 and runs 64 minutes.

August 13, 2018 ·64m · Overshare: Honest Conversations with Creatives

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Summary

Justin Gignac chats in the studio with writer, designer, and co-founder of MyTransHealth, Robyn Kanner. She's written for places like The Atlantic, MEL, and them, and worked as a product designer at Amazon and Etsy. In this episode, you will learn that it’s ok to be messy. Not in the organization sense, but messy in the decisions and mistakes you make. None of us are unique or special in our struggles. Once you embrace who you are and feel comfortable with your voice it will transform your work.

Episode Description

In this episode, Justin Gignac (@justingignac) chats in the studio with writer, designer and co-founder of MyTransHealth, Robyn Kanner (@robynkanner).

They had a deeply personal conversation on a range of topics. From Robyn's love and appreciation of Kanye to her self-described “messy” career path, graduating high school early and teaching herself design by imitating album covers she loved in Photoshop. Robyn embraces and actually strives to be uncomfortable. Using it as a fuel for her writing and design.

In this episode, you will learn that it’s ok to be messy. Not in the organization sense, but messy in the decisions and mistakes you make. None of us are unique or special in our struggles. Once you embrace who you are and feel comfortable with your voice it will transform your work.

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SHOW NOTES:

Robyn's article for The Atlantic "I Detransitioned. But Not Because I Wasn't Trans.", MEL article "I’m Trans, and I Won’t Stop Trolling Instagram’s Titty Policy", and her talk "Has Your Misery Ever Been a Sight to See?"

Robyn + Mike Monteiro's podcast EARN YR DEATH

Utah Jazz gradient uniforms

Designer Walter Craven

Designer Mark Weaver

Designer Scott Hanson

Musician Dan Capaldi

Headstart's album Our House

Jeff Buckley's album Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk

Victor Ng designer on Hillary’s campaign

Storyteller Bijan Stephen makes Robyn jealous

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