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Ep. 167: From Bullying to Self-Love: Stef Vachon’s Journey of Healing, Skating, and Giving Back

Episode 167 Published 2 months, 2 weeks ago

In this episode, Zach talks with Stef Vachon about his remarkable life story and the healing journey that transformed everything.

They discuss:

Stef’s childhood in a small French-speaking town near Quebec City
How figure skating became both his passion and the reason he was bullied
The trauma of being called slurs and feeling forced to hide who he was
Spending much of high school isolated and afraid
How years of shame and self-hatred followed him into adulthood
His experience touring with Ice Capades and trying to outrun his pain
Coming out and still struggling to feel fully accepted
Reaching a breaking point and finding a therapist who changed his life
Learning to process trauma, rebuild self-worth, and choose life
Returning to skating as part of his healing journey
Meeting his husband and building a loving family together
Becoming a father through adoption and how that deepened his healing
Why he launched the Together Moving Forward podcast
His mission to help LGBTQ+ people learn self-love, self-respect, and resilience
This is a deeply moving conversation about survival, self-acceptance, and the power of turning pain into purpose.

Listen to Stef's Podcast: https://togethermovingforwardpodcast.com/

Follow Stef on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/togethermovingforwardpodcast/

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