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...
This week, on Powerful Shares: I'm Here To Connect my guest and friend is Jamie who originally stopped by to help me film a test run prior to shooting this series. While working out the kinks and the equipment for the very first time she unexpectedly opened up about something very personal that I never knew about her life. Her mom is a hoarder and will not allow help. Since this raw share was so unexpected Jamie and I will chat again in the future to discuss the topic further.
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...
