"Proud Mom" lectureA personal story on parenting, identity, and choosing again.
An inspiring lecture about parenting, identity, acceptance and the choice to truly be there. I'm Sarit Ben Shimol, a proud mom of a transgender young man, and this lecture was born the moment I realized I didn't have the privilege of not knowing.
Hundreds of stages,one story that lands.
A personal, humanand thought-provoking talk.
I didn't know this world before my son came out as transgender. Like many parents, I found myself facing questions, fears and confusion — wanting to do the right thing even when I didn't always know how.
'Proud Mom' is a lecture about parenting, change, identity, and the ability to choose again when life hands us something we didn't expect. Through my personal story it opens a wider conversation about listening, acceptance and meeting situations that don't always have a simple answer.
This isn't a lecture that claims to tell people what to think. It invites you to pause for a moment, listen, and look at the topics differently — from a human, respectful place.
The momenteverything shifts.
There are moments in life you realize, in hindsight, were the turning point. For me it was the moment I understood my child needed one thing from me above all: presence. Not perfection.
Book an intro callThe decision to face the new situation in our family in a positive way was decisive. The decision to take our lives into our own hands — and not give up.
What's included in
a session for your organization?
/ what's includedA personal story
My journey as a mother. From the moments of uncertainty, through learning and coping, to finding a new language to talk about it.
A bridge to the org world
How a personal story meets teams, managers and organizations — and how to create human conversation around topics that aren't easy to approach.
Language and communication
Practical tools for respectful, enabling dialogue. How to ask, how to respond, and how to create a safer space for people around us.
Open dialogue with the audience
An open section for questions, thoughts and dilemmas from the crowd — honest, sensitive, non-judgmental.
Tailored to the organization
Every session is built from acquaintance with the audience, the organization and the event's purpose — never from a fixed template.
Follow-up materials & resources
Optional follow-up materials for continuing the conversation after the lecture, adapted to the audience and the org.
This lecture isn't Pride Month, not a poster on the wall, not a website statement. It's the strategic decision that runs through every manager and every hiring call. I come with truth — sometimes uncomfortable — and I return.
Who this lecture fits.
/ audienceCompanies & organizations
Organizations looking to nurture respectful conversation, a sense of belonging and a culture that lives up to its role. Suited for company events, study days, Pride Month activities and enrichment sessions for employees and managers.
Employees & teams
A session that lets people pause inside the work routine and open a human conversation about communication, change, acceptance and meeting others — even when they're different from us.
Education, welfare & healthcare teams
Professionals meeting children, teens and parents through identity exploration or coming out — looking for tools for sensitive, professional and respectful conversation.
Parents and families
Parents who want to understand their children's world better, navigate the questions and feelings that arise, and build communication grounded in closeness and trust.
Communities and the wider public
A session for communities, non-profits and social organizations looking to open an honest, human, non-judgmental conversation around family, identity and change.
What peopleleave the room with.
The lecture doesn't stay at the level of personal story. It opens a conversation, creates a new way of seeing, and gives people a more human language to meet change, difference and uncertainty.
Accessible, respectful language
More confidence in conversation around identity, gender, parenting and acceptance. Without fear of getting it wrong, without needing to 'know everything' upfront.
Wider perspective
A better understanding of what children, parents, employees and families go through in coming out and identity transitions.
Practical tools
How to respond, how to ask, how to navigate a complex conversation — and how to be present even without a perfect answer.
A sense of humanity and connection
The ability to suspend judgment, listen from a different place, and remember that behind every story is a person asking to be seen.