There is no timeline for self-discovery and no end to development. As we grow older, we can come to understand a wide variety of things about ourselves that we hadn’t realized before or that have changed over time, often because we are growing more comfortable and...
It’s not a question a lot of women married to men think they’ll have to answer. Not many would expect to be surprised by new feelings for other women or to have to acknowledge an awakening recognition of something that might’ve been there all along. Chances are,...
I belong to a coming out later in life support group that is online. Invariably anyone who is married will introduce their story as “I am ________, I have been married to my best friend for X years, and he is such a “good guy.” Full disclosure when I...
The word “good: is one of those utilitarian words that can be a noun, adverb, or adjective. As a noun, it means “morally right.” It can also mean “a mysterious balance of good and evil” or “to benefit someone or something” as in, “She used her gardening skills for the...
Recently I met Yvonne Ford. She’s a late-in-life lesbian, and though born in the USA, she has lived in Germany for many years. We had a Zoom call in which we both talked about the work each of us does to support late-bloomers or people coming out...
At fifty I made a major life change. I wrestled with something for my entire life, taking it out of the box on my compartmentalized shelf once in awhile and then putting it away when the fear of making the necessary changes to my life became overwhelming. I went...
https://youtu.be/mGW-CzvdPS0 Raymond J Brune is Anne-Marie's special guest on this week's episode of Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories. So many people are a slave to their trauma; trauma that results from sexual abuse, accidents, the loss of a loved one,...
https://youtu.be/bU81Gt-yAy4 This week on Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal chats with psychotherapist and art therapist, Jamie Winters. Jamie's professional experiences encompass a variety of roles, including social worker, educator,...
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Although living authentically is a huge source of joy and fulfillment, coming out is rarely an easy part of that and comes with its share of anxieties and fears. This is often compounded when you’re coming out later in life because you have established complex and...
There is no timeline for self-discovery and no end to development. As we grow older, we can come to understand a wide variety of things about ourselves that we hadn’t realized before or that have changed over time, often because we are growing more comfortable and...
It’s not a question a lot of women married to men think they’ll have to answer. Not many would expect to be surprised by new feelings for other women or to have to acknowledge an awakening recognition of something that might’ve been there all along. Chances are,...
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