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Coming Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesWhat No One Tells You About Divorce (But We Will) - 8 Pieces of Crucial Information You Need to KnowWing Women Weekend, October 15-18, 2025, Provincetown, MA - a conference for women/non-binary persons who are new to the LGBTQIA+ community! This conference is all about connection, finding queer community, and having a whole lot of FUN! For the full conference schedule and to sign up, visit https://wingwomenweekend.com/ and use the coupon code PRIDE in June to receive 10% off."Maybe I'm Not Straight" and "When the Catalyst Relationship Ends" are do-at-your-own-pace courses for women who are reconsidering their sexual orientation and overcoming the end of their first lesbian relationship. Accessible, information-packed, and easy to do, these...2025-07-2544 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories🏳️⚧️One Person, Two Coming Out Stories!Wing Women Weekend, October 15-18, 2025, Provincetown, MA - a conference for women/non-binary persons who are new to the LGBTQIA+ community! This conference is all about connection, finding queer community, and having a whole lot of FUN! For the full conference schedule and to sign up, visit https://wingwomenweekend.com/ and use the coupon code PRIDE in June to receive 10% off."Maybe I'm Not Straight" and "When the Catalyst Relationship Ends" are do-at-your-own-pace courses for women who are reconsidering their sexual orientation and overcoming the end of their first lesbian relationship. Accessible, information-packed, and easy to do, these...2025-07-1835 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories🌈LGBTQ Healing, From the Inside Out!Wing Women Weekend, October 15-18, 2025, Provincetown, MA - a conference for women/non-binary persons who are new to the LGBTQIA+ community! This conference is all about connection, finding queer community, and having a whole lot of FUN! For the full conference schedule and to sign up, visit https://wingwomenweekend.com/ and use the coupon code PRIDE in June to receive 10% off."Maybe I'm Not Straight" and "When the Catalyst Relationship Ends" are do-at-your-own-pace courses for women who are reconsidering their sexual orientation and overcoming the end of their first lesbian relationship. Accessible, information-packed, and easy to do, these...2025-07-1140 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesGet Comfortable With Uncertainty!Wing Women Weekend, October 15-18, 2025, Provincetown, MA - a conference for women/non-binary persons who are new to the LGBTQIA+ community! This conference is all about connection, finding queer community, and having a whole lot of FUN! For the full conference schedule and to sign up, visit https://wingwomenweekend.com/ and use the coupon code PRIDE in June to receive 10% off."Maybe I'm Not Straight" and "When the Catalyst Relationship Ends" are do-at-your-own-pace courses for women who are reconsidering their sexual orientation and overcoming the end of their first lesbian relationship. Accessible, information-packed, and easy to do, these...2025-07-0450 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories🏳️🌈Dive into a Rainbow Romance!Wing Women Weekend, October 15-18, 2025, Provincetown, MA - a conference for women/non-binary persons who are new to the LGBTQIA+ community! This conference is all about connection, finding queer community, and having a whole lot of FUN! For the full conference schedule and to sign up, visit https://wingwomenweekend.com/ and use the coupon code PRIDE in June to receive 10% off."Maybe I'm Not Straight" and "When the Catalyst Relationship Ends" are do-at-your-own-pace courses for women who are reconsidering their sexual orientation and overcoming the end of their first lesbian relationship. Accessible, information-packed, and easy to do, these...2025-06-271h 08Coming Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories🏳️🌈Brian Selznick on Coming Out & Creativity - Part 2Wing Women Weekend, October 15-18, 2025, Provincetown, MA - a conference for women/non-binary persons who are new to the LGBTQIA+ community! This conference is all about connection, finding queer community, and having a whole lot of FUN! For the full conference schedule and to sign up, visit https://wingwomenweekend.com/ and use the coupon code PRIDE in June to receive 10% off."Maybe I'm Not Straight" and "When the Catalyst Relationship Ends" are do-at-your-own-pace courses for women who are reconsidering their sexual orientation and overcoming the end of their first lesbian relationship. Accessible, information-packed, and easy to do...2025-06-2042 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories🏳️🌈Brian Selznick on Coming Out & Creativity - Part 1Wing Women Weekend, October 15-18, 2025, Provincetown, MA - a conference for women/non-binary persons who are new to the LGBTQIA+ community! This conference is all about connection, finding queer community, and having a whole lot of FUN! For the full conference schedule and to sign up, visit https://wingwomenweekend.com/ and use the coupon code PRIDE in June to receive 10% off."Maybe I'm Not Straight" and "When the Catalyst Relationship Ends" are do-at-your-own-pace courses for women who are reconsidering their sexual orientation and overcoming the end of their first lesbian relationship. Accessible, information-packed, and easy to do, thes...2025-06-1341 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories🕊️🌈"Healing is an Ongoing Process""Maybe I'm Not Straight" and "When the Catalyst Relationship Ends" are do-at-your-own-pace courses for women who are reconsidering their sexual orientation and overcoming the end of their first lesbian relationship. Accessible, information-packed, and easy to do, these courses represent many years worth of experience working with women who come out later in life. Purchase your course and receive your first month subscription to Authentically Us, a safe online space for women who are coming out and beyond, for free! Learn more at https://annemariezanzal.com/courses-from-anne-marie-zanzal/Dating got you down? Does the idea of dating scare you? Or m...2025-06-0655 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories🌈 Do I Fit In..? Am I Queer Enough?Join Authentically Us, a community and support space for late blooming lesbians! Find us at https://www.annemariezanzal.comLotus Community Coaching is a 6-month program for women who are reevaluating their sexual identity, coming out as LGBTQIA+, and transitioning from a straight, married life to an independent life. If you're struggling and need help during this challenging time, learn what Lotus Community Coaching can offer you: https://annemariezanzal.com/lotus-community-coaching/People new to the LGBTQIA+ community: ever feel like you don't belong? Worried that, after a 'straight' life, others (straight or gay) won't accept you...2025-05-2338 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories😟 How Do I Tell My Kids...Join Authentically Us, a community and support space for late blooming lesbians! Find us at https://www.annemariezanzal.comLotus Community Coaching is a 6-month program for women who are reevaluating their sexual identity, coming out as LGBTQIA+, and transitioning from a straight, married life to an independent life. If you're struggling and need help during this challenging time, learn what Lotus Community Coaching can offer you: https://annemariezanzal.com/lotus-community-coaching/This week on the podcast, Anne-Marie Zanzal and Barbara Rowlandson talk about one of the biggest concerns women have when coming out later in li...2025-05-1656 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories🐎The Healing Power of Horses in Life CoachingJoin Authentically Us, a community and support space for late blooming lesbians! Find us at https://www.annemariezanzal.com Lotus Community Coaching is a 6-month program for women who are reevaluating their sexual identity, coming out as LGBTQIA+, and transitioning from a straight, married life to an independent life. If you're struggling and need help during this challenging time, learn what Lotus Community Coaching can offer you: https://annemariezanzal.com/lotus-community-coaching/This week on the podcast host Anne-Marie Zanzal chats with Sue Willoughby, a "No BS" life coach and Equus coach, who shares her journey of...2025-05-0947 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories🤔How Do You Explore Your Sexuality?Join Authentically Us, a community and support space for late blooming lesbians! Find us at https://www.annemariezanzal.comDownload '3 Questions to Ask Yourself When Coming Out Later in Life' Guide: https://annemariezanzal.com/3-questions-ask-coming-out/Download "Embracing the In-Between: Messy Middle Guide and Checklist" https://annemariezanzal.com/free-guide-messy-middle-embracing-the-in-between/Download "5 Places to Start When Coming Out Later in Life" Guide" https://annemariezanzal.com/free-guide-where-to-start-your-coming-out-journey/Lotus Community Coaching is a 6-month program for women who are reevaluating their sexual identity, coming out as LGBTQIA+, and transitioning from a straight, marr...2025-05-0258 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories♀️"Feminist" is Not a Dirty Word!Join Authentically Us, a community and support space for late blooming lesbians! Find us at https://www.annemariezanzal.comLotus Community Coaching is a 6-month program for women who are reevaluating their sexual identity, coming out as LGBTQIA+, and transitioning from a straight, married life to an independent life. If you're struggling and need help during this challenging time, learn what Lotus Community Coaching can offer you: https://annemariezanzal.com/lotus-community-coaching/This week on the podcast, host Anne-Marie Zanzal speaks with feminist, transformational coach, and publisher of positivenewsus.org, Ilu Wloch. Ilu shares her story of...2025-05-0159 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories💡Reflections on LGBTQ+ in JudaismJoin Authentically Us, a community and support space for late blooming lesbians! Find us at https://www.annemariezanzal.comLotus Community Coaching is a 6-month program for women who are reevaluating their sexual identity, coming out as LGBTQIA+, and transitioning from a straight, married life to an independent life. If you're struggling and need help during this challenging time, learn what Lotus Community Coaching can offer you: https://annemariezanzal.com/lotus-community-coaching/Questioning is a fundamental aspect of Jewish tradition and learning. In this spirituality-focused episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and LGBTQIA+ activist, Rebecca Stapel-Wax, explore the in...2025-04-181h 04Coming Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories🔁Break Out of the Negativity Loop!Join Authentically Us, a community and support space for late blooming lesbians! Find us at https://www.annemariezanzal.comLotus Community Coaching is a 6-month program for women who are reevaluating their sexual identity, coming out as LGBTQIA+, and transitioning from a straight, married life to an independent life. If you're struggling and need help during this challenging time, learn what Lotus Community Coaching can offer you: https://annemariezanzal.com/lotus-community-coaching/Ever get stuck in a cycle of negative thinking? It happens to all of us! During periods of challenge, grief, or adversity, our normal co...2025-04-1146 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories🏳️⚧️Embrace Diversity! Get Curious About Gender & SexualityAuthentically 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 - your first week is free! https://bit.ly/Authentically-UsNeed a deeper level of support for coming out and getting through "The Messy Middle?" Lotus Community Coaching is a 6-month program for women coming out later in life. Learn more at https://comingoutsupport.net/coaching-programThis week, please enjoy this revisited episode from season five, featuring Dr. Tina Schermer-Sellers. Dr. Tina Schermer-Sellers is a therapist, sex educator with a Ph.D...2025-04-0452 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories🕊️Break Free from the Suffering MindsetWant to check out the April 2025 events highlighted at the start of this episode? Visit Authentically Us at https://bit.ly/Authentically-Us🌈 In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and coming out coach Barbara Rowlandson explore the complexities of estrangement, grief, and the societal narratives surrounding suffering. They discuss personal experiences with estrangement from children, the impact of diet culture on self-worth, and the cultural messages that equate suffering with love and worthiness, particularly for women. Their dialogue emphasizes the importance of choosing joy over suffering, recognizing the dual realities of grief and happiness, and challenging the comfort found...2025-03-2856 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories🏳️🌈⚖️Standing Up For Equality in TN with Chris Sanders📌🎙️Support The Tennessee Equality ProjectWant to help us make positive change for LGBTQ individuals in Tennessee? Visit https://podcasthon.org/podcaster/coming-out-beyond to find the link to make a donation today! You can learn more about The Tennessee Equality Project at https://www.tnep.org/🌈 It's Podcasthon 2025! What does that mean? This week's show is part of a larger initiative by podcasters everywhere to raise awareness and funds for worthy causes. This week's show is in support of The Tennessee Equality Project, an organization dedicated to legislative advocacy for LGBTQ rights in the Tennessee General Assem...2025-03-2134 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories🏳️🌈💪 Building Resilience While Coming Out Later in Life🌈 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 become more resilient so we don't lose ourselves in grief, rejection, or pain? These are some of the things host Anne-Marie Zanzal and her fellow coach, Barbara Rowlandson, discuss in this podcast episode about resilience.❓ What to Expect in This Episode:🌈 Anne-Marie and Barb reflect on the power of self-compassion when coming out later in life.🧑🏼🤝🧑🏿Emphasis on the importance of finding a supportive community and dealing with loss of supp...2025-03-1440 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories🏳️🌈Raise Your LGBTQ Voice With Joy! Kiki Joy Latham's Journey🌈 Meet Kiki Joy Latham: soulful singer, survivor, and later in life lesbian. In this episode, Kiki shares their journey in a conversation with host Anne-Marie Zanzal, and it is a true story of self-discovery, navigating queer identity, and championing challenges faced in relationships and spirituality. From their early life in a diverse community to experiences with love, faith, and the search for belonging, Kiki's story is one of resilience and empowerment. Kiki discusses the impact of toxic relationships and spiritual abuse, and how they ultimately found their voice and community in the LGBTQIA+ space.❓ What to Expect in This...2025-03-0751 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesThe Three Big Questions You've GOT to Ask Before Coming OutThe Three Big Questions You've GOT to Ask Before Coming Out | Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories |Season 6 Episode 9 🌈 If you're a woman reevaluating your sexuality later in life, this episode is going to change things for you. Why? Because host Anne-Marie Zanzal and fellow coming out coach Barbara Rowlandson talk about the three most important questions you need to ask yourself at the start of your sexual awakening/coming out journey. Anne-Marie and Barb, both later-in-life lesbians who work in this very niche community supporting women who come out in their 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond, share...2025-02-2850 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories👣A Path to Spiritual Healing🏳️🌈 The Role of Affirming Spiritual Direction for the LGBTQIA+ Community | Season 6 Episode 8👣A Path to Spiritual Healing🏳️🌈 The Role of Affirming Spiritual Direction for the LGBTQIA+ Community | Season 6 Episode 8🌈 This week on "Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories" host Anne-Marie Zanzal spends some time in conversation with Canadian spiritual director, Joan Alexander. Joan serves on the faculty of several formation programs teaching and supervising students in ministry. She facilitates workshops and webinars on topics such as spiritual accompaniment to the LGBTQIA+ community, spiritual trauma, hurting and healing. Joan currently serves on the board of directors of Spiritual Directors International.❓ What to Expect in This Episode:🌈 Understanding the nature of professio...2025-02-2150 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesLater-in-Lifers: Reframe the Guilt & Shame of Coming Out - Part 2!➡️Reframing Guilt & Shame Part 2: A New Perspective | Season 6 Episode 7🌈 Welcome to another episode of "Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories"!Host Anne-Marie Zanzal and fellow later-in-lifer Barbara Rowlandson are back this week to talk about recognizing and reframing guilt and shame. Guilt and shame are two of the most common feelings that later-in-lifers struggle with. Anne-Marie and Barb keep the conversation going about these very challenging feelings in the context of coming out, deconstruct them, and offer new perspectives.❓ What to Expect in This Episode:🌧️ Values, where we learn th...2025-02-1439 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesLater-in-Lifers: Reframe the Guilt & Shame of Coming Out!➡️Reframing Guilt & Shame Associated with Coming Out Later in Life : Season 6 Episode 6🌈 Welcome to another episode of "Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories"!Host Anne-Marie Zanzal invites fellow later-in-lifer Barbara Rowlandson back to the podcast to talk about everyone's favorite topic 🙄, guilt and shame! Guilt and shame are two of the most common feelings that later-in-lifers struggle with. Anne-Marie and Barb have a conversation about these very challenging feelings in the context of coming out, deconstruct them, and offer new perspectives.❓ What to Expect in This Episode:🌧️ Definitions guilt and shame and understanding the nuan...2025-02-0736 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesLeaning Into Community: Why Later-In-Lifers Need Each Other Now, More Than Ever🌈 Welcome to another episode of "Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories"!In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and fellow coming-out coach, Barbara Rowlandson, talk about leaning into queer community during challenging times. Informed by their work with later-in-lifers, Anne-Marie and Barb discuss why this demographic of women needs community so much.❓ What to Expect in This Episode:✔️ Explanation of the recent changes to Facebook Community Standards that are harmful to the LGBTQIA+ community.✔️Protecting your mental health during a period of uncertainty that comes with political and social change.✔️ How, as a newly out per...2025-01-3135 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesSalvation is a Communal Effort: A Conversation with LGBTQIA+ Affirming Pastor, Greg Bullard🌈 Welcome to another episode of "Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories"!In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal interviews Pastor Greg Bullard, the longest-serving affirming pastor in Tennessee. They discuss Greg's coming out journey, the importance of community in faith, and the role of acceptance within the church. Greg shares his experiences growing up in a strict religious environment and how he found his place in the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC). the conversation delves into the challenges of language in faith, the duality of love, and the need for community support. Greg emphasizes the importance of transforming hate into lov...2025-01-2457 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories2024 - The Year in Review!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 Rowlandson review some of their favorite episodes of 2024, and give us a peek into topics that will be covered in 2025. Happy New Year, everyone!2025-01-0341 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesTransition at 67: Wendy Cole's Inspiring Story of Claiming Her Identity in the Face of Adversity80% 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 young child she knew she was a girl. In her conversation with host Anne-Marie Zanzal, Wendy shares her struggles in early childhood with her parents and psychiatric professionals who gave her harmful labels, how she coped in a heteronormative world, her eventual breaking point when she finally stepped into her identity as a woman, her friendship with her ex-wife, figuring out her sexuality post-transition, and much more. 2024-12-271h 04Coming Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesHo! Ho! Ho! No! No! No! Holiday Stress & the LGBTQIA+ CommunityOh 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 coaches Anne-Marie Zanzal and Barbara Rowlandson have a lively discussion about strategies for coping with family, friends, and life changes during the holiday season. This is an especially good episode for anyone who is coming out or newly out!2024-12-2053 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesSelling Dead People's Things & Other Unlikely Colorful Life Events, with Duane Scott CernyPoet, lyricist, celebrated vintage/antiques seller, and author of "Selling Dead People's Things" Duane Scott Cerny has led a varied and fascinating life. In this episode, Duane shares his remarkable life story with host Anne-Marie Zanzal, covering his sister's miraculous recovery from an grievous illness that caused his parents to convert to Catholicism, growing up gay in the Chicago suburbs, using his charm to diffuse school bullies and developing entrepreneurial skills in high school as self-protection, losing a partner and friends during the AIDS crisis, his early work launching his own record label, founding Chicago's popular Broadway Antique Market, a...2024-12-0653 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesJourney to Queer Joy: How a Farm Boy Raised in Conservative Christianity Came Out (and How You Can Too), with Phillip HeadrickThis week, host Anne-Marie Zanzal chats with the very wise and funny Phillip Headrick. Phillip, is the host of the recently retired "Two Bottles Deep" podcast, a physical therapist, and Nashville-based comedian. Before he was the charming and confident person he is today, Phillip was a boy raised on a farm in rural Tennessee who was raised in a Christian cult known as "The Truth." As a young man in college, Phillip's realization that he was gay sparked an existential crisis that will have a familiar ring to anyone who has grown up in a conservative faith community. Tune in...2024-11-2951 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesAge is Just a Number: The Power of Queer ResilienceNSFW: This episode contains strong language that may be offensive to some.The current political climate is undoubtedly tough for the LGBTQIA+ community. How do we persevere in a society where so many would like to see queer people go back in the closet? This week on Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal taps into the wisdom of individuals who have been out for several decades, discussing how to push through adversity and thrive. Anne-Marie is joined by her wife, Tonda McKay, who came out in the early '80s, Pam Nuchols, LCSW and therapist...2024-11-2258 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesReclaiming Our Power: How Women's Power is Suppressed & Reclaiming Power After Coming OutActivist, scholar, mental health advocate, and The Trevor Project and WClub volunteer JJ King (they/them) is Anne-Marie's special guest on this episode of Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories. Anne-Marie and JJ met as JJ was beginning their coming out journey. Both were raised in conservative faith traditions that impacted their sense of self and autonomy. In this compelling conversation about women's power, Anne-Marie and JJ unpack the layered impacts of conservative faith, including homophobia, purity culture, and complementarianism. JJ shares their inspiring story of how they emerged from a family system and marriage where they were deeply oppressed to...2024-11-1548 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesWhy Visibility Matters: A Conversation with Everywhere is Queer App Developer, Charlie SprinkmanCharlie 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 a lack of visibility to queer-owned businesses when he tried to find them in his travels and his searches came up empty. This is how Everywhere is Queer was born. Everywhere is Queer is a free app where people can list and search for queer-owned businesses. With an enormous amount of hard work and a boost from major media outlets, Everywhere is Queer's visibility has dramatically taken off, with thousands participating on the app...2024-11-0844 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & the End of People Pleasing with Annie M. HendersonJoin 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. Annie shares her personal journey, highlighting the challenges of growing up Catholic in Northeast Texas and the profound impact of a lack of representation in her life. The conversation delves into the complexities of people pleasing and co-dependency, revealing how these patterns can shape relationships and self-identity. Annie's catalyst experience serves as a pivotal point in her story, leading to deep reflections on authenticity and self-acceptance. Tune in for an insightful discussion that emphasizes...2024-11-0148 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesLGBTQIA+ Women: New to the Dating Scene? Tune In BEFORE You Jump Into the Dating Pool!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 very daunting! Figuring out how to navigate dating apps, learning how to talk to strangers, and identifying your priorities and goals are among some of the very real challenges that singles face. This week on the podcast, host Anne-Marie Zanzal chats with later-in-lifer Barb Rowlandson, whose coaching work has expanded to working with those who want to get the most out of their dating experiences.You can learn more about...2024-10-2554 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesBullying Expert KaRon Spriggs-Bethea Gets Really About the Impacts of Bullying & How to RecoverKaRon Spriggs-Bethea, DSW, LCSW, educator and expert on the subject of bullying. KaRon experienced bullying as a young person, and today uses his expertise to support others who feel diminished as a result of bullying. In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal talks with KaRon about his lived experiences being bullied as a black, gay man, defines bullying, and discusses how to minimize shame, build self-esteem, and how to support the people we care about who are experiencing bullying.2024-10-1846 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesHappy National Coming Out Day! Here Are Some Signs You Might Not Be As Straight As You Thought You WereHappy National Coming Out Day, 2024! In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal chats with two of her favorite lesbians: her wife, Tonda, and fellow coach, Barb. Anne-Marie, Tonda, and Barb share their thoughts on signs that you might not be as straight as you originally thought. A little cheeky and with a lot of laughs, these three touch on stereotypes in the lesbian community and throw a little sage advice into the mix. It's a fun episode you won't want to miss!2024-10-1158 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesLesbian relationships are DIFFERENT - and Dr. Robin Sesan knows how to make them go the distanceThis episode of Coming Out and Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories featuring a conversation with lesbian couple's expert, Dr. Robin Sesan originally aired in December 2023. Today, we reshare this episode with you and invite you to join us at Dr. Sesan's upcoming workshop, Strengthening Love: Building Secure Bonds for Lesbian Couples, on Oct 17th in Provincetown MA during Women's Week. Tickets are available on Eventbrite, spaces are limited.Link to the event information and to purchase tickets: Strengthening Love: Building Secure Bonds for Lesbian Couples Tickets, Thu, Oct 17, 2024 at 1:30 PM | EventbriteDr. Robin Sesan is a Licensed P...2024-09-2750 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories(Mostly) Out of the Closet: Coming Out to Family with Guest Sarah St. JohnComing 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 to be the last to know this important piece about our identity. Podcaster Sarah St. John understands this truth. While Sarah has a happy life with her partner, she has yet to come out to her family of origin and has lost members of her support system in the coming out process. In this episode of Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal talks to Sarah about her coming out experience, the i...2024-09-2044 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesLater-in-life lesbian, author, Jillian Abby's winning battle against perfectionismIn her book, "Perfectly Queer," author Jillian Abby recounts her journey of coming out later in life and overcoming chronic perfectionism. Jillian began her metamorphosis as a wife in a heterosexual marriage, home-schooling mom, and CPA. Sensing a change was needed, Jillian transitioned her job to Licensed Massage Therapist, and as she engaged in physical healing modalities she became more in touch with her authentic self, realizing she was queer. A recovering perfectionist, Jillian has learned to release unrealistic expectations, turn to self for validation, and be a peace with imperfection. In this lively discussion, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and Ji...2024-09-1352 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesJoys and Challenges of Coming Out, with Later-in-Life Lesbian Coaches Anne-Marie Zanzal and Emily BettdurAfter 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 coach for women, Emily helps others feel connected to their authentic sexuality, navigate complex emotions, build self-esteem, and foster healthy relationships. In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and Emily talk about the coming out later in life experience, opening marriages as a bargaining strategy, family responses to coming out and how to handle them, therapy pitfalls, and much more!Connect with Emily at https://thelatelifelesbian.com/Emily's coming out song is This is Me f...2024-09-061h 04Coming Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesSomatic Breath Work: A Healing Practice for Later in Lifers with Guest Juliana AllenHave 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+ Stories is Juliana Allen, a certified somatic breathwork facilitator who helps people become reconnected with their bodies and heal. Juliana, a later in life lesbian, found breathwork in her coming out process. In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and Juliana talk about why those coming out later in life can benefit from alternative healing, releasing trauma from the body (TW: anorexia), her experience opening her marriage after coming out, and the joyful, authentic...2024-08-3039 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 33 | Wes SchmitzThis week's guest, Wes Schmitz, was raised in a small farming community in central Illinois. While growing up, he retreated deeper and deeper into the closet, forced there by the rhetoric around him. In college, homophobic jokes on campus and in the frat house kept him in the closet. Wes came out at age 29, emerging from the darkness and into a brighter future. Wes says "I never chose to be gay, but I finally chose to be happy." Since then, Wes has flourished in his career, co-hosted the "Two Bottles Deep" podcast, and has built a joyful life for h...2024-08-2355 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 31 | Jamie WintersThis week on Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal chats with psychotherapist and art therapist, Jamie Winters. Jamie's professional experiences encompass a variety of roles, including social worker, educator, fine artist, farmer and yoga teacher. Jamie combines her love of neuroscience, psychology, art, nature, movement, and healing to facilitate growth, connection and empowerment for her clients. In this episode, Jamie shares with Anne-Marie her journey from self-realization that she is queer to coming out later in life, her experiences being entrenched in a faith tradition as a preacher's wife, what it was like to encounter homophobia in...2024-08-0945 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 30 | Ronda Landers & Jonda ValentineIn this very special Part 1 episode of Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal speaks with identical twins Ronda Landers and Jonda Valentine, both later-in-life lesbians and founders of Nashville's iconic bar, The Lipstick Lounge. Ronda and Jonda's stories reflect their remarkable journeys, beginning with growing up with their dad, a closeted preacher, moving to Nashville, realizing they were lesbians later in life, having children taken away by an ex-husband and mother for being a lesbian, and more. This is an episode that truly gives you a snapshot of what it was like to be out and lesbian 35 y...2024-08-0250 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 29 | Dr. Andreya Jones & Angie ZimmermanTherapist Dr. Andreya Jones and sex and relationship coach Angie Zimmerman are kink-aware practitioners whose work is centered on helping individuals have more rewarding relationships and fulfilling sex lives. Deconstructing from conservative religion, overcoming history of sexual abuse, finding acceptance in community, exploring polyamory, and finding purpose are themes throughout Andreya and Angie's stories. In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal chats with Andreya and Angie about their coming out stories, their experiences in polyamory, the impact of purity culture on sexual function and much, much more!You can learn more about Andreya and Angie's work at www.andreyajo...2024-07-261h 01Coming Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 28 | Ayce KyptynThis 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 his authentic gender, embracing transmasculine identity, emerging from conservative faith tradition, and stepping into his sexuality after decades of celibacy. His story is also one of perseverance, as Ayce experienced profound losses of family, faith, community and employment during his transition. Today, Ayce thrives as a coach for other transgender individuals who seek to become more connected to their bodies and to sexual pleasure.You can find out more about Ayce and his s...2024-07-1950 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 27 | Ann RussoAnn Russo is a licensed clinical social worker, sex-positive therapist and founder of AMR Therapy. A therapist with over 20 years of experienced, she specializes in servicing marginalized communities, particularly in areas of sex positivity, queer issues, and religious trauma. Ann is a dedicated advocate for modern women's sexuality and is the author of the upcoming book, 'Her Own Terms: Navigating the Landscape of Modern Female Sexuality.' In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal speaks with Ann about her unconventional upbringing and coming out, and the two take a deep dive into a wide range of topics, including queer theology...2024-07-1256 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 26 | Contemplating DivorceStruggling with the decision of whether to leave your marriage? This week on the Coming Out & Beyond podcast, host Anne-Marie Zanzal welcomes back producer Barb Rowlandson to talk about divorce as you're coming out. Many of the clients Anne-Marie and Barb work with have the challenge of untangling long-term marriages, and the process can be fraught with difficulties. Anne-Marie and Barb address some of the most common questions and concerns women have as they consider and proceed with divorce, including how do you know if it's time to end your marriage, should you open your marriage, silent signs that y...2024-07-0553 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 25 | Jill HolidayThis 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 remarkable perseverance and personal discovery. After becoming a teen mom, years of home schooling and a heteronormative life, Jill took a bold step out of her comfort zone and spent months hiking the Appalachian Trail. Despite adversities she met along the way, her hike result in a personal revelation that led to her coming out later in life. Now a dedicated adventurer, Jill has embraced the world of van life, seeking new horizons and experiences. In this...2024-06-2841 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 24 | The Messy Middle"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 this episode Anne-Marie Zanzal invites her producer and fellow coming out coach, Barbara Rowlandson, do discuss the ins and outs and best practices for navigating this challenging time. Tune in for some great advice and a few laughs!2024-06-2159 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 23 | Trent CliffordThis week on Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal interviews queer author, playwright, abuse survivor, and former pastor, Trent Clifford. Trent's debut book, Reclaiming Faith, is a tender yet practical approach to uniting the spirituality you love with the religion you've lost. After surviving marital abuse and religious discrimination, Trent reconciled his sexual and spiritual identities and, through his work, invites others to learn from his journey. In this episode, Anne-Marie and Trent talk about religious deconstruction and reclaiming faith on your own terms.Learn more about Trent Clifford's new book, 'Reclaiming Faith' here: Writing | Re...2024-06-1457 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 22 | Miriam Grace (4)In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal welcomes back psychotherapist and later-in-life lesbian Miriam Grace to talk about parenting and relationships with young adult children. With the strong trend of 'grey' divorces (divorces after age 50), many people find their grown children have a difficult time with changes to their parents' relationship. Anne-Marie and Miriam chat about a number of things, including a follow up on their conversation from Season 5 Episode 17 on parent/child estrangement (https://youtu.be/eTIjiQ5EZRQ), setting boundaries and learning to say 'no,' the ebbs and flows of maturing young adult behavior, unlearning heteronormative roles and...2024-06-0747 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 21 | Brian McNaughtDubbed "the Godfather of Gay Diversity Training" by the New York Times, Brian McNaught is considered on of the world's leading corporate diversity consultants dealing with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer issues in the workplace. In this lively discussion, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and Brian McNaught talk about his coming out story, how he approaches LGBTQIA+ topics when speaking with groups, issues surrounding spirituality, faith and queer identity, activism, and much, much more! Learn more about Brian on his website: Brian McNaught : Biography (brian-mcnaught.com)Brian's coming out song is I Am, I Said, by Nei...2024-05-3142 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 19 | Pulaski PrideErika 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 welcome about 40 people to a potluck with a few vendors turned out to be an event that drew over 1300 visitors to the community. Pulaski has the dubious distinction of being the community where the KKK, a far-right terrorist organization, was formed in 1865. Erika and Layla, an inter-racial couple, quickly found themselves in the spotlight, garnering praise and support, but also hatred from the community. Tune in and listen to their story, as...2024-05-1737 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 18 | Marcie MacariResiliency 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 master class in resiliency, as she has faced numerous extraordinary challenges, which includes being abandoned and stranded in South Africa with her infant daughter after being shunned by her ex-husband and Christian ministry. Marcie's coming out and acceptance journey spans decades, culminating to her present-day reality of living a joyful and fulfilled life as an out and proud lesbian. Marcie uses her skills and experience to train others to build their resilience and lives by...2024-05-1042 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 17 | Estrangement with Miriam GraceOver 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 from their children. In this week's episode of Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal welcomes back guest Miriam Grace for a vulnerable discussion on parent/child estrangement - an often untalked about subject. This is a must-listen episode for anyone who is experiencing estrangement from their children and especially for mothers who, as a consequence of societal expectations of what makes a good mother, are guaranteed at some point to disappoint...2024-05-031h 00Coming Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 14 | Tonda McKayLesbian dating – specifically when a long-time out lesbian dates a newly out lesbian – is the topic of this week's episode, featuring guest conversationalist, Tonda McKay. In addition to being an award-winning photographer and community advocate, Tonda holds a very special role of distinction: she is wife to podcast host, Anne-Marie Zanzal! Tonda and Anne-Marie met just as Anne-Marie was beginning her coming out/divorce journey. In this engaging episode, Tonda and Anne-Marie talk about the benefits and challenges of the long-out/newly out dating dynamic, the hurdles they have overcome, and the rewards of perservering through what can sometimes be cha...2024-04-1254 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 11 | Ben GreeneIn this episode of Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal speaks with transgender advocate and educator, Ben Greene. Ben is a sought after speaker who has spoken at international events and conferences about topics surrounding transgender inclusion. After coming out in 2015 living in a small town in Connecticut and givng a popular TEDx talk at Brandeis University, Ben has dedicated his career to spreading empathy, education, and storytelling around the trans experience. He has spoken to groups at companies, hospitals, schools, religious organizations and government entities sharing what it means to be transgender and how...2024-03-2250 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 10 | Miriam GraceThis week, we welcome back psychotherapist Miriam Grace to the podcast! Miriam first joined us in Season 2 to discuss catalyst lesbian relationships and recovering from the end of a first lesbian relationship. Miriam has over 30 years of experience as a humanistic therapist and primarily works with women to tackle life problems associated with sexuality, the end of relationships, empty nest, loss of a parent, and other challenges associated with midlife. Miriam's work focuses on promoting diversity and inclusivity, challenging others to throw out old paradigms, and allow lesbian voices to come through to disrupt profoundly corrupt definitions of "healthy rela...2024-03-1546 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 9 | CiCi ReaganCiCi Reagan is a published author and copywriter who found her calling in message strategy and alignment for all types of businesses, from entrepreneurs to billion dollar corporations. She's also an international advocate for addiction and domestic abuse survivors, covered in Newsweek, Metro, and several award-winning podcasts. CiCi uses their vast life experience, cultivated writing talent, and innate intuition for people to channel her clients words into mind-blowing marketing copy. CiCi teaches and coaches those who want to learn the mechanics of messaging in a simple, straightforward way. Her goal is to help others find clarity in their messages s...2024-03-0842 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 8 | Dr. Roxy Manning & Sarah PeytonThis week, host Anne-Marie Zanzal welcomes Dr. Roxy Manning and Sarah Peyton to the show. Dr. Manning is a clinical psychologist and a certified Centre for Nonviolent Communication trainer. She brings decades of experience to her work, interruping explicitly and implicitly oppressive attitudes and culture norms. Dr. Manning has provided consultation and training across the U.S. and internationally to businesses, non-profits, and government organizations wanting to move towards equitable and diverse workplace cultures. She also works as a psychologist in San Francisco serving the homeless and disenfranchised mentally ill populations. She is the author of "How to...2024-03-0159 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 6 | Melissa GibersonAuthor Melissa Giberson was a suburban housewife and mother of two who always felt something was missing in her life but couldn't define what that missing piece was. Her catalyst relationship experience caused her to stop and have a head-spinning revelation that she never expected – that she was, in fact, a lesbian. Melissa's incredible journey forced her to consider how much she was willing to risk for authenticity. On this episode of Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, Melissa talks with host Anne-Marie Zanzal about the revelation that dramatically changed her life, her journey of coming out to her...2024-02-1654 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 5 | Lisa N AlexanderLisa N Alexander is CEO of the award-winning creative agency, PrettyWork Creative. Lisa and her team work with clients to help tell their amazing stories through video, strategic marketing communications, and PR. She has directed and produced three documentaries for non-profit agencies and has written her first feature film, "My Father, the Queen." The film is in pre-production, has already won Best LGBT Screenplay from the Best Script Awards London, Best Script from Cannes International Shorts, was a semi-finalist in the Paris Women Festival, and was a BLK Screenplay Semi-Finalist in 2023.In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal h...2024-02-0941 min
Queer Business Success With Anne-Marie ZanzalLegal Tax Hacks With Sally GimonSally Gimon (she/her) want you to save money on your taxes! In this power-packed half hour interview, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and Sally talk dollars and cents, with loads of practical advice on how you can save a lot of money with little known legal tax hacks.Connect with Sally Gimon at https://www.thetrustisyou.com/2024-02-0532 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 4 | Laurie DeJong ZuvernikLaurie DeJong Zuverink (they/them) is a 53-year-old gender-non-conforming later-in-life lesbian who crashed into the full acceptance of their identity five years ago. Laurie is the descendant of Dutch settlers, and until 2020 engaged in the conservative Protestant Christian community of West Michigan where they lived in the assumption of heteronormative culture while at the same time pressed against them. Tune in as host Anne-Marie Zanzal speaks with Laurie about their powerful coming out journey, overcoming the constraints of conservative culture and heteronormativity, their gender and sexual journey from struggle to self-acceptance, their experience of ordination into min...2024-02-0245 minQueer Business Success With Anne-Marie ZanzalRachel Weinstock's Call to Be Who You Needed for Young PeopleRachel Weinstock (she/her or they/them) is a Queer teen transformational coach who focuses on mental health, bullying, and mindset. Rachel supports many LGBTQIA+ young people. They are an Amazon best-selling author with their book "Be Who You Needed." Rachel has been a teacher for over 20 years and just reached 6-figures this year with their business. Tune in as host Anne-Marie Zanzal talks with Rachel about their story of reaching a place of acceptance, helping young people transform their lives, and their best advice for running a successful business.Find a copy of Be Who You...2024-01-2939 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 3 | Amy NielsenAmy Nielsen is a divorce attorney and coach with a decade of experience as a family law attorney. Amy is an expert in navigating the emotional, logistical and legal aspects of restructuring families. She is a licensed attorney in the state of California but serves people all over the country as a certified divorce coach. Amy is also a later-in-lifer who came out in her late 30s after 10 years of marriage to a man. She now co-parents her two kids and rescue dog, Pepperoni, with her ex-husband who lives 5 houses away. Tune in as host Anne-Marie Zanzal talks with Am...2024-01-2641 minQueer Business Success With Anne-Marie Zanzal"Mama Donna's" Journey in the Healing ArtsDonna Certoni (she/her) is an ally who has successfully combined a forty-year nursing career with integrated health and medicine. Her unique journey with holistic medicine began early in her nursing career and clearly manifested in her Master's degree in Holistic Health Studies at Georgian Court University. She is certified as an advanced holistic nurse with the American Holistic Nurse's Association and is a graduate of the Institute of Integrated Nutrition, then earned a Master's degree in Psychological Counseling. Donna has more recently been certified as a health and wellness coach with the National Board for Health and Wellness...2024-01-2230 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 2 | Mallory KierstenMallory Kiersten is a self-love and 'unstuck yourself' coach, Akashic Records reader, joy seeker, and Erotic Blueprint coach in training. Mallory helps her clients connect with their guides, divinity and their higher selves. Tune in as host Anne-Marie Zanzal speaks with Mallory about her coming out experience, emerging from conservative Catholicism, internalized homophobia, shedding gender norms and expectations, and embracing sexuality and sexual pleasure.Mallory's coming out song is 'Closer to Fine' by Indigo Girls: https://loom.ly/T89tbGQA movie that changed Mallory's life is Imagine Me and You: https://loom.ly/YS2...2024-01-1942 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 1 | Dr. Tina Schermer SellersDr. Tina Schermer Sellers is a therapist, sex educator with a Ph.D. in clinical sexology, author, and Medical Director for the Northwest Institute on Intimacy. Tune in as host Anne-Marie Zanzal has a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Schermer Sellers about sexuality, gender identity, the harmful repercussions of purity culture on sexuality and relationships, and society's shift towards acceptance of diverse identities. A film that has inspired Dr. Schermer Sellers is Fantastic Fungi, which can be found on Netflix and YouTube. You can view the trailer here: https://youtu.be/bxABOiay6oA?si=PuezRCCTuuygLoCpConnect with...2024-01-1251 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories – Things You've GOT to Know When Coming Out Later in LifeIn this special New Year's Day episode of the Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and guest Barbara Rowlandson share details on their upcoming free workshop about coming out later in life. Anne-Marie and Barb talk about the grief and joy, the questions and the experiences that lead people to question whether or not they are straight.To sign up for the free coming out later in life workshop, visit www.comingoutsupport.net2024-01-0117 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories: FInal Episode of the Year!Well, that's a wrap on Season 4! And what a remarkable year it has been.In the final episode of the year, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and podcast producer Barb Rowlandson talk about the podcast episodes whose stories impacted them the most. Listen and we guaranteed to be inspired by the incredible journeys of some truly remarkable LGBTQIA+ people! They also talk about Anne-Marie's second podcast Queer Business Success, that launched earlier this year, and a free educational series for women (cis or trans) and non-binary people who are at the beginning of their coming out later-in-life journey.2023-12-221h 06Coming Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 27 | Dr. Robin SesanDr. Robin Sesan is a Licensed Psychologist and Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist specializing in working with lesbian/queer couples. She has recently developed an online coaching program for lesbian couples. Listen as host Anne-Marie Zanzal chats with Robin about her coming out later-in-life experience, challenges that are unique to the later-in-life experience, lesbian couple dynamics, and how to make your relationship go the distance.Visit Robin's websites for her therapy practice: www.securelesbiancouples.com and www.thebrandywinecenter.comFollow Robin on Instagram @securelesbiancouples Robin's coming out songs are Defying Gravity from the music...2023-12-0850 minQueer Business Success With Anne-Marie ZanzalAnna Empey, Part 2 - Leaning Into the Emotional Pieces of Running a BusinessWe've got a two-part episode on the Queer Business Success Podcast this week, featuring Anne-Marie's collaborator in Purposeful Empowerment, Anna Empey!Tune in to episode one as Anne-Marie chats with Anna about her humble beginnings growing up on a 100-acre farm, what it was like growing up in the Mormon faith as a Queer person, and how she overcome feeling of low self-worth to become the successful business owner she is today. In part two, Anna shares more about her process when helping clients create their brands, leaning into the emotional pieces of running a business, and...2023-12-0134 minQueer Business Success With Anne-Marie ZanzalAnna Empey, Part 1 - Empowerment and Embracing Your Self WorthWe've got a two-part episode on the Queer Business Success Podcast this week, featuring Anne-Marie's collaborator in Purposeful Empowerment, Anna Empey!Tune in to episode one as Anne-Marie chats with Anna about her humble beginnings growing up on a 100-acre farm, what it was like being raised in the Mormon faith as a Queer person, and how she overcame feelings of low self-worth to become the successful business owner she is today. In part two, Anna shares more about her process when helping clients create their brands, leaning into the emotional pieces of running a business, and...2023-11-2922 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 26 | Casandra Jones Part 2 (Kink Episode)We're back for Part 2 of Anne-Marie Zanzal's conversation with Casandra Jones, a.k.a. Mistress Cas, interSEXtional educator, therapist and scientist from San Antonio, Texas. For those of you who missed Part 1 where Anne-Marie and Cas talk about polyamory, you can catch that episode here: https://youtu.be/Fl9zLT_cQeA?si=eQaWVRu731I1FnsOCasandra Jones is a queer, polyamorous slut who aims to advocate for sex-positive cultural practices in all settings. She works as a therapist for Respark Therapy/Foundation and provides education/trainings on various mental health, relationship health, and sexual health topics to d...2023-11-2432 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond | Season 4 Episode 25 | Casandra JonesCasandra Jones, a.k.a. Mistress Cas, is an interSEXtional educator, therapist and scientist from San Antonio, Texas. She is a queer, polyamorous slut who aims to advocate for sex-positive cultural practices in all settings. She works as a therapist for Respark Therapy/Foundation and provides education/trainings on various mental health, relationship health, and sexual health topics to diverse individuals and healthcare professionals. Tune in as Anne-Marie talks with Cas about her journey in discovering her Queer and polyamorous identities. This is a fantastic episode for anyone interested in learning more about polyamory! Anne-Marie continues her conversation with...2023-11-1046 minQueer Business Success With Anne-Marie ZanzalJohn Sovec Pulls Back the Curtain on the Book Writing ProcessJohn Sovec, MA, LMFT, is a nationally recognized expert on creating affirmative support for the LGBTQIA+ community. John is a frequent contributor to numerous publications on providing LGBTQ support, speaks at national conferences, and provides training on LGBTQ competencies for community agencies, schools, and non-profits. In this episode, Anne-Marie talks to John about the process of writing his book "Out: A Parent's Guide to Supporting Their LGBTQ Kid Through Coming Out and Beyond." Anne-Marie and John discuss the book writing process, the challenges and successes of being an author, and the array of feelings that come with parenting a...2023-10-2740 minQueer Business Success With Anne-Marie ZanzalFrom High-Schoolers to Late-in-Lifers, Laura Nickels Helps People Transform Their Lives With ReslienceLaura Nickels is a Transition Coach who focuses on radical authenticity. Like Anne-Marie, Laura is a later-in-life lesbian who emerged from a fundamentalist Christian background. Laura's experiences coming out later in life and as a former high school counselor uniquely position to teach resilience and reshaping mindset. In this episode, Anne-Marie talks with Laura about her coming out story, how burnout at work let her to a career in coaching, and the process of honing her niche and skills as a coach.You can learn more about Laura Nickels and the services she offers at www.nickelscoaching.c...2023-10-2049 minQueer Business Success With Anne-Marie ZanzalFaith Koltak Helps Others Hear Their Siren's CallFaith Koltak describes herself as a wounded healer. She is a tarot interpreter, reiki master practioner, Trauma Conscious Authentic Alignment Master Coach, shamanic healer, and a Certified Integrative Psilocybin mushroom specialist understands trauma and rewiring neurology. In this episode, host Anne-Marie Zanzal talks to Faith about her own healing journey, and how she has transformed, rising like a phoneix from the ashes, to be reborn as a strong, motivated healer.Learn more about Faith's coaching programs at https://www.perfectwisdom.org/Find Faith on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YourPerfectWisdom/Subscribe to Faith's Yo...2023-10-1842 minQueer Business Success With Anne-Marie ZanzalChrista Suppan Shares 20 Years of Ups & Downs at The Lipstick Lounge, One of America's Last Remaining Lesbian BarsWelcome to our first full episode of the Queer Business Success podcast, hosted by Anne-Marie Zanzal!Today's episode features the co-owner of one of America's last remaining lesbian bars, Christa Suppan of the Lipstick Lounge in Nashville, TN. She is also an insightful, gracious, and tenacious business owner who is one to the leaders of the Nashville LGBTQIA+ community. Many Queers find the Lipstick Lounge to be home. Why is she tenacious? She has kept her bar open for over twenty years through tornados, floods, and the global pandemic.We are so grateful to have...2023-09-2729 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 21 | Kristin JonesKristin Jones (she/they) is a genderqueer and bi parent of 3, spouse, speech-language pathologist, and small business owner. They are passionate about social justice and human rights. In their 15-year career, Kristin has worked in acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient clinics in major medical centers, specializing in neurological distorders that impact speech, language, voice, and cognitive skills. In recent years, Kristin has added a new area of expertise: serving the transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary communities through providing accessible Gender-Affirming Voice Training. In this episode of Coming Out & Beyond, host Anne-Marie Zanzal asks Kristin to share t...2023-09-1535 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 18 | John SovecJohn Sovec is a therapist, coach and counselor based in Pasadena, California. He is a nationally recognized expert on creating affirmative support for LGBTQIA+ teens and their families during the coming out process. John is the author of Out: A Parent's Guide to Supporting Your LGBTQIA+ Kid Through Coming Out and Beyond. He is a frequent contributor to numerous publications on providing LGBTQIA+ support, speaks at conferences nationally, and provides training and consultation on LGBTQIA+ competencies for community agencies, schools, and non-profits. He is a nationally recognized expert on creating affirmative support for LGBTQIA+ adolescents with his work featured o...2023-08-0445 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 17 | Mike IameleThis week on Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, we have our first ever man as a guest! Mike Iamele has a remarkable coming out later in life story. Mike thought he was straight his entire life. But a life-changing illness forced him to challenge that notion head-on when he fell in love with his male caretaker. And the two of them went on a years-long journey to explore sexuality and fluidity to figure out if the relationship could work.When he chose to blog about his relationship, he had no idea that 100,000 people would share the post o...2023-07-2146 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 15 Part 1/2 | Leela SinhaRev. Leela Sinha is a genderqueer, Queer-as-fuck entrepreneur. Ze is intense, spiritually grounded, real, funny, compassionate, and mostly interested in creating a better world with more pleasure and less pain. To that end, Leela coaches and consults to uplift intense people (if you're told you're "too much" that means you!) and creates leadership, companies, and systems where the bottom line is robust and everyone's needs get met.In this special 2-part episode, Anne-Marie and Leela take a fascinating meander through subjects such as the profound impact of Leela's upbringing in the Unitarian church, the contrasting messages they r...2023-06-2351 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 14 | Dr. LuluThis week on Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal welcomes certified parent and life coach Dr. LuluDr. Lulu is Queer, Nigerian-born, a pediatrician, mom of a transgender daughter, and TEDx speaker. Her work centers on coaching parents of Queer children, helping families overcome the shame and fear that often comes with learning a child is Queer. Dr. Lulu's mission is youth suicide prevention particularly amongst LGBTQIA+ youth. She is a bestselling author of 7 books, including "How to Teach Your Children About Racism” and other books in the nonfiction genre. Her next book: “Invited In, How...2023-06-091h 00Coming Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 13 | Lynda and LisaThis week on Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal chats with Lynda Spann and Lisa Yaeger about the nuances of lesbian relationships.As therapists and creator/facilitators of the Lesbian Couples Institute, Lynda and Lisa have tapped into the lesbian couples counseling niche after recognizing there was a need for lesbian-specific therapy services. As lesbians and a couple of 18 years, Lynda and Lisa blend their professional experiences as therapists and life experiences as members of the LGBTQIA+ community to serve lesbian couples in a way that few therapists can. In this episode, Anne-Marie, Lynda, and...2023-05-2650 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 12 | Carla & SherryThis week on Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal digs deep into the topic of co-dependency with special guests Carla Romo and Sherry Gaba.Carla, a certified Life and Dating & Relationship Coach, and Sherry, LCSW & coach, are experts in the area of relationships and co-dependency. As hosts of The Love Fix, a podcast dedicated to dating, healing from codependency, and toxic relationships, Carla and Sherry bring a wealth of insight and wisdom to this week's episode. Anne-Marie, Carla, and Sherry explore themes surrounding codependency, including why people fall into co-dependent relationships, how to recognize codependency...2023-05-1245 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 11 | Kwavi's StoryFor the first time on the Coming Out & Beyond Podcast, we welcome...a Straight Ally!Host Anne-Marie Zanzal and her guest, Kwavi, have a great deal of sympatico in their work lives. Both work to help women overcome ageism, the constructs of heteronormativity, build courage and blow past their comfort zones. Where they diverge is in the populations they serve – Anne-Marie works with women in their 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond to come out later in life, and Kwavi works with women from all walks of life who are 50+.Kwavi is a certified life coac...2023-04-2845 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 10 | Hannah's StoryThis week on the Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories podcast, you'll meet Hannah Jones. Hannah is a self described 35 year old "gaybaby!" She came to the realization she is gay during a stay in drug rehab 3 years ago - and has remained sober ever since! - and describes the process as a "slow awakening to always knowing."Hannah and Anne-Marie dive deep into topics of how the architecture of fundamentalist religion is built on misogyny, shame, and internalized homophobia. Hannah speaks candidly about her experience being immersed in a restrictive faith community, and how leaving the church...2023-04-1549 minComing Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 9 | Lazarus and Nick's StoriesIn this episode of the Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories podcast, Anne-Marie Zanzal speaks with trans activists Pastor Lazarus Jameson and Nick Mundwiller. Laz and Nick share their personal coming out stories, they're calling to work in ministry serving the Queer community, talk about the work they are doing to protect and re-home trans people in the state of Missouri who are at risk of persecution from trans-erasing laws, and emphasize the urgency required to keep trans people safe in a political and social climate of anti-trans sentiment.Pastor Lazarus Jameson (they/them) is a queer and...2023-03-311h 09
Coming Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories Season 4 Episode 7 | Linda MooreOn this week's episode of Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, we're getting some good energy flowing with Linda Moore!
Linda Moore's vocation in life is healing others. She has a long career in nursing and, in recent years, has turned her attention to energy healing. Linda is a Reiki master and energy healer who uses multiple modalities to help others restore their health. Linda discovered energy healing after incurring a shoulder injury and the experience launched her on a path of learning and discovery. Linda credits energy healing for 'peeling back the layers' of learned behaviour that...2023-03-0326 min
Coming Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 4 Episode 6 | Share the Love February | Catalyst RelationshipsReady for some laughter, tears, and lots of wise, loving advice? Our final Share the Love February episode of the Coming Out & Beyond podcast has dropped, and it's a good 'un!
Every Friday in the month of February in 2023, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and podcast producer Barb Rowlandson have been sharing lots of loving advice and encouragement with the late-in-life community. In this episode, Anne-Marie and Barb cover alllll the feelings and share their best advice when it comes to catalyst relationships, including:
-defining 'what is a catalyst?' in the context of the coming out...2023-02-2459 min
Coming Out + Beyond | LGBTQIA+ StoriesComing Out & Beyond Season 4 Episode 5 | Share the Love February | Finding Joy After Coming Out Later in LifeWe're sharing the love in February with podcast listeners! This episode is all about finding, celebrating, and cultivating joy after coming out later in life.
Every Friday in the month of February, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and podcast producer Barb Rowlandson will be sharing lots of loving advice and encouragement with the late-in-life community. This week, Anne-Marie and Barb dive into the topic of joy, including:
-The infectiousness of joy,
-The joy of shedding old beliefs and expectations to live as your true self,
-Celebrating the independence that comes with coming out...2023-02-1730 min