This episode features two stories with vastly different journeys coming out as gay in the early 2000s. Caylie, from a small religious town in Texas, shares how she found acceptance and put her gayness straight into action while me, Melissa, I share how I was full of self-hate and turned to harmful dangerous coping mechanisms to survive. We discuss the fear of coming out, the necessity of feeling accepted, and although the LGBTQ+ community has become more mainstream over the decades we s...
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This episode features two stories with vastly different journeys coming out as gay in the early 2000s. Caylie, from a small religious town in Texas, shares how she found acceptance and put her gayness straight into action while me, Melissa, I share how I was full of self-hate and turned to harmful dangerous coping mechanisms to survive. We discuss the fear of coming out, the necessity of feeling accepted, and although the LGBTQ+ community has become more mainstream over the decades we s...
How STRESS sent me to the emergency room & DESTROYED MY HEALTH
Powerful Shares: I'm Here To Connect
18 minutes
1 year ago
How STRESS sent me to the emergency room & DESTROYED MY HEALTH
To honor World Mental Health Day that took place on October 10, 2024, my guest Regina shares a story on a time where her mental health led her to such chaos that she wound up in the emergency room. In this episode of Powerful Shares: I'm Here To Connect we discuss the negative impact of stress and the importance of positive coping skills. If you like this content please subscribe and share. It will help spread the message. If you have a powerful story that you would like to showcase p...
Powerful Shares: I'm Here To Connect
This episode features two stories with vastly different journeys coming out as gay in the early 2000s. Caylie, from a small religious town in Texas, shares how she found acceptance and put her gayness straight into action while me, Melissa, I share how I was full of self-hate and turned to harmful dangerous coping mechanisms to survive. We discuss the fear of coming out, the necessity of feeling accepted, and although the LGBTQ+ community has become more mainstream over the decades we s...
