{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#164 What really happens when you\u2019re the only man at the toddler group with Lee Chambers","description":"\u201cNo matter what you do in life, you\u2019re gonna get judged. You may as well just embrace exactly what you want to do at that moment in time. Open that door. Go through it. You\u2019ll be a bit scared. It\u2019ll be new, it\u2019ll be novel. You\u2019ll definitely learn a lot about yourself. You will be challenged, you will be supported.\u201d  What happens when you choose to walk away from what society expects of you and step through a door that feels equal parts terrifying and right? In this episode, I speak to Lee Chambers, psychologist, entrepreneur, author, and leading voice in the male allyship space for an honest conversation about courage, redefining leadership, and creating true inclusivity.  Lee shares the moment he left his successful tech business to become a stay-at-home dad, and what he has learned stepping into unfamiliar rooms and how listening to mothers, grandmothers, and his own discomfort, has inspired a career dedicated to justice and equity.  We talk about allyship and why now, more than ever, it\u2019s needed and is the foundation for the change we want in the world. The Highlights: 04:36 Closing the door on the business and becoming a stay-at-home dad 06:19 What really happens when you\u2019re the only man at the toddler group 08:26 Navigating other people\u2019s judgment 15:16 Learning to walk again 21:28 Curiosity, justice, and entering the work of allyship 23:37 What women shared that changed his path 24:59 Why male allyship is not \u201crescuing\u201d but partnership and humility  32:08 The power of introversion, and how Lee creates impactful content  38:05 Skills of allyship - stepping forward to the side and back 41:11 Misplaced \u201cscarcity,\u201d and the unseen privilege of building equality  48:06 Why challenging conversations and self-exploration are essential.   Lee\u2019s navigating change list  Soundtrack: \u201cHarvest for the World\u201d by The Isley Brothers Book: Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez One piece of advice: \u201cWhen you walk through a door, you normally walk in from a place that has limits, barriers, walls. When you actually close the door behind you, there\u2019s always an expanse in front of you to go and explore. A closed door is a blank canvas. The root of the word authentic is \u2018author.\u2019 So when you walk through that door and it closes, pick up that pen, become the author. Don\u2019t let other people write your story. Start writing it for yourself.\u201d   More about Lee Lee Chambers is the Founder and CEO of Male Allies UK. After a diverse career, from corporate finance to building and exiting a tech company, he is now focused on supporting organisations to engage men in inclusion and promote effective allyship. He speaks globally on allyship and intersectionality, having taken the stage at One Young World, ChangeNOW and the Bloomberg Global Equality Summit, and is the author of the bestselling book, Momentum: 13 Ways To Unlock Your Potential.   Find out more: https:\/\/leechambers.org\/   Work with Eleanor Buy the Book - Another Door Opens; 5 steps for navigating change. Described as \u2018Game changing\u2019 \u2018Brilliant\u2019 \u2018A must read\u2019 \u2018The best book on change\u2019.   Eleanor supports individuals, teams and organisations through change. Whether it\u2019s coaching or large scale organisational change through communications and training.   Work with Eleanor 121 as your coach, when you are starting something new, to develop the idea, to create the idea, to get it launched. Book in a Change Mastery for a team session - when your team is navigating change. Book in a 90 minute workshop - to think through change at work. Join the Another Door Opens 5 Step Programme - a course and community to guide you through the mess of change to find calm, joy and opportunity.     Instagram:instagram\/anotherdooruk LinkedIn:https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/eleanor-tweddell\/  Website: www.another-door-opens.com   Produced by winteraudio.co.uk   ","author_name":"Another Door Opens","author_url":"http:\/\/anotherdoor.libsyn.com\/website","html":"