In this episode, Beth talks with the founder of Pride & Joy Foundation, Elena Joy Thurston, about her personal story as a lesbian mom, and about how our LGBTQ+ youth are doing. She gives practical advice for parents to help their LGBTQ+ kids. Her foundation offers quarterly parent workshops, a queer writing project, diversity consulting, and a book about LGBTQ+ people in business. Elena Joy is a powerhouse and is making positive change in the world.
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RESOURCES:
Other Parents Like Me - https://www.facebook.com/other.parents.like.me
Heather Ross - Life Coaching for Parents of Addicted Teens: https://heatherrosscoaching.com/
Find a Tele-Therapist: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling
Mentioned during this episode:
Pride & Joy Foundation Parent Connection workshops: http://www.PrideandJoyParents.com;
Elena Joy’s book Thriving in Business: Strategies for the LGBTQ+ Entrepreneur:
Elena Joy’s LGBTQ+ author project OUTWrite Authors: www.OUTWriteAuthors.com
An article about neurodivergence & LGBTQ+ people by Elena Joy: https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/blog/raisingLGBTQneurodiversekids
An article that has book recommendation for the 2 books Elena Joy recommends that parents read: https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/blog/gifts%20for%20LGBTQ%20loves%20ones
An article about Pride & Joy Foundation’s corporate inclusion trainings: https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/blog/corporateinclusion3e
Elena Joy’s TED Talk about her life: https://www.ted.com/talks/elena_joy_thurston_conversion_therapy_almost_took_my_life_mindfulness_saved_it
TIME STAMPS:
2:06 Elena Joy’s bio
5:26 Conversion therapy
9:00 Me Too
11:52 Divorce and child custody
14:04 Starting Pride & Joy Foundation
17:32 Suicide prevention and helping LGBTQ+ college students
22:20 The state of our LGBTQ+ youth
23:39 LGBTQ+ and neurodiversity correlation
25:22 What do LGBTQ+ kids need from their parents
29:00 Love the sinner but hate the sin
31:00 Gender issues
38:33 Pandemic creating cultural change
40:22 Corporate diversity training
42:27 The Gay Agenda
43:30 Pride & Joy Publishing
47:55 Elena Joy’s career trajectory
