FREE 4-Day Education Series April 1-4 at 7 pm CT
What You've Gotta Know When Coming Out with Anne-Marie Zanzal & Barbara Rowlandson
Anne-Marie Zanzal Coming Out & Beyond LGBTQIA+ Coach & Chief Joyologist
Coaching & Support Groups to Empower Women Coming Out Later in Life & Beyond
Coming out in and of itself can be a challenging process, and those that it took a while longer to come out, deserve the same amount of support, community, and acceptance as everyone else in the LGBTQIA+ community. Getting support from those in our own community makes it easier to be fully understood, with truly affirming language and conversations that make a real difference as you find your place and voice in the queer community.
"Clarity happens when we realize that it is only fear that keeps us in our comfort zone. Fear is just a feeling and nothing more."
AM ZANZAL
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Meet Coming Out Coach & Chief Joyologist Anne-Marie Zanzal
Coming Out Coaching From Someone Who Knows What It’s Really Like to Come Out
Welcome! Anne-Marie provides coaching and group support for people who are questioning their sexual and/or gender identity, coming out and looking for community.
After living in the straight world, married with four children for many years, when Anne-Marie came out it was an eye-opening experience. Through her journey of self-discovery, coming out, and wrestling with religious beliefs, she realized how much coming out is a unique process. In order to fully embrace her sexuality and identity she would need to be bold with herself and her family.
As a proud lesbian, Anne-Marie stands up for holding and having safe spaces for people coming out later in life so that they can have a place in the LGBTQIA+ community that is affirming and empowering.
Find Coming Out & Beyond Support Through Individual Coaching, Support Groups & More
Anne-Marie takes a unique approach to leading support groups and in her on-on-one coaching. If you work with her you can count on her to listen with the intent to hear and understand you. She will also ask reflective questions and be curious about your personal experiences, thoughts, and feelings.
Lotus Group Coaching
Lotus Group Coaching is designed to bring you together with other individuals who are on their coming out journey. This space has been created to help people who are in a variety of stages of the process – from curious and questioning all the way to the other side, where you get to live fully and authentically as you.
Workshops
I have a variety of short online workshops, that will bring the community together around important topics and conversations to support cis and trans people on their coming out journey.
Retreats
Anne-Marie is collaborating with a variety of women in the LGBTQ+ Community to create nature-focued retreats to help you on your journey. Find all the details about the retreats coming up.
Join My Free facebook group
Anne-Marie Zanzal created a secret Facebook group in 2018 to create a safe space to support and bring people who are coming out later in life or questioning their sexuality together. Simply add her as a friend on Facebook and she can invite you to the group. Be sure to fill out the group agreements, and start participating!
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Featured in Oprah Magazine
Authentic Peace: A Story of Change, Transformation & Hope
Authentic Peace is the debut memoir from Anne-Marie Zanzal, M.Div. She takes us through the journey of her awakening that opened her eyes to her sexual orientation. Authentic Peace is for those who feel that something is missing in their lives, and for anyone who feels a longing and is tired of waiting for it to manifest.
Podcasts Hosted by Anne-Marie Zanzal
Coming Out & Beyond: Stories + Support Podcast
Seasons 5 — Now Available
Find a variety of episodes where Anne-Marie interviews people who share their coming out stories from different backgrounds and experiences coming out later in life.
Resources through the Coming Out Process
Coming Out
Every person needs support and resources during the coming out process. Find a variety of articles, books, and other types of media that will empower you through your coming out journey.
Later in Life
Coming out later in life can take extra time to process, and extra courage, and you are not alone. Find a variety of resources that talk about your unique journey coming out as an adult.
Authenticity
Living an authentic life takes courage, and every person determines what it means to live authentically. Find resources that empower you to discover and live a life true to yourself, and celebrating every part of you, including your sexuality.
Spirituality
Many people I work with have to address their spiritual beliefs through their coming out journey. Find resources that affirm your sexuality and affirm your beliefs, and give you the space to explore your own spirituality alongside your sexuality.
Other Resources
There are a wide variety of resources and organizations that can support and empower you through your journey. Find trusted resources, and orgainzations i have worked with that helped me through my own coming out journey.
Read My Latest Blog Posts
Maybe I Am Not Straight: Navigating the Fear of Late-Life LGBTQ+ Identity
The author and her wife Tonda McKay. Anne-Marie came out at 52 and Tonda came out at 22. So, you're here, reading this, because maybe, just maybe, you're starting to question something fundamental about yourself. Maybe you've been feeling this way for a while, but...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 14 | Tonda McKay
https://youtu.be/AhRmZuUE6EA Tonda McKay earned her bachelor's degree in photography at Middle Tennessee State University and has been a professional corporate photographer for over 35 years. She has worked for several Fortune 500 companies, including Philips/Magnavox...
Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories | Season 5 Episode 13 | Nita Agustin
https://youtu.be/9aCyTfS1Cxo Nita Agustin is a Queer and gender-affirming clinical counselor based in Burnaby, B.C., Canada. Their jam is helping Queer youth and young adults find alignment within themselves so they can feel confident showing up in their own skin....
Press
You will find the press and media that Anne-Marie has been featured in, participated in, or shared related to being a coming out coach & chief joyologist.
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