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Toks Olagundoye on Health, Harmony, and the Planet
Manage episode 490536772 series 2791256
Born to a Norwegian mother and a Nigerian father, actress Toks Olagundoye is a native of Lagos, Nigeria. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre from Smith College. She is best known for her role as Olivia Finch on the newest iteration of the sitcom, Frasier, Kemi Talbot (the Kamala Harris character) on Veep as well as alien matriarch Jackie Joyner-Kersee in her first series regular job, ABC's The Neighbors.
As a breast cancer survivor and thriver, Toks talks about the importance of early detection, not to fear the treatments, and to always have a loud best advocate with you for appointments. She leads a vegan lifestyle and cares deeply for the preservation of our planet, advocates recycling and repurposing clothes and uses socializing as an excuse to host clothing swaps. Toks has joined forces with Recycle Across America to promote awareness and the standardized recycling labels. Toks uses her platform to engage in and promote substantive discussions on living in tune with yourself and the planet, environmental action and sustainable living.
Potential resources for Recycling:
*Habitat for Humanity
*Goodwill
*Recycle America.org
*Ridwell.com
*Tetracycle.com
You can also look up local recycling and local sanitation organizations.
Website: www.heatherthomson.com
Social Media: IG: https://www.instagram.com/iamheathert/
You Tube: https://youtube.com/@iamheathert?si=ZvI9l0bhLfTR-qdo
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197 episodes
Manage episode 490536772 series 2791256
Born to a Norwegian mother and a Nigerian father, actress Toks Olagundoye is a native of Lagos, Nigeria. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre from Smith College. She is best known for her role as Olivia Finch on the newest iteration of the sitcom, Frasier, Kemi Talbot (the Kamala Harris character) on Veep as well as alien matriarch Jackie Joyner-Kersee in her first series regular job, ABC's The Neighbors.
As a breast cancer survivor and thriver, Toks talks about the importance of early detection, not to fear the treatments, and to always have a loud best advocate with you for appointments. She leads a vegan lifestyle and cares deeply for the preservation of our planet, advocates recycling and repurposing clothes and uses socializing as an excuse to host clothing swaps. Toks has joined forces with Recycle Across America to promote awareness and the standardized recycling labels. Toks uses her platform to engage in and promote substantive discussions on living in tune with yourself and the planet, environmental action and sustainable living.
Potential resources for Recycling:
*Habitat for Humanity
*Goodwill
*Recycle America.org
*Ridwell.com
*Tetracycle.com
You can also look up local recycling and local sanitation organizations.
Website: www.heatherthomson.com
Social Media: IG: https://www.instagram.com/iamheathert/
You Tube: https://youtube.com/@iamheathert?si=ZvI9l0bhLfTR-qdo
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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