Workshops
Caroline Wedderspoon and Michele Fogal are experienced workshop presenters and group facilitators. Below is more about the workshops they offer.
Workshop Bios
Please join Michele and Caroline, LGBTQ+ identified parents, for an open discussion. Caroline Wedderspoon is a Registered Clinical Counsellor on the North Shore, specializing in working with the LGBTQ+ community, and is also the parent of 4 children. Michele Fogal is a Communications Consultant specializing in diversity, a mother of 2, and a published queer author. Find out more about their diversity work at DivineDiversity.com.
Booking a Workshop
Workshops are usually between 30-90 min, but can be tailored to fit your group’s needs in terms of content and length that might be most useful to you. Contact us at michele@michelefogal.com.
Workshop News & Free Workbooks
If you attended a workshop, I hope you enjoyed it, and that it will inspire you to continue nourishing your own creative spark.
If you sign up here, you’ll get notified of when we’re speaking next, and access to a free download of my workbooks.
Workshops We’ve Provided
Sept 23, 2020 – Parent Event Postponed
It's with great regret that we are postponing this event [...]
Podcast Interview – July 24, 2020
Thank you so much to the wonderful hosts at Small [...]
Writing Diverse Characters – June 20, 2020
Thank you to the Greater Vancouver Writers Association (GVWA) for [...]
101 LGBTQ+ Awareness for Parents – Feb 19, 2020
Thank you so much to the North Vancouver District PAC [...]
North Vancouver School Board – Feb 7, 2020
A big thank you to the North Vancouver School Board [...]
School Staff Diversity Consultation – Dec 2, 2019
What: School Diversity Committee Strategy Meeting When: Dec, 2, 2019 [...]
Department of Justice – Dec 9, 2019
Thank you so much to the Department of Justice who [...]
Handsworth PAC Workshop – Oct 21, 2019
Thanks so much to the Handsworth Parent Advisory Council (PAC) [...]
LGBTQ+ Awareness for Community Members – Sept 26, 2019
We would like to thank the North Vancouver City Library [...]
LGBTQ+ Awareness for Parents – May 30, 2019
Hello parents of North Vancouver and West Vancouver, If you [...]
“Why Every Parent Needs LGBTQ+ Awareness” Apr 24, 2019
Hello parents of North Vancouver and West Vancouver, We wanted [...]
“Including Diversity in Your Writing” – Golden Ears Writers – Mar 2019
This is a 90 minute workshop by Michele Fogal Workshop [...]
“Writing Diverse Sex Scenes” Michele Fogal Webinar for the Narrative Project – Jan 2019
Cami Ostman invited Michele to be Webinar Guest Speaker at [...]
“Embracing Diversity in the Modern Love Story” panel discussion at VPL – Nov 6, 2018
This event is public and free, hosted by the Writer [...]
“Embracing Diversity in the Modern Love Story” – Nov 6 2018
Michele Fogal is on the panel! 😀 “Embracing Diversity in [...]
Including Diversity in Your Writing – Emerald City Workshop – Oct 27, 2018
Are you a writer who wants to include a more [...]
“Including Diversity in Your Writing” – Oct 2018
This is a 90 minute workshop by Michele Fogal in [...]
A Diversity Workshop for The Pacific Post Partum Support Society – Sept 2018
Thanks so much to the The Pacific Post Partum Support [...]
