Ep #84 Be Kind, Be Conscious - In Conversation with Mathias Novakovic

The Happiness Project

I am so excited to have Mathias on THP. Mathias "Matty" Novakovic is a 32 year old psychologist, pharmacy technician and content creator engaged in LGBTQIA+ advocacy. He currently resides in Gothenburg, Sweden and is the host of the american/swedish podcast Queer As Pop where different guests and topics are discussed surrounding the LGBTQIA+ community. Well, for those of you who don’t know - The Stonewall riots in the US was a very important event for the progress of the LGBTQ+ community and it gave a push to people to come out and accept their uniqueness. In this episode, Mathias and I talk about his journey of being a part of the community and being a Psychologist that gives him a broader perspective to look at concerns from a very empathetic touch. He discusses about his daily life struggles and psychological processes that the LGBTQ+ community has to go through. He also educates us on some basic concepts like sex and gender, and emphasizes on the abbreviation of LGBTQIA+ which many of us tend to get it wrong. He talks about how there’s a high level of violence against transgender individuals and the suicide rates have increased extensively in this community. One of the things that he also talks about is ‘how to approach individuals that operate outside of the binary spectrum’. And of course, how we as a society are depriving LGBT people of their human rights on grounds of religion, culture or tradition. To know more about Mathias: Twitter: mattynova_ Instagram: novakaze Podcast/ Twitter/ Instagram: queeraspop