Chelsea and Kady share their story of how grief brought them together after they both lost siblings. And how Chelsea didn't realize her sexuality until meeting Kady (despite showers with her friends! lol lol)

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Is JoJo Siwa done with the wlw life? Alli and Melisa chat about sexual fluidity and how sexuality can shift and evole over time

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Alli and Melisa discuss dating expert Matthew Hussey's theory on the levels of a relationship. Also, how to have those hard, "defining the relationship" conversations -- and finding your power when you don't get the answer you're hoping for. 

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Country music singer Brooke Eden shares how she went from never wanting to get married -- to ready to U-Haul with her now wife -- and how her career has grown since coming out.
Fun fact about Brooke: Trisha Yearwood officiated her wedding and Garth Brooks sang during the ceremony!

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Alexi Melvin joins the Lesbian Chronicles for our 300th episode!!! Alexi shares how her affinity for Gillian Anderson (aka FBI Special Agent Scully) led to her TikTok and Instagram following -- and what it's like dating in NYC! 

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Mallory Hanfling, MSW, LCSW, and PhD Student of Human Sexuality joins the show to share her "firefly" journey and the study she's currently working on involving late in life lesbians! 

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Firefly Study
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Alli and Melisa talk internalized homophobia and the ways it still shows up for us today. And how we were definitely the elephants in the room at a predominantly hetero event. 

(Note: In this episode Melisa says gay marriage was legalized on a federal level in 2016... it was actually legalized in 2015.)

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Melisa and Alli discuss the importance of shedding your past pain to allow yourself to be open to new relationships. We also share quotes about heartbreak and moving on from writer and relationship coach, Jillian Turecki. 

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Also mentioned in this episode, Yung Pueblo's new book How to Love Better and Running on Empty by Jonice Webb, PhD

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New York Times "Wirecutter" sexual health journalist Bianca Alba, MPH joins the show to talk sexual positivity, feeling safe in your body and topics like lube recommendations and how to get confident in your own body before being intimate (ahem, masterbating)
Trust us, you definitely want to listen to this episode!

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Our friend Robin shares her take on kissing techniques -- her story of coming into her own as a mother of three, and her life now co-parenting/"nesting" with her ex-husband. 

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Anna shares her coming out journey, her feelings around imposter syndrome as a newly out queer person and the life-changing news she got shortly after coming out. 

Alli and Melisa discuss how to handle things when your relationship starts to get a little boring and how to push through from the lust phase to long-term love. We also put a few friends in the Hot Seat to share their celebrity crushes and a lil peak into their ultimate fantasies! 

If you were the main character in the movie of your life, what would the audience be screaming at you to do? Melisa and Alli share how they think the audience would react to moments in their lives -- and how to hush the noise of people whose opinions really don't matter. 

Melisa and Alli discuss how some people have the optimism of a baby bird -- and address if there is a "mean girl" mentality from lesbians towards bisexuals. 

Alli and Melisa reflect back on what life was like during the transistion of knowing they were gay and figuring out what to do about their marriages. Also, how to cope with "PTSD" from past relationships. 

Alli and Melisa cover a wide variety of topics this week...
-Melisa's co-parenting trip to Colorado
-The internet's infatuation with Loretta Bush (the FBI agent from Netflix's Gabby Petito doc)
-When/how to introduce your partner to your kids
-How life feels so insecure when you're early on in your coming out journey
-Late in life coming out support group in Atlanta (Melissa Lester, LCSW Coming Out Support Group)

How do you pursue someone you're interested in? Do you slide into their DMs? Or send a hot pic right out the gate? Melisa and Alli explore this topic -- and their own success (ahem, failures)

Melisa and Meredith are in the hot seat to talk the reality of dating long distace -- with Melisa in Atlanta and Meredith in Austin.

Alli and Melisa discuss age gaps in romantic relationships and what factors to consider when it comes to moving forward with an age gap relationship. Also, what happens to a friend group when a couple within the group breaks up? The percieved feeling of "keeping your friendships" in tact while also losing your friend/ex all within the confines of a social group.  

Alli and Melisa discuss questions you should ask yourself about your relationship... 

1. If someone said, "You're just like your partner," would that feel like a compliment?
2. Are you truly fulfilled by this relationship or just less lonely? 
3. Can you unapologetically be yourself? 
4. Are you in love with who they are right now? Or the potential of who they could eventually become? 
5. Would you choose a relationship like this for your child as an adult?