I want to write about the stretch of time that almost no one prepares you for, the first six months after coming out. The part where you have said the thing, or admitted it to yourself, or finally given the question its real name, and you think the hardest work is...
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Claiming Our Courage
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 courageous if everything we know as women tell us differently? How do...
How to You Know You Are Ready to Work With A Coach
I am a coming out coach. What is that, you may ask? I work with people who are coming out later in life to the LGBTQIA+ community. I began coaching individuals after several years of running mutual support groups for this community. Some of...
Coaching vs Therapy: What are the differences?
I have a secret to admit, but please don’t tell anyone. I used to have a very strong aversion to the word “coach”. My experiences with this word dates back to my non-athletic youth, when a parent would take on the responsibility of teaching a bunch of kids...
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