From Evangelist to Women's Rights Advocate (with Julia Anderson)

Bite-Sized Balance Podcast with Wendy McCallum

Julia Anderson shares her incredible story of leaving the narrow experience of her evangelistic Christian upbringing (including its purity culture) at the age of 19 to raise her newborn daughter and create the independent, successful life she craved. Julia is now the CEO of the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH) and has over 15 years of senior and executive-level experience in international development, not-for-profits, civil society, human rights, and gender equality. As CanWaCH CEO, she continues to champion bold, innovative - and even disruptive - approaches to advancing the health and rights of women and girls around the world.

Bite-Sized Balance Host Wendy and Julia met over a year ago in an online writing group. Julia discusses her experience as a female CEO in the non-profit sector, the stresses associated with that, and how she works to prioritize and maintain her own balance and that of her staff (to prevent burnout). She also shares her decision to become alcohol-free during the pandemic, as well as her personal love of writing as a creative outlet and component of self-care.

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