5. Vraîe Cally Balthazaar - Activism, feminism, entrepreneurship, motherhood, and raising kids as their own people
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Vraîe Cally Balthazaar (@vraie_cally_balthazaar) is an activist, feminist researcher, social entrepreneur, and presenter from Sri Lanka. She is also a mother of two little kids and she manages all of the above in a very active life. In this episode, she talks about the influence of her mother and both grandmothers on her when growing up, how her parents allowed her to make her own choices, how she credits her husband as the primary caregiver to their kids, creating a better world for her kids through activism, and the importance of switching off your phone and other distractions and reading to your kids every day. Other people and pages mentioned in this episode: Ms. Harini Amarasuriya (@hariniamarasuriya),  Ms. Amalini De Sayrah (@amaliniii), Bhumi (@bhumi.srilanka), Everystory Sri Lanka (@everystory.sl).
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