For the FINAL episode of Season 2 of This Is My Family, we step out of the closet and into Tyler’s office for an IRL interview with acclaimed storyteller and member of Tyler’s pandy pod, Dawn J. Fraser!
Dawn is a storyteller and communications coach based out of San Jose, California.
She opens up about her relationship with her twin brother Duane, what it was like growing up together and how he competed in the Special Olympics.
She talks about her relationships within her biological family and also reflects on how she developed long-lasting connections with her chosen family, having met so many different people through her work over the years. Dawn also tells us what it’s been like living in her childhood bedroom with her mother during the pandemic.
About the Guest
Dawn J. Fraser is a storyteller, public speaker and a nationally acclaimed communications coach based out of San Jose, California.
She is the Creator/ Host of ‘Barbershop Stories’, which features storytellers performing true tales in barbershops and salons around NYC, and the Founder/ CEO of Fraser’s Edge, LLC, which offers programs for businesses, nonprofits, and college students the opportunity to develop their leadership potential through storytelling.
She has worked with companies like Spotify, Vox Media and Google as well as 1 on 1 celebrities including the rapper Common. Dawn currently serves as a Lead Instructor with The Moth and was featured amongst some of the nation’s top change makers at TED@NYC. She loves being a twin, a Trinidadian, and tweetable @dawnjfraser.
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This Is My Family is an unapologetically full-hearted interview show about building a life with the people we love.
As a gay dad in an interracial marriage, host Tyler Greene’s life is a testament to the fact that there are many ways to define family today. Each week, his conversations with guests reveal funny and heartfelt stories about how you can make a family, and how your family makes you.
Join us for a celebration of the beautifully messy connections that shape our lives.
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