Episode 26: "What Can’t You Live Without?” With Danae Hays

I’m SO excited to share this conversation with THE Danae Hays.  She is one of the most down to earth, humble and hilarious women I know.  Danae is a mega influencer and tik-tok comedian and we could have talked about any one of her amazing creative projects but we let the conversation flow naturally and the result was truly moving.     In this podcast Danae speaks about the first time she felt shame around liking girls at the age of 9. When the shame turned into anxiety she developed severe OCD.     The OCD eventually led her parents to seek counseling for Danae and during her session with the counselor she revealed her “deep dark secret” of being attracted to girls. Despite being supported and validated by the first counselor he parents decided to send her to Conversion Therapy, a cruel and traumatic form of counseling to “convert gay people into heterosexuals”.    Following her traumatic conversion therapy she was put on Zoloft at the tender age of ten and never spoke openly about her sexuality again until College.   Her story is heartbreaking at the start but eventually through years of therapy and meeting her amazing wife Mandy, Danae finally gained the strength to respect herself and embrace who she was, even if that meant losing the support of her own mother.    Danae’s story offers so much perspective and so many take-aways for parents who may be struggling to accept their gay child.  It is my sincere hope that this podcast opens up your eyes, your ears and your hearts.   Follow Danae on tik-tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@danaehays   Follow Danae on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danae.hays/?hl=en       RISE UP WITH US!!!   Click here for The Rise Up Course

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