Coming Out Late Ep. #68: "Life" After Coming Out Late w/Cheryl, Part 1
In this episode, Robin meets back up with an old Women Loving Women Support Group pal, Cheryl. It’s been a little over a year, and Robin wants to know what Cheryl has been up to since coming out late. Robin asks Cheryl to share with us what her life was like BEFORE coming out, how DID she realize she was gay and come out, and what ‘life’ has been like since surviving the dreaded messy middle. Through this conversation with Cheryl & Valerie, once again, Robin shows us the importance of “representation” and how vital it is for us to share our coming out late stories, so others hearing our stories who are possibly questioning their own sexualities, won’t feel so alone, and know that there IS hope beyond our compulsory heteronormative lives!
In this episode of the “Coming Out Late” podcast, you will learn . . .
- How the lack of talking about emotions and ‘things’ in Cheryl’s upbringing led to figuring ‘things’ out on her own.
- How one can be an open-minded, liberal, “feeler”, (and thinker), but without representation, how is one able to understand and learn about LGBTQ+ topics? “Being gay wasn’t really a thing - everyone was hetero and that was that…”
- How making “safe choices” in life, particularly early in life, turns out NOT necessarily to be “the” way to proceed with life!
- How lockdown during Covid forced us ALL to look inward; there were no more distractions or ways to stay super busy - forcing us to look within!
- What tools you can use to help with self-reflection and going inward.
- This Late Bloomers’ reaction to her own coming out - her “Aha!” moment.
- What to do next when we realize: “...I’m not living the life that I should be…”
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THE 2023 COMING OUT LATE RETREAT.
There have been some revisions to the 2023 Retreat Schedule. We are “retreating” to:
(a) Florida in March: Jacksonville Beach, FL; March 16, 17, 18, and 19, 2023,
(b) Phoenix / Scottsdale, Arizona: April 13, 14, 15, & 16, 2023
c) Rehoboth Beach, DE: April 27, 28, 29, and 30, 2023 - “Women’s Fest”
To be put on the waiting list for ANY of the THREE Retreats, (Florida, Arizona or Delaware), email Robin at: Comingoutlater@gmail.com.
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COMING OUT LATE SUPPORT GROUPS:
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