Karen Walrond
Leadership coach, activist and author
Karen Walrond is a leadership coach, activist and former attorney. She wrote Radiant Rebellion, a book on resisting ageism and living joyfully.
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Born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
About Karen Walrond
Karen Walrond was born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. She practised as an attorney before becoming a positive psychology leadership coach, and she is also an activist. Her books include Radiant Rebellion, which looks at how to resist ageism and live with light and joy, and The Lightmaker's Manifesto, about working for change without losing your joy. She also wrote The Beauty of Different: Observations of a Confident Misfit. Walrond runs the blog Chookooloonks and has a podcast called The Make Light Show. As a photographer, she traveled through Africa with the ONE Campaign, an advocacy group working to prevent extreme poverty and preventable disease.