Anna Maria Tremonti to speak at BlueShore Theatre at CapU on December 7
Journalist and podcaster wants people to start talking to each other
Speaker Anna Maria draws on her own experiences to encourage people to talk through their problems.
For 17 years, Anna Maria Tremonti hosted CBC Radio One’s The Current, where her mix of hard-edged journalism and hard-won empathy helped build the show into Canada’s most listened-to radio program. Most recently, she has hosted the CBC podcast Welcome to Paradise.
As those familiar with this very personal and vulnerable show know, the veteran journalist overcame an abusive relationship, and while her current speaking engagements don’t focus on the experience, she says she relies on lessons she’s learned to show audiences how they might deal with other alarming, fearful aspects of our world right now: climate change, threats to democracy, inequality. She wants to inspire audiences to question the status quo and pursue growth.
“Yes, I judged myself. I was really ashamed and I thought being abused was my fault,” says Tremonti.
“But then I realized maybe there’s another way. And over the years, I’ve worked those complicated feelings right out of my system,” she says, “by talking and listening to others.”
We think our problems are solely our own, “but in fact we all carry parallel threads in our lives. When you start conversations it allows real understanding,” says Tremonti.
“The message I’d like people to take away after seeing me talk is really simple,” says Tremonti, who speaks at BlueShore Theatre at CapU on December 7. “It’s about being aware that we can learn from each other. Whether it’s about change or fears, I want people to know they’re not in it alone. And that together, maybe we can confront the challenges that we all face.
“I really want people to start talking to each other,” Tremonti emphasises.
Tickets are $35 at capilanou.ca/centre, with more informaton here.
Post sponsored by Blueshore Theatre at CapU.