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Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice for living out and proud!

Rick Clemons - LGBTQ+ Expert

Stop it! No more mediocre living and hiding your LGBTQ+ truth. Start dreaming, doing, and living your life without apologies. Host Rick Clemons – bold move badass and LGBTQ+ expert – sez “Live Life Uncloseted dammit!” Each episode he takes you on a brash, fun, in your face, provocative storytelling ride to escape your crazy making thoughts, explore your fears, and unabashedly elevate your self-expression so you can live your LIFE (UN)CLOSETED as an LGBTQ+ proud member of society.

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585: Nick Santo – Don’t let guilt, shame, anxiety...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/08/23

Guilt, shame, anxiety, depression. These are some of the most common traits affecting the LGBTQ community as a whole. Today, my guest Nick Santo, Psychotherapist, and I share our own experiences on our journeys to combat these issues as well as provide ways to step into self-love and self-awareness to enrich who we are as LGBTQ+ individuals. About Nick Dr. Nick Santo earned his MSW at Fordham and his DSW at NYU. He holds a certificate in Advanced Clinical Practice and completed the Psychodynamic

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47:50

584: Riana Milne – Embracing our traumas for true,...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/08/16

We all have trauma. Yes, that's a truth. But if you don't embrace that truth, you are actually causing more trauma to yourself. Guiding the direction of unpacking trauma as a LGBTQ+ individual, Riana Milne (CCTP-II) brings her expertise of facing our traumas and learning the power of holding hands and moving beyond them. This podcast includes the 10 Childhood Traumas that we most experience and is an insightful acceptance of how to see them so we can go do the work with them. About Riana Milne Coach

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45:21

583: Ronnie Gladden – Letting Out The White Girl Within

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/08/09

We all have many layers and facets to who we are as human beings. Yet, we hide some parts and voices of ourselves. How fun is that? Instead when we unleash all aspects of ourselves into the world we discover the power of living our truth and being exactly who we're meant to be. Dr. Ronnie Gladden shares their story, and book - White Girl Within: Letters of Self-Discovery Between a Transgender and Transracial Black Man and his Inner Female - and the power of being fully yourself. About Dr. Ronnie

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41:48

582: William Allen – Confessions of a Sensitive Man

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/08/02

Just because a guy is not the epitome of masculinity doesn't mean he isn't a man. Yet, so many sensitive men get given a bad rap - especially gay men, but even more so the straight guys who get mislabeled as gay because they are sensitive guys. Author William Allen shares his new book Confessions of a Sensitive Man and his journey to his truth and why we need to make more room for sensitive men in the world. About William William Allen is an author with a writer’s heart and researcher’s mind. After

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37:06

581: Bryan Ruby – Breaking the molds of Baseball and...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/07/26

Baseball and a love for country music. That's about as heteronormative as... Wait that would be generalizing and putting someone in a box, which is not we want in the LGBTQ+ community. So why would you think a major league baseball player, and country singer doesn't really fit the gay box. Because that is making an assumption of what it means to be gay. Breaking the molds is professional baseball player and rising country music artist Bryan Ruby who has a message about assumptions and boxes you get

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41:06

580: Sarah Salisott – Navigating past life’s traumas...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/07/19

Using her own life experience of trauma - coming out late in life, hiding herself for years, and then a traumatic brain injury, Sarah Salisott is now on a mission to helps parents and children navigate past the traumas to live their best lives. Here is her coming out story. About Sarah Sarah is a Certified Parent Coach whose passion is helping families with children who have experienced trauma or struggle with attachment. She started The Foster Lane Parent Coaching in 2016. Her goal: Use coaching

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41:00

579: Stephanie Serone – Moving beyond bullying and...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/07/12

Born with the gene of needing to make everyone like you, this Tomboy was afraid of being abandoned and being alone. She lived her life as a chameleon, blending in to keep the peace and make everyone happy. That trauma lead to mental, and physical pain until she finally did the work she needed to do to live life on her terms. Stephanie Serone shares how she broke free from bullying and self-criticism to live her most empowered life. About Stephanie Serone is a licensed Transformologist® an authority

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47:03

578: Rick DellaRatta - Jazz For Peace in The LGBTQ+...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/07/05

Rick DellaRatta is an ally of the LGBTQ+ community, who believes the only way to bring peace to the world is to unite is all in our empathy and understanding of one another. Share himself and his music today on the podcast Rick takes us on a journey of why embracing the LGBTQ+ community is a form of peace on the planet. About Rick Rick DellaRatta is his brand "Jazz for Peace," to bring peace to the LGBTQ+ world and world at large. Now considered by many to be one of the finest Singer/Pianists

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33:34

Freedom Edition – Yuval David – Fighting Forward For...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/07/03

You'd have to be blind, not listening, and burying your head in the sand to not realize LGBTQ+ rights and lives are on the line, as well as other marginalized communities - black, asian, hispanic, jews, muslims, women. It's a crazy time to be "the others." But does that mean we hide and let them win? No we "fight forward" as today's guest Yuval David says. Using his platforms as an actor, filmmaker, host, director, and advocate, Yuval is here to entertain, uplift, and inspire." Here are his

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41:22

577: Michael Jeffries – Reimagining Queer Black Life

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/06/28

Times are insane. It can make you want to hide, stop watching the news, and pretend you are something that you're not. But it's not easy to do that when you are black and queer. Your skin color literally gives you away, and then when it's revealed that your queer...lawd help ya. Breaking the mold and having candid conversations about being Black and Queer on Campus, is Dr. Michael P. Jeffries, Dean of Academic Affairs Wellesley College - ally and advocate for black and queer rights - because it is

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36:13

576: Ocean Atlas - Let’s Talk Candidly About Being a...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/06/21

Nonbinary. It's simple. Just ask the questions you're afraid to ask, in the right way, and you will learn and you will support our nonbinary community. But we make it so much harder than that. Guiding us to have the candid conversations is Author Ocean Atlas as they discuss their book Nonbinary For Beginners: Everything you’ve been afraid to ask about gender, pronouns, being an ally, and black & white thinking.About OceanOcean is a 30-something explorer of this beautiful planet and the internal

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45:20

575: Koshin Paley Ellison – Untangling The Trauma of...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/06/14

Coming out is an act of compassion and courage. But without the clarity to step forward, many of us will continue to hide our beautiful selves from the world. Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison, author of Untangled: Walking the eightfold path to clarity, courage, and compassion, joins us today to talk about his journey out and how it lead him to step into the world buddhism and zen practices to quiet his own mind and live a life uncloseted. About Koshin Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison, MFA, LMSW, DMIN, is an

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42:55

574: Molly Sider - The Art of Telling Your LGBTQ Story

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/06/07

Happy Pride and it's time to celebrate you, your story, and all our queer stories. And why should we tell and share our stories? Because it helps to move you forward into loving and owning your story as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Joining us in celebration of our stories is Molly Sider, ally, fellow coach and storyteller to help you better tell your story, your truth, and be who you are meant to be in the world. About Molly Molly Sider is the creator and host of I Am This Age, the podcast

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573: Rick Clemons – A Call To Pride

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/05/31

As a precursor to PRIDE Month, this is a call to PRIDE. To ensure we move forward in the way that we need to, to not have our voices silenced, and our rights taken away. As you celebrate pride, take heed to how we can use P-R-I-D-E as our mantra to celebrate our truth and stand in the face of right-wing insanity. You can also listen to the podcast on…

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48:06

572: Ilene Mitnik & Allison Baldwin – Zest Joy and...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/05/24

Joy, happiness, being in love with you. Sounds great but as humans we find it oh so hard to get there. Until now! Step into the joy zone and uncover your zest for living. Whether you've be through a traumatic coming out experience or one where you just followed your heart and it went really smoothly, you can find your joy in the zest zone. Joining me today are two amazing, loving women who have found their zest for life and can help you find yours. Ilene and Ali form The Zest Zone, share their

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46:57

571: Marci Warhaft – Coming Out About Lies, Loss, and...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/05/17

Some would say she went to the extremes, but secrets make us do that. Others would say, she isn't a good Mommy. We say, she uncloseted herself to save herself and step out of the secret life she thought she had to live to survive. Baring it all, Author Marci Warhaft unclosets her life, stripping down to the bare essence of her truth as a Soccer Mom sharing the truth about her lies, losses, and lap dances. About Marci Marci is the author of “The Good Stripper: A Soccer Mom’s Memoir of Lies, Loss and

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39:49

570: Mark Anthony – From Panic To Peace. Finding your...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/05/10

He spent most his life dealing with anxiety, and panic attacks that kept him from speaking his truth. Then a move to the desert, alone, not knowing anyone, and spending a year finding himself led him to his truth, he was a gay man and worthy of happiness. Mark Anthony shares his story and how he found that the numbers of his life finally lined up to bring him peace and joy. About Mark Mark is a freelance website designer, marketing specialist, and numerologist. Before this, he spent 16 years

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47:19

569: Parrish – Confessions and ramblings about...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/05/03

From bullying to finally accepting his truth, Parrish came into his attraction for men from a different perspective on who he is and how he chooses to show up in the world of sexuality. This unique perspective may challenge some of you to think differently about how you talk about your LGBTQ+ self, and I hope it helps you be open to another way of talking about and being in our sexuality and gender lives. About Parrish Parrish is a writer, filmmaker and podcast host! Nomadic since birth, he has

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40:28

568: Linn Rivers – Getting into your health for a...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/04/26

After multiple near death experiences, and realizing not all doctors have all the answers, Linn Rivers bundled up all her experiences from trauma and has made it her life's work to show others how to break the trauma patterns with microshifts for true healing - mentally and physically. Linn shares what you can do today to create habits of "trauma breaking" and better living, plus she talks about her brand new film - "So you think you're healthy!" About Linn Rivers Linn Rivers is photographer,

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43:21

567: Burak Yilmaz – From Jail Time To Living A Proud...

Life (UN)Closeted: LGBTQ+ Coming Out Stories & Advice... ·

2023/04/19

From jail time to living on the streets, it takes pure determination and a belief in yourself to trust that who you are is more important that what your life circumstances have handed you. Sharing his heartfelt story of coming out with it's crazy myriad of twists and turns, author, Burak Yilmaz takes us into his world of thriving beyond the impossible. About Burak Burak Yilmaz was born and raised in Turkey. He always wanted to write, using it to escape the harsh reality of being forced to hide who

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