I’m Mr. Teri Westerby, Political Educator, Coming Out Coach, and Governance Strategist, and this is a space for truth-telling, unlearning, and rising into leadership.
This is about showing up as your self, understanding the systems that shaped you, and daring to shape them back.
Trevor and Tamara Day created Avery the Fox to help children understand gender diversity. But at its heart, this is the story of two Canadian
Self-expression is a Sacred Act What if getting dressed is a sacred act of becoming? For many people, clothing is treated as something superficial. It is
A guide for LGBTQ+ students, parents, and educators in B.C. I grew up in British Columbia’s public-school system during the 1990s and early 2000s. I
Canada’s Equality Myth Canada likes to tell itself a comforting story about LGBTQ+ people. That we have rights and are protected. That our healthcare is
You Are More Than What the World Told You I first read Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning while recovering from gender-affirming surgery. It was a short
They say those who forget history are doomed to repeat it and what we’re watching in Edgewood, B.C., at the Universal Ostrich Farm is giving
The Myth of Fairness: How Anti-Trans Laws Rewrite the Rules of Girlhood There’s a story Alberta wants you to believe. It begins on a bright
Whether you’re burned out, fired up, or just waking up to the patterns around you, this is your place to learn how power works and how to claim yours without compromise.
Learn about political literacy in plain language, understand how government works, how policies are made, and how to influence them through organizing, advocacy, and leadership.
Plain-language guides, explainers, and articles for unlearning what the system never wanted you to understand.
Practical tools to navigate power, show up as your full self, and shake off internalized systems.
Uncover the erased and untaught stories of Indigenous, racialized, queer, disabled, and neurodivergent people in so-called Canada.
Whether it’s personal truth-telling or amplifying movements, stories are tools that challenge systems and builds connection.
Book me to speak truth into rooms that need it, whether that’s a classroom, boardroom, or community space.