We talk about everything related to women coming out later in life—from grief to divorce, to coming out, to sexuality to LGBTQ+ movie reviews, to sex to lesbian stereotypes, to labels, to lesbian relationships, to first love, to heartbreak. Scroll through articles below or pick any category to get started.
https://youtu.be/mqgbQ0YMbsw Join Anne-Marie Zanzal and Barb Rowlandson as we discuss internalized homophobia or heterosexism. What is this? Internalized Homophobia is when LGBTQIA+ people listen to...
https://youtu.be/3n3Ia__c2dQ *Before Coming Out Join Anne-Marie Zanzal and Barb Rowlandson as we discuss divorce. Are you someone in the middle of coming out and you realize that you will need to...
https://youtu.be/XM8xXL-y8ZE Anne-Marie Zanzal and Barb Rowlandson talk about the five things they wised they knew before coming out. Day one is how to find community! Lots of great suggestions and...
This December it was six years ago I left my marriage of twenty-seven years to my now ex-husband. My life has changed in so many ways since that time. For the last four and a half years I have...
The shooting at Club Q happened in Colorado Springs this past weekend. I woke up on Sunday morning with the horror of the news. Saddened that another senseless murder has hit our...
https://youtu.be/q99RzSovgA8 Survival Plan For The Holidays! Join Barb Rowlandson and I as we give survival tips for navigating the holidays when you are coming out and/or getting divorced!Reach out...
Below my signature line of my email I have the quote: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” It is from the poem The Summer Day by the renowned poet Mary Oliver....
https://youtu.be/wvZfuuVHUhE Christine Gardner Terpening is an artist, an entrepreneur, a mother, and also a late-in-life lesbian. Christine was born and raised in the rural community of...
https://youtu.be/2MSc-diu0io Michelle identifies as a member of the LGBTQIA+ family as intersex. In this podcast she shares her story of finding out that she is intersex at 15 and how her family...
Mary is a transformational travel junkie and explorer of inner and outer landscapes. She loves to discover what lights people up and help move them in that direction. As a connector, reflector,...
https://youtu.be/9HYuZ0psEsE Ash France (she/her) is a somatic practitioner who works one on one with queer women who are coming out later in life and are longing to create secure relationships as...
By Marissa Mitchell The word lifestyle is often used to describe what it means to be LGBTQIA+ in this world. My friend Marissa Mitchell has written a great piece that captures many of my...
https://youtu.be/UIG-VJ0i3qU In this coming out journey we are required to find our courage again and again. It is not a one time static event, but something we have to chose. How can we chose to be...
https://youtu.be/p7G3_rh-BCs Internalized homophobia, heterosexism and compulsory heterosexuality are real issues and the reasons why this journey can be so hard! Learning about it and acknowledging...
https://youtu.be/x2x7a-r4tds Join coming out coach Anne-Marie Zanzal and Tonda McKay for their next Facebook Live event as they talk about how to approach coming out to children of all ages....
https://youtu.be/9N2TcbRyaFI Join me, Anne-Marie Zanzal, and Tonda McKay as we discuss how to find peace as we navigate the choppy waters of divorce. Divorce is a turbulent time for most, with...
I came out as a later in life lesbian in 2016. In the years before I worked as a hospice chaplain and a grief counselor. Before that I worked for Girl Scouts of America as an Adult...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61Esta0Plwg Listen to Rebecca's inspiring story, coming out while practicing Judaism.
https://youtu.be/DZ3292bz1OY What is conditioned and authentic self? And why does it matter on the later in life journey? My wife Tonda McKay and I discuss social conditioning, how it shapes our...
https://youtu.be/vBC7rKavWnQ Suzette Mullen is an author, retreat leader, and certified book coach who helps LGBTQ+ writers and allies start and finish nonfiction books they will be proud to share...
https://youtu.be/4uYEiFcRZMw Dating apps can be confusing AND intimidating. My wife Tonda McKay, and our friend Barb Rowlandson discuss dating apps and provide some tips on putting your best foot...
https://youtu.be/UVRqvk8kkRc The #1 things we can do for ourselves when we are coming out LGBTQIA+ is to find community. This changes everything as it decreases isolation and normalizes this...
https://youtu.be/KNsJa4WrQ1Q When our first LGBTQIA+ relationship ends, it can be heartbreaking. This person is not only a person we deeply cared about or love, they are also often tied to our...
https://youtu.be/Osq-rGgzPvM Lesbian dating is a whole new world for many of us when we come out. There are words and labels we are unfamiliar with. It truly pushes us out of our comfort zone. Join...
https://youtu.be/xKoIpC_EapI There is a saying in the later in life LGBTQIA+ community: "Straight girls don't lie awake at night wondering if they are gay." When I heard that for the first time it...