Today is all about good. A good coming out journey, with twists and turns that cover just about every twist and turn you can find in a coming out story. From confusion to rejection, first loves to lasting loves, and all about stepping into the reality that you, and me, and baby makes three…my eggs,…
Episode 176: Uncloseted Riffs and Rants: Get Over Your Shit and Into Your Shift – Rick Clemons
At some point in time, someone has told us to get over it, or in more frank terms, “Get over your shit!” I have a different take on this, and I share 10 ways to get over your shit, but it’s really not about getting over your shit, it’s about something else altogether different. But…
Episode 175: The Art Of Coming Out & Active Networking – Mark E. Sackett
Before you go knocking on the closet door, you might want to consider, NETWORKING. Yes, NETWORKING. In other words, finding some like type folks who’ve been down the road your about to embark upon, before you dive headlong into the life you’re meant to be living. As crazy as it sounds, NETWORKING, is a key…
Episode 174: Uncloseted Riffs and Rants: Life Through A Different Lens – Rick Clemons
West Los Angeles. Home of the Compton riots and some of the toughest inner city living on the planet. But that didn’t stop me, yet as I drove through the neighborhood my courage waned a little bit with each block as I got closer to the high school I was about to speak at. In…
Episode 173: Live Your Out Truth Or Go To Hell – Alfreda Lanoix
Let’s be honest. A majority of us in the LGBTQ world have been told, “You’re going to hell for living that lifestyle.” Oh yeah? Well, who are you to judge and cast stones. But yet, maybe they’re right, or very, very wrong. For all the biblically-based, Christian ideology that fly across pulpits every Saturday and…
Episode 172: Uncloseted Riffs and Rants: The Audacity To Be Yourself – Rick Clemons
Audacity – the willingness to take risks. In my book it’s really the willingness to not give a damn what others think and to be yourself. This has showed up in a lot of ways this week – with clients, myself, my kids, and a few friends. Everyone questioning their ability to be who they…
Episode 171: When All Else Fails…Be The LGBT News – John M. Livelsberger
Imagine living in a town that is literally for all intents and purposes a suburb of Chicago. There’s only one twist…it’s in Indiana. A state where individuals can be fired from jobs for being gay. A state where an evangelical Christian was elected governor and now is the nation’s Vice President. A man who as…
Episode 170: Uncloseted Riffs and Rants: Living in Hope – Rick Clemons
For the past few weeks I’ve been listening to Oprah and Deepak Chopra’s latest meditation series, “Hope in uncertain times!” It got me think how we can use hope as our guide to come out of our closets to live a rich beautiful bold life. A life uncloseted. Join me as I share why I find…
Episode 169: Coming Out of Your Perfection Detox to Move Towards Happiness – Petra Kolber
One of the hardest things about coming out of any closet in life, is realizing that the closet door only opens when you truly love who you are fully and completely. However, most of us would say, “Yes, but easier said than done!” And, that’s how the spiral begins where we don’t exercise self-care and…
Episode 168: Uncloseted Riffs and Rants: Moving From Irrational to Rational – Rick Clemons
What do you do when you’ve been dealing with an irrational person? You riff and rant about it on your podcast. And that’s exactly what is happening on The Coming Out Lounge podcast today. I’m giving you a glimpse of my personal life and using it as a teaching/mentoring moment to help you learn three…
