2019 - Awesome Melissa receives Australia Day Achievement Award

Awesome Melissa Griffiths in the media - purveyor of wise advice
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Regular section - most recent to oldest - Last updates: August 19, 2024

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Best transgender issues & inclusion consultant 2022 (Australia) award in the Global Health & Pharma Awards.

October 2022. Wow! Click Here.

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September 2022. Find me in this new book! The Power to Rise Above.

Get your copy now: Click Here.

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I am pleased to announce that I have accepted my nomination for the Global Health & Pharma Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Awards 2022.
It was a nomination that came out of the blue. I am both honoured and humbled to be nominated for these awards.

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Book launch! Letters from 270+ fab women (including West Footscray’s own Melissa Griffiths) have all written letters to their 21 year old selves. All proceeds go to Lou’s Place, Sydney No.1 Drop-in Centre for homeless people and females.

Get your copy now: Click Here.
In e-book format as well: Click Here.

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Podcast episode - Breakfast with Warriors - Survivor series

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On Network 10 news in front row on August 8, 2019 - Cricket Australia news item on new Transgender Policy

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Podcast! - Transitioning in the Workplace: An interview with Melissa Griffiths by Transgender Insights

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Great to be part of the final episode of the web series, Monkey Man, out now

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I am grateful and honoured to be part of this second anthology edition of Ponderings magazine. Get your copy online at Ponderings now using this link. Also at all good bookshops.

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27 May, 2023: Pride month 2023.

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16 June, 2023: Great to have my article on What Pride Means to Me featured as part of Millesimal’s June 2023 (Part 2) Magazine. Please check it out on pages 19-20.

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Regular Section

Hysterical - Whose bodies do we study and is our treatment fallingbehind?

Awesome Melissa on The Zarlequan podcast

Melissa’s profile on Zarlequan.com

The Art of Saying No

Becoming a Rise Above author by Melissa Griffiths

My challenges - success

Voice surgery and tuning into the right radio station

Challenges of switching off social media

NSW Women of the year awrds controversy

Podcast - Changing society one person at a time

Great to be part of this book to share some of my story and I look forward to reading all the other stories from amazing women in The Power to Rise Above book

Podcast - The Hidden World of Women - Being a transgender woman in 2022

Inclusion in swimming

Substance abuse in LGBTQ community

Substance abuse statistics and resources

Inclusion in sport

Latest Article by Awesome Melissa

Latest Podcast by Awesome Melissa

Transgender woman bullied

Leadership qualities

Awesome Melissa on Channel 7 news in the 2022 Pride March

Nice surprise - Melissa Griffiths

Some transgender issues diverse people face

Single sex spaces a challenge for transgender rights

Challenging gender norm

Challenges and joys of being a parent to transgender boys

Rules around transgender athletes

Trans children fighting back

Fox 101.9 FM. Weekend Breakfast Interview - Part 1

Fox 101.9 FM. Weekend Breakfast Interview - Part 2

Forging a path for Transgender

#FeministFridays Podcast interview

Midsumma Festival Interview - From March 2021 - Fast forward to the 59.55 minute mark

Idahobit Day

More Funding Required

Progress hindered by some

Online visibility as a trans woman is fraught with challenges

I become a Flutterbys Ambassador

Using social media to build your influence

School has Pronoun Badge

State Bills target Transgender Youth

Bangladesh First Transgender

Victorian Women You Need to Know

‘Let’s Talk about it’ - BODY Confidence with Melissa Griffiths, Lisa Westgate & Nicole Oaten

We are not chickens

Interview with Nicole Oates talking about Anger and Anger Management

Exclusion of women at the women only pool?

Transgender teenager Olivia

Transgender footballer threatens legal action

Canberra doctor hands back OAM

Joe Biden appoints transgender woman

How the pandemic changed the way we live

Coming Out Your True Self

Video interview for online TV Show - PowerTalk

Trans candidate Brazil vote

Coming Out Your True Self

Ways to be kind online

Perth Lord Mayor

Australian Rugby

An Abundant Mind

Be resilient online

Freedom

Covid-19 QR codes

Social media tips

International Rugby

Podcast October 15, 2020

Rugby Union takes different view

Indian Supreme Court

Activists March

National coming out day

Senior transgender woman in Europe

Book award controversy

Inclusion in sport

Are you resilient?

Awesome Melissa joins the board of Just Sociale

Catch my latest interview with Sarah Josephine Liberty on her weekly podcast
discussing all things transgender

Understanding transgender children

Informer Interview Part 1

Informer Interview Part 2

Why are so many kids coming out as trans or non binary?

Peyton Rose Michelle

Diversity and Inclusion still matters

Your toxic workplace

Queen honours trans MP

Transparency

Transgender Sailor

IDAHOBIT Day

Coping with daily abuse as a Transgender Person

Ponderings - What you would say to your 21 year old self

Inquiry - Transgender Youth

Transgender Dancers

Strong Transgender Women

Leading Way - Diversity

Diversity and Inclusion

Transgender Woman Slain in Puerto Rico

Interview by Ants Talk on #SoundCloud

World Rugby and Transgender Players

Swedish Gender Reassignment Surgery Debate

Empathy - Body Image

1st Podbean episode - Introduction

2nd Podbean episode - Empathy

Awesome Melissa now on HALO

I am raising funds for The Trustee for NSW Rural Fire Service & Brigades Donation Fund
Please email me for details.
Here is a link to my Facebook page where the link to fundraiser is: Click here
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Here is a link to NSW Rural Fire Service: Click here

Changing and creating change

Awesome Melissa interviewed

Awesome Melissa - Podcast

Mental Health Issues - Let's make it better

Interview with Eryn Brown from LGBTQ+ News and Chat in USA

Transgender and LGBTIQ+ terminology. Composed by Awesome Melissa

Leadership - Hope

Melissa featured in November issue of Mindfood magazine

Leadership - Honesty

Leadership - Integrity

Mental Health - Depression

Depression can hit anytime

Leadership - Kindness

Leadership - Accountability

Leadership - Self Care

Leadership - Empathy

College Engineering recogised diversity

What is leadership?

Can we advance diversity inclusion?

Transgender testifies in Canada

Transgender child in Victoria

Double standards at work

Gucci hires diversity chef

Diversity has room for improvement

Campaign launch UK

Leadership art delegation

Students and diversity

Australian workplaces struggling

Rangers Football Club

Transgender treatment

PWC and NZ Herald on diversity

Pride

Diversity and inclusion

Domestic violence

Transgenders who self identify

Power Passion Podcast - A podcast on Anchor

Diversity and inclusion - Auckland

Aliza trailblazing in Warrnambool

Anxiety attack can hit!

Air New Zealand Diversity Award

Time to end bullying

Awesome Melissa on The Full Hour talk show

Gender neutral bathrooms

Non binary identification

Trans debate UK

Lesbians happiest

Citizens Voices - Awesome Melissa on page 34

Awesome Melissa in Humans of the Sky feature

Celebrating the International Day of Trans Visibility

Computerised Agriculture?

Expand Staff Diversity

Okay Trans Tell

Diversity still an issue for councils in UK?

Diversity pledge - Great concept if it delivers

More Women on Boards

Diversity in technology sector not a priority

Diversity lacking in medical research

More diversity in management - implications on the gap

Henry Sias could break new ground for trans men in USA

GUCCI changing its tune

Read Awesome Melissa's article in the latest edition of Sofya Style magazine

"We all have the power to create change!" - Another Article by Awesome Melissa

Australia Day Achievement Medallions

Citizens Right Watch Newsletter - Another Article by Awesome Melissa

Member - Australian & New Zealand Mental Health Association

Dealing With Curve Balls In Life – Written by Melissa | Positive People Army

Transgender Leave at Westpac

Story of Souls - Article

This Woman Can - Article

Citizens Right Watch Newsletter - AFL policies, since revised, see next line

AFL Policy supersedes part of CRW article - next one up

Interview - Nova Entertainment’s Phil Brander - Sydney’s Star 104.5FM - "Being Transgender"

Interview at Minus 18’s 2018 Spring Fashion Fundraiser on September 23 by Bryanna Reynolds

Interview by Julia Wagner - September 19

On ABC News on Wednesday 12 September

Finalist - Women's Agenda Leadership Awards - "Agenda setter of the year"

Latest LinkedIn post Limited Edition Leader

Text of LinkedIn post - next one up

Interview - role as a Flexible Working Day Ambassador - go to page 22

Interview on Joy FM - 23 June 2018

Awesome Melissa published in The Guardian

Flexible Working Day Magazine

May interview with HR daily

Article on Figured Network

Promotion of my services

April interview with Psychles- another media event

Published in UK Magazine Sofia Style (Large File)

AMBASSADOR - Flex Work, Full Life - Click here for more details

Published in Issue 20 of Model Citizen Magazine - Page 216

Finalist for Victorian LGBTI person of the year, 2017

Interview with Ashley Sawko - What it's really like being Transgender

Star Observer article on my nomination

My nomination for Victorian LGBTI Person of the Year

On the issue of Hannah Mouncey and her AFL dream

Article in Citizens Right Watch May - August 2017 issue

On Grief and her Transgender Journey - on AM Healing my Soul TV

On Australian Leaders - with attribution to Victor Perton

My own Blog - Blog with me today

Interview with Penny Locaso from BKindred

Sporteluxe - website with information on wellbeing, health, fitness and lifestyle

Talk Radio interview in the United States

Podcast Petra Jungmanova - her journey and gender identity re employers

Scout Jobs re Inclusive Workplace

Blog with Iceberg Agency

Thrive Global interview

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