Life happens, someone gives you a wrong look, or the shit hits your fan, and BOOM you react! Or, do you respond? One of the clutches of living a CLOSETED LIFE is living in a reactive state rather than a responsive state. I know! I’m a reactor! I own it, I admit it, I am…
Episode 161: Real Me, As If There Is Anything Else You Can Be – Kenyth Mogan
You don’t have to be a genius to understand that regardless of your sexual orientation or gender identity, showing your real self to the world can sometimes be a very scary proposition. The fears of rejection and not being good enough throw us into the corner of the closet where we put on our multiple…
Episode 160: Uncloseted Riffs and Rants: Giving a F*CK About 6 Human Needs – Rick Clemons
We’ve all got needs and desires. But one guy on this planet really nutted this concept down to 6 Human Needs. That guy is Tony Robbins and I have to say, when I saw this YouTube Video with his take on the 6 Human Needs I thought, damn, I really need to give a f*ck about…
Episode 159: Finally, Out After All These Years – Loren A. Olson, M.D.
Two questions that always haunt those of us who come out of the closet later in life are, “How did you not know you were gay?” and “Wasn’t your marriage just sham to protect yourself at your spouse’s expense?” For years and years those questions haunted me and I thought I was the only one…
Episode 158: Uncloseted Riffs and Rants: New Perspectives For Coming Out – Rick Clemons
We’ve all heard it – “Change your perspective and everything changes!” So if it is that easy then why don’t we do it? Often times it is because we don’t know how to change our perspective, even if staying in our current perspective is painful. Then one day, BOOM, you can no longer endure the…
Episode 157: Living a Life of Tunnelvision – Tim Cain, Lead Singer Boys’ Entrance
Glam rock, AIDS, and being yourself. Then imagine being called one of the most iconic queer musicians and you’ve kind of got a glimpse of today’s guest. Fabulous, fun, and willing to put it all out there in his music and his life, Tim Cain is on the brink of releasing what some are calling…
Episode 156: Uncloseted Riffs and Rants: Coming Out of Green With Envy – Rick Clemons
Happy St. Patrick’s Day. May your day be filled with everything GREEN, excpet being GREEN WITH ENVY! Envy is one of those emotions that doesn’t do a body good in any way, shape or form. In fact it often destroys us. So in honor of it being green day, and I don’t mean the band…
Episode 155: How To Be Confident In Who You Are – Lina Bradford
Coming out is about bringing all sides of yourself to the role you’ve been placed on this earth to play. It’s also about being optimistic and carefree with a purpose. It’s about being you, the real you, 24/7 even if that means being a goofball and asking yourselves and others the questions, no one else…
Episode 154: Uncloseted Riffs and Rants: Overcoming I don’t know syndrome – Rick Clemons
My teens favorite response to questions is “I don’t know!” Ok, I get it, sometimes we don’t know, but is that really true 100% of the time? To often “I don’t know” becomes a habitual patterned response so that we can avoid dealing with the stuff that we don’t want to deal with. But what…
Episode 153: The Importance Of Coming Out Stories – Kevin Gerdes
We’ve all got a story. A story to uncover, to share, and to help others. Each and every story has purpose. Yet, if we don’t share our stories, or ourselves, and the world doesn’t benefit, and we have less impact, being who we are meant to be in the world. So starting today, be open…