OurVoices with Kristin Kalbli

S8 Ep 2: The Final Episode of the OurVoices Podcast

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this the final episode of the OurVoices Podcast, host Kristin Kalbli shares a little of the wisdom she's accumulated over the years of producing t...

S8 Ep 1: Kristin Finally Tells Her Story (with the Help of her Lesbian Bestie who Incidentally Never Married a Man)

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Kristin obliges audience members who have wondered when she would finally tell her story. Her friend Angela Tonn, who had a front ...

S7 Ep 13: A Bisexual Husband's Disclosure and a Straight Wife's Decision to Stay with Irina Miller

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Irina's discovery of her husband's sexuality started from accidentally finding a social media account in a locked folder on his phone. Not thinking mu...

S7 Ep 12: The Minwalla Model of Deceptive Sexuality and Trauma Treatment

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode features a presentation of the Minwalla Model of Deceptive Sexuality and Complex Trauma Treatment. In 2006, Dr. Omar Minwalla began to...

S7 Ep 11: The Time to Pay It Forward is Now with David Harte

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Not only was OurPath Volunteer David Harte surprised to learn his wife was a lesbian, he was surprised that her family already knew she was. "One of h...

S7 Ep 10: The Apology You Needed but Never Got with Tom Jones

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Jones was married to a woman for 22 years and hid in a deep closet in denial. His wife was aware of his same sex attraction early on, but not the...

S7 Ep 9: Behind the Scenes of Behind the Looking Glass with Filmmaker Vaishnavi Sundar

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Filmmaker Vaishnavi Sundar discusses her recently released documentary: Behind the Looking Glass, which delves into the lives and experiences of women...

S7 Ep 8: The 6 Stages of Coming Out With Dr. Ben Schilaty

01 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Ben Schilaty, a social work professor and therapist, explains the Six Stages of Coming Out (first observed by Dr. Vivienne Cass in the 1970's). We...

S7 Ep 7: A Detransitioned Man Shares His Motives for Becoming a Trans Woman so Wives Can Better Understand their Spouses

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ray Alex Williams used to go by the name Rachel. A former trans woman, today he refers to himself as a detransitioner. In this episode, he shares his ...

S7 Ep 6: Navigating Conflicting Feelings When a Straight Spouse has an LGBT+ Child

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When Christine discovered her husband was gay after thirteen years of marriage, at first she felt relief that the disconnect between them had been exp...

S7 Ep 5: One Husband's Story of Divorcing a Late-Life Lesbian

08 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When another husband called Wade out of the blue to tell him both their wives were spending time together on a vacation that very moment, Wade Ferris ...

S7 Ep 4: Coming Out as a Late Life Lesbian with Anne-Marie Zanzal

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Podcaster, Writer and coming out Coach Anne-Marie Zanzal shares her journey to coming out as a late-life lesbian after decades in a straight marriage....

S7 Ep 3: The Case for Letting Go with Karen Slater

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Karen Slater had a lot to forgive her closeted husband for, not the least of which is the impact his sexual rejection had on her. It created profound ...

S7 Ep 2: The Sweet Pain of Being Alive with Ann Anderson Evans

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author Ann Anderson Evans shares her story of loss and healing after she discovered her husband's body the morning after he took his own life. After a...

S7 Ep 1: Creating an Authentic Life After Mixed Orientation Marriage with Sally Srok

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author and Coach Sally Srok shares her experience of losing herself in a 20-year mixed orientation marriage, learning her husband was gay, and how she...

S6 Ep 13: Healing the Trauma and Shame of Betrayal with Author Michelle Mays

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today we talk to Licensed Professional Counselor and expert in treating sexual betrayal Michelle Mays. She is the author of The Betrayal Bind: How to ...

S6 Ep 12: A Deep Dive Into Forgiveness, Part 2, with Pastor Carter Cortelyou

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In part 2 of our deep dive into forgiveness, we seek a spiritual perspective with Methodist Pastor Carter Cortelyou. We talk about why it can be so ha...

S6 Ep 11: A Deep Dive into Forgiveness with Everette Worthington

15 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's no secret that people who have been betrayed often have a hard time forgiving the person who betrayed them. Resistance to "letting them off the h...

S6 Ep 10: The Secret Life of Secrets with Michael Slepian

01 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Slepian is the leading expert on the psychology of secrets and author of The Secret Life of Secrets. Slepian has authored more than fifty arti...

S6 EP 9: Counseling Couples Through Gender Transition with Dr. Gary Bischof

15 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Gary Bischof is a professor and coordinator of the Marriage, Couple and Family Counseling Program in the Dept of Counselor Education and Counselin...

S6 Ep 7: Post Separation Abuse and High Conflict Divorce with the author of Cover Wife, Suzanne Hope

18 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

After discovering that her husband was regularly dialing "Manhunt," one of the most iconic telephone dating services for gay men, Suzanne knew her mar...

S6 Ep 6: Autoheterosexuality and the Connection with Trans Identities with Phil Illy

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When our guest Phil Illy found out he had a sexual orientation that he'd never heard of, he set out to understand it. Following an extensive review of...

S6 Ep 5: Decoding Closeted Spouses with Ryan King

23 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our favorite self-described former closeted gay narcissist in recovery joins us for a third time to answer audience questions. In this episode he help...

S6 Ep 4: When Disclosure is Still Fresh with Bridget Walker

15 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

10 years ago, Bridget unknowingly married a gay man. He came out to her just four months ago. In this raw, deeply honest episode, Bridget takes listen...

S6 Ep 3: Surviving Betrayal Beautifully with Jessica Frew

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica Frew is a wife, ex-wife, mom, stepmom, and she hosts a podcast called "Husband in Law" that she records with her husband, Matt, and her ex-hus...

S6 Ep 2: Surviving a High Conflict Divorce

03 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Your financial support helps make this content possible. If you would like to contribute to the podcast, please donate here. Our guest Jason shares hi...

S6 Ep 1: Cheating is Cheating with The Chump Lady, Tracy Schorn

15 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you would like to support this episode, please donate here.  On today's Season 6 opener, Chump Lady Tracy Schorn talks about cheating, double live...

S5 Ep 9: What is Autogynephilia with Dr. Ray Blanchard

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Blanchard is widely known for his typology of transexuals and as the originator of the term Autogynephilia, a controversial paraphilia which descr...

S5 Ep 8: When Closets are Part of Domestic Abuse

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, our guest describes the domestic abuse she endured at the hands of her husband, who was also closeted. She shares the danger signs of...

S5 Ep 7: What it Means When a Spouse Comes Out as Non-binary

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Philippa wasn't sure what it meant for her marriage when her husband came out to her as transgender/non-binary. The road after disclosure was a rocky ...

S5 Ep 6: Making Meaning when It's Hard to Talk About

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kirsten Duncan, host of the Unexpected Launch podcast, talks about her husband's disclosure that he is gay, how her entire life as she knew it changed...

S5 Ep 5: A Former Closeted Narcissist in Recovery Answers Your Questions

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan King returns to the podcast to answer your most common questions about closeted narcissists, their motivations and behaviors. He speaks from his ...

S5 Ep 4: Reconnecting to Our Sexual Selves after Betrayal Trauma

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Zoë Kors is a sought-after sex and intimacy coach. She gives us a road map to heal our sexual selves after relationship betrayal. After sexual betra...

S5 Ep 3: Getting to the Bottom of Anger with Michael Plank

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Michael Plank is a pastor and professor. When his wife disclosed that she is a lesbian, their lives as church leaders seemed to hang in the balanc...

S5 Ep 2: The Impact of Gender Transition on Sex

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shannon Thrace talks about how sex and intimacy with her spouse changed when they transitioned genders. In this frank, vulnerable and explicit convers...

S5 Ep 1: Grace and Frankie with Show Creator Marta Kauffman

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Marta Kauffman, creator of the Netflix series Grace and Frankie, joins us to talk about the inspiration behind her characters, how the idea to give th...

S4 Ep 8: Open Relationships 101 for Mixed Orientation Couples

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

2/3 of Mixed Orientation Couples will try to stay together post disclosure or discovery. Often they try opening their relationships as a way to keep t...

S4 Ep 7: The Impact of Don't Ask Don't Tell on a Military Wife

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Janice and her husband were members of the US military during the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" era. That enforced secrecy, combined with being southern, Bap...

S4 Ep 6: When Praying Away the Gay Doesn't Work

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Christian therapist Candice Czubernat never expected to be working with Straight Partners as part of her LGBT+ affirming therapy practice. But many of...

S4 Ep 5: When a Parent Transitions, A Son Does Too

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this open and heartfelt conversation with Jonathan Williams, son of transgender writer and speaker Paula Stone Williams, he shares his own journey ...

S4 Ep 4: The Invitation to Transformation with Priscilla Tuft

15 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fitness entrepreneur, energy healer, transformation and empowerment coach Priscilla Tuft has a gift for guiding people through radical transformations...

S4 Ep 3: A "Narcissist in Recovery" Gets Real

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan King knew he was gay from the time he was six years old. Despite this, he married a woman. In this double-length episode, Ryan sheds light on the...

S4 Ep 2: Learning to Trust Again with Dr. Debi Silber

15 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Debi Silber is the founder of the Post Betrayal Transformation Institute and is a holistic psychologist, a health, mindset and personal developmen...

S4 Ep 1: Welcome to OurPath

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to OurPath, formerly the Straight Spouse Network. Today on the show, founder Dr. Amity Pierce Buxton, Executive Director Kelly Hollimon, and b...

S3 Ep 20: Let's Talk About Sex. No, Let's Really Talk About It

15 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Deborah Simmons is co-author of the pre-published book, "What's a Good Man to Do? A Candid Conversation about Sexuality." Today she shares how to open...

S3 Ep 19: Pretending to Be Straight: Sociopathic Partners Who are Secretly Gay

01 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Psychotherapist Ross Rosenberg is an expert in clinical narcissism, narcissistic personality disorders and sociopathy. Today he discusses what happens...

S3 Ep 18: How Gender Transition Impacts a Couple

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Married couple Stephanie and Debbie Hayton get personal in their discussion of Debbie's gender transition, candidly sharing how it impacted their rela...

S3 Ep 17: A Gay Man on the Pressure to Marry Straight

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As a young, gay African American male from a Christian background, Nigel Ashford believed he would have to marry a woman to make his family and God ha...

S3 Ep 16: A Young Closeted Lesbian on the Prospect of Straight Marriage

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Layla Ali, a 19-year-old closeted lesbian from a conservative Muslim family, speaks about growing up as a gay Muslim, and the pressure she feel...

S3 Ep 15: A Self-Identified Trans Widow Speaks

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the show, a self-identified Trans Widow speaks about the gender transition of her husband. Initially, she made efforts to accept her husband'...

S3 Ep 14: A Methodist Mixed Orientation Ex-Couple Talks Faith and Coming Out

15 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Methodist pastor Carter Cortelyou and his ex-wife Peggy Garrigues, who works at a Unitarian Universalist church, talk about their marriage, divorce, a...

S3 Ep 13: Navigating a Spouse's Gender Transition

01 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Writer and performer Julie Feinstein Adams shares her experience navigating both her husband's sexuality and their gender transition from male to fema...

S3 Ep 12: Staying Married to a Trans Spouse

15 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The first episode of a three-part series featuring non-trans spouses of trans women. Today, Lauren Rowello discusses her experience of her husband's t...

S3 Ep 11: The Gaslight Effect

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today, the author of The Gaslight Effect, Dr. Robin Stern, discusses gaslighting, what it is, how it works, why it's used as an emotional manipulation...

S3 Ep 10: Conscious Uncoupling

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In 2014, Gwyneth Paltrow took a lot of heat when she referred to her divorce from Chris Martin as a "Conscious Uncoupling." Today on the show, therapi...

S3 Ep 9: A Trauma Surgeon on The Trauma of Relationship Betrayal

01 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Joseph Ibrahim was the Trauma Director at an Orlando hospital during the Pulse Nightclub shooting when 49 LGBT people were murdered, and over 50 i...

S3 Ep 8: The Latter-Day Lesbian Episode

15 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today, guest Shelly Johnson shares her story of coming out as a lesbian at age 43. Growing up in a deeply Mormon family, Shelly believed her role as a...

S3 Ep 7: What is Sexual Fluidity?

01 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the show, psychology and gender studies professor Dr. Lisa Diamond shares her research into sexual fluidity and same sex attraction. She has ...

S3 Ep 6: The Friends and Family Episode

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the show, SSN's own Tiffany Butler discusses how the friends and family of straight spouses can support them post discovery and disclosure. S...

S3 Ep 5: The Grief Episode: Why We Can't Just Get Over It?

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever been told to just "get over it already?" Today on the show, grief counselor and thanatologist Claudia Coenen talks to us about complex g...

S3 Ep 4: Is My Husband Gay, Straight or Bi? with Dr. Joe Kort

15 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the show, marriage and sex therapist Dr. Joe Kort discusses whether or not straight men can want gay sex, a controversial position among stra...

S3 Ep 3: Parental Alienation and Co-Parenting with a Difficult Ex

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the show, expert and researcher Dr. Amy Baker discusses parental alienation, what it is, what it isn't, who it affects, and how it affects th...

S3 Ep2: When a Husband is Asexual

15 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, guest Jeannie Burnett talks about realizing her husband of 25 years is asexual. For years Jeannie tried to find answers to her sex...

S3 Ep1: Growing Up with a Trans Parent

01 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Guest Emma Bryn's childhood was overshadowed by her father's gender transition. By age 12, she had developed a severe eating disorder to cope. "For me...

S2 Ep 20: Holiday Survival Guide with SSN Executive Director, Kelly Holliman

30 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the show, Executive Director of the Straight Spouse Network Kelly Holliman walks us through strategies and tips for getting through the upcom...

S2 Ep 19: A Conversation with Author and Straight Spouse Kristin Levine on her YA Novel, The Jigsaw Jungle, About a Tween Girl Who Discovers Her Father is Gay

15 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Kristin Levine shares her own story of becoming a straight spouse, and how that experience inspired the events in her YA novel, Th...

S2 Ep 18: An interview with Kelly Wilkins on Her Life as a Beard and her Unapologetic Truth Telling

01 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Kelly talks about the rise and fall of her marriage to a closeted gay man, being used as what she calls his "ambulatory homophobia...

S2 Ep 17: An Interview with Michelle Sandoval On the Impacts of Closets on Family Members

15 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle shares her story of growing up with two closeted parents, how the family secrets impacted her sense of reality growing up, how she learned ma...

S2 Ep 16: A Personal Conversation with Dan Cartlidge About His Two Marriages, Both to Gay Women

15 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Cartlidge tells the story of his two marriages, both to gay women. As his first wife pursued sexual relationships with women, he shares the toll h...

S2 Ep 15: A Personal Conversation with William Dameron, Author of The Lie: A Memoir of Two Marriages, Catfishing, and Coming Out

01 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today on the show, author William Dameron discusses his book, The Lie, in which he gives an unflinching and self-aware account of the impact his close...

S2 Ep 14: An interview Josh and Lolly Weed on the Aftermath of coming out as Mixed Orientation Couple, and Divorcing in the LDS Church

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In today's special episode, Josh and Lolly Weed talk about how they entered into a Mixed Orientation Marriage thinking their eyes were wide open, thin...

S2 Ep 13: An interview with former LDS Church Member Sarah Irish Nicholson on the Impact of the Church on Her Mixed Orientation Marriage

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is the first in a two-part series on mixed orientation marriage and same sex attraction in the LDS church. Guest Sarah Nicholson share...

S2 Ep 12: SSN Group Leader Candice Fleszar Smith on What Happens When You Call SSN

15 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

SSN contact and group leader Candice Fleszar Smith talks to us about what happens when people call SSN for support. She supports straight spouses in f...

S2 Ep 11: Helen Fitzgibbons and her "Cis-Spouse Bill of Rights"

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

What's the "right" way to respond when your spouse comes out as transgender? Cis-Spouses often hear plenty of opinions on the matter, especially from ...

S2 Ep 10: What's the Difference? Men Who Have Sex with Men vs. Gay with Dr. David Malebranche

15 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, Dr. David Malebranche returns to discuss the differences between identifying as gay and identifying as MSM, or "men who have sex w...

S2 Ep 9: Getting Your Freak On SAFELY: An STI Primer for Grown-Ups with Dr. David Malebranche

01 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On today's episode, we get schooled in all things related to sexually transmitted infections with Dr. David Malebranche, an expert in HIV and STI prev...

S2 Ep 7: An Interview with Susan Relic, Administrator of Straight Partners Anonymous UK, On the Impacts of Her Husband's Denial of his Sexuality On Her

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There are many ways to be in denial. Today's episode features guest Susan Relic. After 35 years of marriage, she discovered her husband was having an ...

S2 Ep 8: A Conversation With JL King on His Mission to Raise Awareness about Men Who Have Sex With Men and Life on the Down Low

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In 2004, JL King sat on Oprah's couch and told the world about his life on the down low. As a married man with children, JL exposed his own double lif...

S2 Ep 6: A Conversation with GAMMA Member Eric Kearlsey On Being A Closeted Gay Husband

15 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Eric describes his personal journey coming to terms with his homosexuality, his misery over acting out sexually outside of his marriage, his de...

S2 Ep 5: An Interview with Alexis Johnson, Both Daughter and Wife of Closeted Men

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today Alexis tells us the story of her father coming out to her, and how that experience both helped and complicated when she discovered her own husba...

S2 Ep 4: A Personal Conversation with Russ Chapman: The Anger Episode

15 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Today Russ discusses the dissolution of his marriage after the discovery of a love letter from his wife's female paramour. Russ is known affectionatel...

S2 Ep3: An Interview with Journalist Barclay Bram and Queer Chinese Filmmaker Fan Popo on China's Tongqi, Straight Women Married to Closeted Gay Men

01 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It is estimated that there are between 10 and 19 million, that's right, million, women in China who are unknowingly married to closeted gay men, setti...

S2 Ep2: A Personal Conversation with Jill Smokler, the founder of Scary Mommy, on Telling the Kids that Dad is Gay

15 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Scary Mommy founder Jill Smokler discusses coming to terms with her husband Jeff's sexuality, how isolated she felt when she first...

S2 Ep1: An Interview with Dina Matos, Former First Lady of the State of New Jersey: Straight Spouse in the Public Eye

01 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In August of 2004, the Governor of the State of New Jersey came out to the world in a press conference as a "Gay American," and resigned his office. H...

S1 Ep 16: A Conversation with Mark Soltysik on How to Make a Mixed Orientation Marriage Work.

01 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Mark talks to us about the challenges and benefits of remaining in a mixed orientation marriage, and how to make it work if you ch...

S1 Ep 15: An Interview with Aideen Finnola, Life Coach, Speaker, Author, Religious Abuse Survivor, and Straight Spouse.

16 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Aideen discusses how growing up in an extreme Christian cult primed her for marrying a closeted gay man. The intersection of that ...

S1 Ep 14: A Checklist for Newbies with Seth Blackman, SSN Board Member and Straight Spouse

01 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today, SSN Board member Seth Blackman goes over a Checklist for Newbies. He provides steps, tips, and advice for how to get through the initial days a...

S1 Ep 13: A Interview with Sara Schulting-Kranz, Life Coach, Grand Canyon Adventure Guide, Sexual Assault Survivor, and Straight Spouse.

16 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, I talk to Sara about the discovery of her husband's 14 years of infidelity with men, her diagnosis of PTSD related to the relation...

S1 Ep 12: A Personal Conversation with Devon Reese, Ex-Husband of Emily Reese

01 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Devon discusses his marriage to Emily Reese, his early knowledge of his homosexuality, his fear and shame around his feelings, as ...

S1 Ep 11: A Personal Conversation with Emily Reese, Straight Spouse, Blogger and Ted-X Speaker

15 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Emily Reese discusses how, after several years of marriage, she intuited that her husband was gay, and how they worked through his...

S1 Ep 10: A Personal Conversation with Kristin Orr, Cis-wife, and Creator of the One-Woman Show, "Where's My Parade?"

01 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin's husband came out as a trans-woman before celebrities like Caitlyn Jenner or Laverne Cox put gender transition in the national spotlight. She...

S1 Ep 9: A Personal Conversation with Dr. Amity Pierce Buxton, Founder of the Straight Spouse Network

15 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, host Kristin Kalbli interviews the founder of the Straight Spouse Network, Dr. Amity Pierce Buxton, about her personal straight spous...

S1 Ep 8: A Personal Conversation with Dr. Loren A. Olson, Psychiatrist, Gay Father, and Author of Finally Out: Letting Go of Living Straight.

01 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, host Kristin Kalbli interviews Dr. Loren A. Olson, who came out in his 40's after a 20 year marriage to his wife. Dr. Olson is c...

S1 Ep 7: An Interview with Kimberly Brooks Mazella, Psychotherapist and Straight Spouse

15 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, host Kristin Kalbli interviews Kimberly Brooks Mazella, a straight spouse whose career as a psychotherapist has lead to the foun...

S1 Ep 6: A Personal Conversation with Dru Vincent, Straight Spouse

01 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, host Kristin Kalbli interviews Dru Vincent, a straight spouse whose wife of 18 years abruptly asked for a divorce. After being b...

S1 Ep 5: A Personal Conversation with Maggie Kneip, Author of Now Everyone Will Know

15 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, host Kristin Kalbli interviews Maggie Kneip, a straight spouse whose husband, a high profile journalist in New York City in the ...

S1 Ep 4: A Personal Conversation with Anastasia Gochnour On Growing Up with a Closeted Father

01 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, host Kristin Kalbli interviews Anastasia Gochnour about her experience growing up with a closeted father who came out to her as ...

S1 Ep 3: An Interview with Janet McMonagle, Communications Director for the SSN

15 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, host Kristin Kalbli interviews Janet McMonagle about her personal straight spouse story, and the challenges and opportunities the ...

S1 Ep 2: A Personal Conversation with Straight Spouse Paul Nelson

13 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, Kristin interviews Paul Nelson about his personal experience discovering his wife was a lesbian while he was deployed in Afgh...

S1 Ep 1: An Interview with Stephanie Skylar, Ex. Dir. of the Straight Spouse Network

21 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode, host Kristin Kalbli interviews Stephanie Skylar about the mission and the scope of the SSN, how to get help in a time of need, and...