What does it take to come out, really come out, when you’ve spent a lifetime hiding behind shame, success, and survival? In this episode of 40 Plus: Gay Men, Gay Talk, Rick Clemons sits down with author Dan Bolin, whose memoir The Courage to Be Courageous tells the story of coming out at 70, healing …
Coming Out Later in Life: The Power, The Pain, and The Freedom – Mark Dembo
What happens when two grown men finally stop pretending and start living as their fully authentic selves? In this powerful episode, Rick Clemons sits down with Mark Dembo to talk about coming out later in life, the messy beauty of self-discovery, and the liberating (and terrifying) freedom that comes with being unapologetically you. They cover: …
644: Living Your Life (UN)Closeted Part 14 – Embracing the Right Choice, Isn’t The Easiest One – Rick Clemons
Life is full of choices. Some easy, and some not so easy, right? Coming out, changing jobs, finding that just right soulmate. All of these decisions come with choices. Ironically, we put a lot of emphasis on making the right choice, and too often try to find the easy choice simultaneously. Yay, who doesn’t want …
641: Living Your Life (UN)Closeted – Having the confidence to know the world needs you Part 11– Rick Clemons
That piece of your that is hiding, you know the truth of who you are, is what the world really needs to see and get to know. In fact the world needs that – unless they are right wing crazies. But don’t let them win. Realize that what the world needs now is YOU, sweet, …
640: Living Your Life (UN)Closeted Part 10 – Make our confidence louder than you insecurities – Rick Clemons
Whether you’re coming out of the closet, going for a job change, or choosing to start a relationship, insecurities have a way of screwing with your confidence. Truth is you confidence is actually louder than your insecurities. In this episode you’ll… Uncover the truth about your confidence and how to leverage it in any situation …
636: Living Your Life (Un)Closeted Series: Part 6 – How to have the courage to love and befriend yourself – Rick Clemons
You’ve heard it before and you will hear it again – “If you don’t love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?” – RuPaul and Amen! But it’s hard, hard, hard to love yourself unless you give yourself permission to love all your self – every little bit form your head to …
635: Living Your Life (Un)Closeted Series: Part 5 – Drop the BS of the inconceivable and thrive – Rick Clemons
If you’ve ever caught yourself saying, ” I can’t conceive of that,” then you’ve blown the possibility of what’s possible. That mindset prevents us as LGBTQ+ individuals from becoming our own version of a Disney Imagineer for our lives. Break free of the BS of the inconceivable and get curious about what’s truly possible. In …
634: Living Your Life (Un)Closeted Series: Part 4 – Who created those beliefs? You or the others? – Rick Clemons
To begin to unpack our direction and our desires, we have to realize that our beliefs and values will guide us or fight us. Of course, we’d prefer they guide us. In order to make those beliefs serve us and serve us well, whether we’re coming out of the closet, choosing a new career, or …
623: Kevin O’Connor – Navigating Grief and Coming Out
From coming out to losing people in life, grief is part of he equation. Yet you an rise above grief and move forward, if you choose. Helping us unpack the grief of coming out and moving on is author Kevin O’Connor who learned a lot about grief living two floors above it in his family’s …
273: Steve Milliken – A Late Bloomer, Baby Bloomers Guide to Being Gay
Can we just talk about gay generation gaps? Why is it that the Millenials and Gen Z’s have no time for the generations that paved the way for them to be so out and proud? Well rather than pointing fingers and being bitchy, let’s enjoy stories and insights from a Late Bloomer, Baby Boomer, Author …