Coming Out & Beyond Support for Women Questioning Their Sexuality Later in Life
Episodes
Too Gay to Fit In, Too New to Feel at Home
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Coming out names something true. But it doesn't hand you a place to land.In this episode of Coming Out & Beyond, Anne-Marie sits down with returni...
In the Nick of Time: Light Bird on Coming Out, Starting Over, and Making Music That Matters
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Five weeks before her wedding, Danni Hoshino was lying in bed next to her fiancée when something shifted. She asked herself a question she had never ...
What Lies Are You Telling Yourself? Kathy Houston on Waking Up to Who You Really Are
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when a single moment — a woman's hand on your thigh at a work dinner — unravels 45 years of the story you thought was yours?That's ...
🤔So... Are You Actually Ready to Date?
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready to date — or do you just want to be? There's a difference, and this episode of Coming Out and Beyond is here to help you figure that o...
The Losses No One Talks About When You Come Out
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Coming Out & Beyond has evolved.This season is now exclusively for women questioning their sexuality, coming out later in life, and creating a lif...
The Preacher Who Couldn't Pray Away the Gay (And What He Found Instead)
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the life you’re told to live is slowly killing you—and the life you’re afraid to live is the one that sets you free?David Huls...
What Heated Rivalry Gets Right About Coming Out
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What Heated Rivalry Gets Right About Coming OutYou wouldn't expect a steamy male hockey romance to hit so close to home for later-in-life lesbians —...
U-Haul University: Stood Up, Stressed Out & Still Looking for Love!
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
🔥 Ever get all dressed up for a date... and they never show? Ever wonder if you're too old for love at 43? Ever think maybe lesbian dating culture ...
When the Shelf Breaks: Reflections on Breaking With Faith Tradition and What Lies Beyond
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's the first Friday of the month, and that means we welcome back Anna Empey to the show! In this episode, Anne-Marie and Anna delve deep into their ...
📷”I Want To See These Women’s Faces”
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're revisiting an episode from Season 6 featuring GLAAD Media Award nominee, documentary photographer Morgan Lieberman. Morgan's project,...
Vulnerable Bodies, Heavy Hearts: Sexual Minority Stress & Homophobic Hate in the Wake of ICE Violence
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Authentically Us is a support community for later-in-life LGBTQ women at all stages of the coming out and beyond process. Coming out later in life is ...
The Road That Led to Me: Becka Eppley's Story
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Authentically Us is a support community for later-in-life LGBTQ women at all stages of the coming out and beyond process. Coming out later in life is ...
U-Haul University: Sapphic Dating Advice!
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This Authentic Life is a transformative course designed specifically for late-blooming LGBTQIA+ women (and non-binary people comfortable in women's sp...
Deconstructing in a Post-Coming Out Landscape
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Maybe I'm Not Straight 3-Day Clarity Experience, January 6-8, 2026. For women who need a safe, affirming opportunity to explore their sexuali...
2025 Podcast Year in Review!
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Maybe I'm Not Straight 3-Day Clarity Experience, January 6-8, 2026. For women who need a safe, affirming opportunity to explore their sexuali...
Beauty, Control & Living Outside the Lines!
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Maybe I'm Not Straight 3-Day Clarity Experience, January 6-8, 2026. For women who need a safe, affirming opportunity to explore their sexuali...
🤔How Do You Explore Your Sexuality?
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Maybe I'm Not Straight 3-Day Clarity Experience, January 6-8, 2026: https://annemariezanzal.com/this-authentic-life-3-day-clarity-experi...
📣The Power of Telling Your Story!
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, host Anne-Marie Zanzal welcomes fellow author and later-in-lifer, Sarah Locke. Sarah shares her journey of coming out later ...
❤️The Best Tool For Change? Love! - Part 2
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Catalyst Chapter: #For WLW Navigating Love's First Chapter and Beyond" Learn more about the course and register at https://annemariezan...
❤️The Best Tool For Change? Love!
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Catalyst Chapter: #For WLW Navigating Love's First Chapter and Beyond" Learn more about the course and register at https://annemariezan...
❤️🩹The Catalyst Experience Changes EVERYTHING!
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"The Catalyst Chapter: #For WLW Navigating Love's First Chapter and Beyond" Learn more about the course and register at https://annemariezan...
Uncloseted Media Brings Much Needed LGBTQ+ Lens to Journalism
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Strengthening Love: Building Secure Bonds for Lesbian Couples" https://healthylesbianrelationships.com/TW: Hate groups, racism and homophobia ar...
❤️🩹 Healing Your Grief When Coming Out- Part 2
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Strengthening Love: Building Secure Bonds for Lesbian Couples" https://healthylesbianrelationships.com/TW: This episode explores grief as relate...
❤️🩹 Healing Your Grief When Coming Out- Part 1
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the episode of Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and her fellow coach, Barbara Rowlandson explore the complex ...
📷”I Want To See These Women’s Faces”
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Strengthening Love: Building Secure Bonds for Lesbian Couples" https://healthylesbianrelationships.com/In the episode of Coming Out & B...
🤔Unpacking Compulsory Heteronormativity
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Strengthening Love: Building Secure Bonds for Lesbian Couples" https://healthylesbianrelationships.com/This week on the pod: pull up a chair and...
✊🏼Values in Action: Maxine Kroll's Life of Acceptance, Sex-Positivity & Activism
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
‼️SPECIAL FOR COMING OUT & BEYOND LISTENERS! This episode's guest, Maxine Kroll, founder/owner of Provincetown's renowned sex shop & ...
🎄Holiday Survival When Coming Out 101!
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Navigating the holiday season can prove to be an arduous endeavor, particularly for those who are in the process of coming out. In this discussion, we...
📣Dakarai Larriett's Fight for Fairness in Alabama!
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wing Women Weekend | Annual Conference in Provincetown, MA, during Women's Week | https://wingwomenweekend.com/"Strengthening Love: Building...
🫣OK, I'm Gay, Now What?
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reclaiming Your Sexual Self Workshop | with Mallory Hanfling, LCSW | Friday, Oct. 17th, 2025 | The Provincetown Inn, Provincetown, Massachusetts durin...
✨Shine Bright, Fireflies! Connecting with Authentic Sexuality & Shedding Compulsory Heterosexuality
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reclaiming Your Sexual Self Workshop | with Mallory Hanfling, LCSW | Friday, Oct. 17th, 2025 | The Provincetown Inn, Provincetown, Massachuset...
🌈#WLW: How to float - not sink - in the dating pool!
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Strengthening Love: Building Secure Bonds for Lesbian Couples" is a comprehensive course for lesbian couples who are seeking to build a better r...
🌈 Understanding Coming Out in Adulthood
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Strengthening Love: Building Secure Bonds for Lesbian Couples" is a comprehensive course for lesbian couples who are seeking to build a better r...
🍵"No Tea, No Shade" – Tennessee Drag Queen Kennedy Ann Scott's Lessons of Acceptance
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Strengthening Love: Building Secure Bonds for Lesbian Couples" Learn more and register at https://healthylesbianrelationships.com/Authenti...
🤔How Can Lesbian Couples Build Secure Bonds?
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Strengthening Love: Building Secure Bonds for Lesbian Couples" is a comprehensive course for lesbian couples who are seeking to build a better r...
What No One Tells You About Divorce (But We Will) - 8 Pieces of Crucial Information You Need to Know
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wing Women Weekend, October 15-18, 2025, Provincetown, MA - a conference for women/non-binary persons who are new to the LGBTQIA+ community! This conf...
🏳️⚧️One Person, Two Coming Out Stories!
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wing Women Weekend, October 15-18, 2025, Provincetown, MA - a conference for women/non-binary persons who are new to the LGBTQIA+ community! This conf...
🌈LGBTQ Healing, From the Inside Out!
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wing Women Weekend, October 15-18, 2025, Provincetown, MA - a conference for women/non-binary persons who are new to the LGBTQIA+ community! This conf...
Get Comfortable With Uncertainty!
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wing Women Weekend, October 15-18, 2025, Provincetown, MA - a conference for women/non-binary persons who are new to the LGBTQIA+ community! This conf...
🏳️🌈Dive into a Rainbow Romance!
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wing Women Weekend, October 15-18, 2025, Provincetown, MA - a conference for women/non-binary persons who are new to the LGBTQIA+ community! This conf...
🏳️🌈Brian Selznick on Coming Out & Creativity - Part 2
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wing Women Weekend, October 15-18, 2025, Provincetown, MA - a conference for women/non-binary persons who are new to the LGBTQIA+ community! This conf...
🏳️🌈Brian Selznick on Coming Out & Creativity - Part 1
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wing Women Weekend, October 15-18, 2025, Provincetown, MA - a conference for women/non-binary persons who are new to the LGBTQIA+ community! This conf...
🕊️🌈"Healing is an Ongoing Process"
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Maybe I'm Not Straight" and "When the Catalyst Relationship Ends" are do-at-your-own-pace courses for women who are reconsidering thei...
🌈 "I Don't Believe in Sin Anymore."
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Authentically Us, a community and support space for late blooming lesbians! Find us at https://www.annemariezanzal.comLotus Community C...
🌈 Do I Fit In..? Am I Queer Enough?
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Authentically Us, a community and support space for late blooming lesbians! Find us at https://www.annemariezanzal.comLotus Community C...
😟 How Do I Tell My Kids...
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Authentically Us, a community and support space for late blooming lesbians! Find us at https://www.annemariezanzal.comLotus Community Coachi...
🐎The Healing Power of Horses in Life Coaching
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Authentically Us, a community and support space for late blooming lesbians! Find us at https://www.annemariezanzal.com Lotus Community Coach...
🤔How Do You Explore Your Sexuality?
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Authentically Us, a community and support space for late blooming lesbians! Find us at https://www.annemariezanzal.comDownload '3 Questions ...
♀️"Feminist" is Not a Dirty Word!
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Authentically Us, a community and support space for late blooming lesbians! Find us at https://www.annemariezanzal.comLotus Community Coachi...
💡Reflections on LGBTQ+ in Judaism
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Authentically Us, a community and support space for late blooming lesbians! Find us at https://www.annemariezanzal.comLotus Community Coachi...
🔁Break Out of the Negativity Loop!
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Authentically Us, a community and support space for late blooming lesbians! Find us at https://www.annemariezanzal.comLotus Community Coachi...
🏳️⚧️Embrace Diversity! Get Curious About Gender & Sexuality
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Authentically Us: A space for women who are coming out later in life. Join us for support groups, education, and community for just $34.99/month - you...
🕊️Break Free from the Suffering Mindset
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Want to check out the April 2025 events highlighted at the start of this episode? Visit Authentically Us at https://bit.ly/Authentically-Us🌈 I...
🏳️🌈⚖️Standing Up For Equality in TN with Chris Sanders
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
📌🎙️Support The Tennessee Equality ProjectWant to help us make positive change for LGBTQ individuals in Tennessee? Visit https://podcastho...
🏳️🌈💪 Building Resilience While Coming Out Later in Life
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🌈 What exactly is resilience? Why is it so important to the coming out later in life process? How can we push past fear and uncertainty? How can we...
🏳️🌈Raise Your LGBTQ Voice With Joy! Kiki Joy Latham's Journey
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🌈 Meet Kiki Joy Latham: soulful singer, survivor, and later in life lesbian. In this episode, Kiki shares their journey in a conversation with host...
The Three Big Questions You've GOT to Ask Before Coming Out
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Three Big Questions You've GOT to Ask Before Coming Out | Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories |Season 6 Episode 9 🌈 If you...
👣A Path to Spiritual Healing🏳️🌈 The Role of Affirming Spiritual Direction for the LGBTQIA+ Community | Season 6 Episode 8
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
👣A Path to Spiritual Healing🏳️🌈 The Role of Affirming Spiritual Direction for the LGBTQIA+ Community | Season 6 Episode 8🌈 This we...
Later-in-Lifers: Reframe the Guilt & Shame of Coming Out - Part 2!
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
➡️Reframing Guilt & Shame Part 2: A New Perspective | Season 6 Episode 7🌈 Welcome to another episode of "Coming Out & Beyond: LGBT...
Later-in-Lifers: Reframe the Guilt & Shame of Coming Out!
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
➡️Reframing Guilt & Shame Associated with Coming Out Later in Life : Season 6 Episode 6🌈 Welcome to another episode of "Coming Ou...
Coming Out & Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 6 Episode 5 | Finding Queer Community
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🌈 Welcome to another episode of "Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories"!In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and fellow coming-out coach, Ba...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 6 Episode 4 | Greg Bullard
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🌈 Welcome to another episode of "Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories"!In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal interviews Pastor Greg Bullard,...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 6 Episode 3 | Part 2 of Dating Readiness
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buckle up, daters! In this episode of Coming Out & Beyond, we’re diving even deeper into the complexities of dating in the LGBTQIA+ community wi...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 6 Episode 2 | Dating Readiness with Barbara Rowlandson
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Please download, like & subscribe! You can also tune into this episode of Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories on Apple Podcasts and Spotify....
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 6 Episode 1 | 2024 - The Year in Review!
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Another year of podcasts is in the history books! In this first episode of Season 6, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and her fellow coach/producer Barbara Rowl...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 51 | Wendy Cole
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
80% of gender is between your ears (not your legs) says, transition coach Wendy Cole. Wendy's remarkable story begins in the 1950s, when as a very you...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 50 | Coping During the Holidays
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Oh yes! Oh no! It's the holiday season once again! Individuals in the LGBTQIA+ community experience unique stressors during the holiday season. Queer/...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 49 | Karen Solt
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to hide? How does hiding effect us and the people around us? This week's podcast could be considered an expert on hiding. Author Kar...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 48 | Duane Scott Cerny
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Poet, lyricist, celebrated vintage/antiques seller, and author of "Selling Dead People's Things" Duane Scott Cerny has led a varied and fascinating li...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 47 | Phillip Headrick
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, host Anne-Marie Zanzal chats with the very wise and funny Phillip Headrick. Phillip, is the host of the recently retired "Two Bot...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 46 | The Power of Queer Resilience
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NSFW: This episode contains strong language that may be offensive to some.The current political climate is undoubtedly tough for the LGBTQIA+ communit...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 45 | JJ King
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Activist, scholar, mental health advocate, and The Trevor Project and WClub volunteer JJ King (they/them) is Anne-Marie's special guest on t...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 44 | Charlie Sprinkman
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Sprinkman is a young person with a vision! After working in a job that required him to travel across 50+ states, Charlie recognized there was ...
From People Pleasing to Authenticity: A Conversation with Annie M. Henderson
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Anne-Marie Zanzal as she welcomes author and coach Annie M. Henderson to explore the diverse experiences of women coming out later in life. ...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 42 | Lavender Dating with Barb Rowlandson
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Women: dating in the LGBTQIA+ community, especially if you haven't dated in a very long time, or if you're new to dating other queer people, can feel ...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 41 | KaRon Spriggs-Bethea
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
KaRon Spriggs-Bethea, DSW, LCSW, educator and expert on the subject of bullying. KaRon experienced bullying as a young person, and today uses his expe...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 40 | National Coming Out Day
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy National Coming Out Day, 2024! In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal chats with two of her favorite lesbians: her wife, Tonda, and fellow coac...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 39 | Judy Wilson
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on CO&B and in honor of LGBTQ+ History Month, we are revisiting an episode from season 1 featuring Judy Wilson. Judy grew up in Nashvill...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 38 | Dr. Robin Sesan (originally aired 12/23)
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Coming Out and Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories featuring a conversation with lesbian couple's expert, Dr. Robin Sesan originally aired in Dec...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories: Season 5 Episode 37 | Sarah St. John
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Coming out is often an ongoing process, and sometimes people come out selectively to the people around them. It is not unusual for our family members ...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 36 | Jillian Abby
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In her book, "Perfectly Queer," author Jillian Abby recounts her journey of coming out later in life and overcoming chronic perfectionism. Jillian beg...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 35 | Emily Bettdur
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After 10 years of unravelling her sexual identity, later-in-life lesbian Emily Bettdur came out and transformed her life. Now a later-in-life dating c...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 34 | Juliana Allen
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever felt so disconnected from your body that you don't know what you feel or want? This week's guest on Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ St...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 33 | Wes Schmitz
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week's guest, Wes Schmitz, was raised in a small farming community in central Illinois. While growing up, he retreated deeper and deeper int...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 32 | Raymond J Brune
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
TW: Bullying.Raymond J Brune is Anne-Marie's special guest on this week's episode of Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories. So many people are a s...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 31 | Jamie Winters
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal chats with psychotherapist and art therapist, Jamie Winters. Jamie's pr...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 30 | Ronda Landers & Jonda Valentine
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special Part 1 episode of Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal speaks with identical twins Ronda Landers and...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 29 | Dr. Andreya Jones & Angie Zimmerman
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Therapist Dr. Andreya Jones and sex and relationship coach Angie Zimmerman are kink-aware practitioners whose work is centered on ...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 28 | Ayce Kyptyn
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on CO&B, host Anne-Marie Zanzal welcomes somatic embodiment and sex coach, Ayce Kypton. Ayce's story relates a journey of coming into hi...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 27 | Ann Russo
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ann Russo is a licensed clinical social worker, sex-positive therapist and founder of AMR Therapy. A therapist with over 20 years of experienced, she ...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 26 | Contemplating Divorce
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Struggling with the decision of whether to leave your marriage? This week on the Coming Out & Beyond podcast, host Anne-Marie Zanzal welcomes...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 25 | Jill Holiday
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the CO&B podcast, host Anne-Marie Zanzal welcomes later-in-life lesbian and adventurer, Jill Holiday. Jill's story is one of remarkab...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 24 | The Messy Middle
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"The Messy Middle" is the term coming out coaches use to describe the process of transformation from a straight life to life as an LGBTQIA+ person. In...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 23 | Trent Clifford
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal interviews queer author, playwright, abuse survivor, and former pa...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 22 | Miriam Grace (4)
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal welcomes back psychotherapist and later-in-life lesbian Miriam Grace to talk about parenting and relationships...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 21 | Brian McNaught
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dubbed "the Godfather of Gay Diversity Training" by the New York Times, Brian McNaught is considered on of the world's leading corporate diversit...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 20 | Nancy Shadlock
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Shadlock is a missionary-kid-turned-youth-pastor-turned-spiritual-director-turned-coming out coach. When Nancy discovered that she didn't have t...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 19 | Pulaski Pride
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Erika and Layla Quinones are an married couple who started an annual Pride celebration in their small town of Pulaski, TN. What began as a plan to wel...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 18 | Marcie Macari
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Resiliency is the theme of this week's episode as host Anne-Marie Zanzal welcomes speaker and author, Marcie Macari. Marcie's life story has been a ma...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 17 | Estrangement with Miriam Grace
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over a quarter of adults are estranged from their parents. One of the greatest concerns that people face when coming out later in life is estrangement...