Coming Out Late

In this episode, Robin selects a social media thread from one of her favorite Facebook Groups. The Admin. starts what turns out to be, one of the most meaningful and “therapeutic” threads that overwhelmingly aligns with Robin’s core Coming Out Late values that she simply HAD to share it. Robin strongly believes that the initial post, and the thread of comments and solicited advice that follows, could be used as a Coming Out Late handguide. The overall theme, “It Is Ok”, addresses feeling the feels, the emotional roadblocks, and thinking versus feeling, to name a few!In this episode, you will learn…“It is ok” to be afraid, to not know what you are doing, and to ask a lot of questions.“It is ok” to still want to be with men, or to not want to leave your marriage.It's okay to be a lesbian. It's okay to be a bisexual. It's okay to be Trans. It's okay to be non-binary. It's okay not to know what you are and/or choose no label at all!We are all on different journeys, and our paths and perspectives are built on our own life experiences.Lean-in to your feelings. It’s okay to feel those. Feeling your feelings is ALL you need to do. Feel and breathe.There is no urgency to *do* anything, just BE.Take the time to process the changes!There is no right way or one-way to do any of this. YOUR path is the right one.Wanna support our “Coming Out Late” podcast? Then please consider buying Robin a “virtual” coffee as a sign of your appreciation for all the time, love and energy she pours into our Community. Any and all donations are deeply, deeply appreciated!!  Simply go to: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglassLINKS to RESOURCES:SUPPORT GROUPS:MESSY MIDDLE MONDAYS: EVERY Monday, 75 mins; 8pm EST, Zoom, $10 pp each week via Buy Me A Coffee. Register each week using this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglass/e/165736THE GENDER EXPANSIVE EDITION: EVERY Tuesday, 75 mins; 8pm EST, Zoom, $10 pp each week via Buy Me A Coffee. Register each week using this link: https://buymeacoffee.com/robindouglass/e/253374NOT-STRAIGHT SUPPORT GROUP: EVERY Wednesday, 75 mins; 12:30pm EST, Zoom, $10pp each week via Buy Me A Coffee. Register each week using this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglass/e/93135NEW! 2025 COMING OUT LATE RETREATS:To be put on the email list for any/all of these retreats, email Robin at:, (Comingoutlater@gmail.com), (more locations will continue to be added). -NASHVILLE, TN - April 4, 5, 6 & 7, 2025Handsome Podcast LIVE Tickets - buy here: www.ryman.comhttps://www.ryman.com/event/2025-04-06-handsome-live-tig-notaro-fortune-feimster-mae-martin-at-7-pm-KENNEBUNK, ME - June 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 2025SMALL GROUP COACHING w/ROBIN DOUGLASS: Be one of 6 late bloomers tackling some of your biggest struggles in 75-minutes, for 6 weeks in a newly launched Small Group Coaching Program. Email me your interest at Comingoutlater@gmail.com.

LINKS to RESOURCES:SUPPORT GROUPS:MESSY MIDDLE MONDAYS: EVERY Monday, 75 mins; 8pm EST, Zoom, $10 pp each week via Buy Me A Coffee. Register each week using this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglass/e/165736THE GENDER EXPANSIVE EDITION: EVERY Tuesday, 75 mins; 8pm EST, Zoom, $10 pp each week via Buy Me A Coffee. Register each week using this link: https://buymeacoffee.com/robindouglass/e/253374NOT-STRAIGHT SUPPORT GROUP: EVERY Wednesday, 75 mins; 12:30pm EST, Zoom, $10pp each week via Buy Me A Coffee. Register each week using this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglass/e/93135NEW! 2025 COMING OUT LATE RETREATS:To be put on the email list for any/all of these retreats, email Robin at:, (Comingoutlater@gmail.com), (more locations will continue to be added). -NASHVILLE, TN - April 4, 5, 6 & 7, 2025Handsome Podcast LIVE Tickets - buy here: www.ryman.comhttps://www.ryman.com/event/2025-04-06-handsome-live-tig-notaro-fortune-feimster-mae-martin-at-7-pm-KENNEBUNK, ME - June 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 2025SMALL GROUP COACHING w/ROBIN DOUGLASS Struggling to make sense-of and manage this new aspect of your Coming Out Late life? I really do ‘get you’ and have been through it too. Be one of 6 late bloomers where we’ll tackle some of your biggest struggles in 60-minutes, for 6 weeks in a newly launched Small Group Coaching Program starting in January 2025. Email me at Comingoutlater@gmail.com and request my 1:1 OR Small Group Coaching Info Sheet.SUPPORT ROBIN’S PODCAST: Please consider buying Robin a “virtual” coffee as a sign of your appreciation. Simply go to: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglass

In this episode, Robin discusses the recent interview Rachel Maddow did on MSNBC with Bishop Mariann Budde. Bishop Budde spoke directly to Trump and Vance, during the National Prayer Service, about showing mercy for the vulnerable people targeted by his policies and Executive Orders.You will learn about…The key principles of Bishop Budde’s plea aimed at Donald Trump. What is moral leadership? What is the importance of compassion and mercy? What did Bishop Budde mean by, “I filled a space that hadn’t been occupied in a while.”?Wanna support your “Coming Out Late” podcast? Then please consider buying Robin a “virtual” coffee as a sign of your appreciation. Simply go to: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglassLINKS to RESOURCES:SUPPORT GROUPS:MESSY MIDDLE MONDAYS: EVERY Monday, 75 mins; 8pm EST, Zoom, $10 pp each week via Buy Me A Coffee. Register each week using this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglass/e/165736THE GENDER EXPANSIVE EDITION: EVERY Tuesday, 75 mins; 8pm EST, Zoom, $10 pp each week via Buy Me A Coffee. Register each week using this link: https://buymeacoffee.com/robindouglass/e/253374NOT-STRAIGHT SUPPORT GROUP: EVERY Wednesday, 75 mins; 12:30pm EST, Zoom, $10pp each week via Buy Me A Coffee. Register each week using this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglass/e/93135NEW! 2025 COMING OUT LATE RETREATS:To be put on the email list for any/all of these retreats, email Robin at:, (Comingoutlater@gmail.com), (more locations will continue to be added). -NASHVILLE, TN - April 4, 5, 6 & 7, 2025Handsome Podcast LIVE Tickets - buy here: www.ryman.comhttps://www.ryman.com/event/2025-04-06-handsome-live-tig-notaro-fortune-feimster-mae-martin-at-7-pm-KENNEBUNK, ME - June 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 2025SMALL GROUP COACHING w/ROBIN DOUGLASS Struggling to make sense-of and manage this new aspect of your Coming Out Late life? I really do ‘get you’ and have been through it too. Be one of 6 late bloomers where we’ll tackle some of your biggest struggles in 60-minutes, for 6 weeks in a newly launched Small Group Coaching Program starting in January 2025. Email me at Comingoutlater@gmail.com and request my 1:1 OR Small Group Coaching Info Sheet.SUPPORT ROBIN’S PODCAST: Please consider buying Robin a “virtual” coffee as a sign of your appreciation. Simply go to: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglassRACHEL MADDOW’S MSNBC INTERVIEW w/BISHOP BUDDE: Here’s the link to watch the viral video of Rachel Maddow’s interview with Bishop Mariann Budde at the National Prayer Service: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/full-interview-rachel-maddow-talks-with-the-bishop-who-asked-trump-directly-to-show-mercy-230028869613

MONDAY WAS THE PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION - HERE'S WHAT I'M THINKING:It's going to be a looooong, hard four years. But? We've all done hard things, for a loooong time. We've got this!Don't allow the current political climate deluge your future. Build your queer community and go where the good feelings and support are.Detach from all the external negativity and focus inward on being compassionate to yourself and your family; practice daily grounding techniques and surround yourself with positive, supportive queer friends.Build community and nurture new queer friendships.

In this episode, Robin shares different responses of people reflecting on the past year and the power of embracing the changes you experience!In this episode, you will learn about…Exciting updates about the upcoming year for the Coming Out Late Community in Facebook. Finding the light at the end of the tunnel if you’re in the messy middle. Reflecting on the most significant difference in your life from this time last year. How Robin is changing her language to reflect her current journey of launching a small service business?Remembering it’s better late than never because it’s never too late.Wanna support your “Coming Out Late” podcast? Then please consider buying Robin a “virtual” coffee as a sign of your appreciation. Simply go to: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglassLINKS to RESOURCES:SUPPORT GROUPS:MESSY MIDDLE MONDAYS: EVERY Monday, 75 mins; 8pm EST, Zoom, $10 pp each week via Buy Me A Coffee. Register each week using this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglass/e/165736THE GENDER EXPANSIVE EDITION: EVERY Tuesday, 75 mins; 8pm EST, Zoom, $10 pp each week via Buy Me A Coffee. Register each week using this link: https://buymeacoffee.com/robindouglass/e/253374NOT-STRAIGHT SUPPORT GROUP: EVERY Wednesday, 75 mins; 12:30pm EST, Zoom, $10pp each week via Buy Me A Coffee. Register each week using this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglass/e/93135NEW! 2025 COMING OUT LATE RETREATS:To be put on the email list for any/all of these retreats, email Robin at:, (Comingoutlater@gmail.com), (more locations will continue to be added). -NASHVILLE, TN - April 4, 5, 6 & 7, 2025Handsome Podcast LIVE Tickets - buy here: www.ryman.comhttps://www.ryman.com/event/2025-04-06-handsome-live-tig-notaro-fortune-feimster-mae-martin-at-7-pm-KENNEBUNK, ME - June 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 2025SMALL GROUP COACHING w/ROBIN DOUGLASS Struggling to make sense-of and manage this new aspect of your Coming Out Late life? I really do ‘get you’ and have been through it too. Be one of 6 late bloomers where we’ll tackle some of your biggest struggles in 60-minutes, for 6 weeks in a newly launched Small Group Coaching Program starting in January 2025. Email me at Comingoutlater@gmail.com and request my 1:1 OR Small Group Coaching Info Sheet.SUPPORT ROBIN’S PODCAST: Wanna support our “Coming Out Late” podcast? Then please consider buying Robin a “virtual” coffee as a sign of your appreciation. Simply go to: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglass

HERE ARE SOME THINGS I LEARNED:I learned to take as much time as I need when making a decision, (like choosing my word for the year), that greatly impacts my self-esteem, my serenity and my self-compassion.I learned to pay attention throughout my day, to WHAT messages my body is whispering, (and sometimes screaming), to me; AND pay attention to how my disposition is showing up - and HONOR & ACKNOWLEDGE those messages & feelings. Don’t push those feelings aside - instead use them as clues for how to proceed,I learned that I feel WAY better when I strive to keep my mindset as positive as possible, eliminating negative self-talk and incorporating more compassionate and supportive encouragement to the words I choose to speak -  especially the words that the voice in my head uses.I learned that the words we choose and use really do matter. From where I’m sitting, there’s an enormous difference between DISCIPLINE and INTENTIONALITY.And lastly, I also learned that the temperature of the Atlantic Ocean in January is WAY, way colder than the temperature of the cold water streaming from the shower head in our homes!

In this episode, Robin wishes you a Happy Queer Year and invites us to ponder what WE want our own new year to look like for 2025.In this episode, you will discover…“What the new year brings to you will depend a great deal on what you bring to the new year,” by Vern McLellan. If we bring or allow dysfunction into a relationship or a situation, then that's exactly what we're going to get in return. Exercise your choices that align with the best version of yourself. Take the time and space, (quiet space), to reflect on how you moved through last year and how you want to move forward in the new year.What tiny changes can you make in your day to day that can help you move forward toward how you want to feel most of the time.How can we help ourselves take more responsibility in what we bring to our new year. Routinely ask yourself, “Is this what I want?” “What do I want in this or any situation?”Wanna support your “Coming Out Late” podcast? Then please consider buying Robin a “virtual” coffee as a sign of your appreciation. Simply go to: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglassLINKS to RESOURCES:SUPPORT GROUPS:MESSY MIDDLE MONDAYS: EVERY Monday, 75 mins; 8pm EST, Zoom, $10 pp each week via Buy Me A Coffee. Register each week using this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglass/e/165736THE GENDER EXPANSIVE EDITION: EVERY Tuesday, 75 mins; 8pm EST, Zoom, $10 pp each week via Buy Me A Coffee. Register each week using this link: https://buymeacoffee.com/robindouglass/e/253374NOT-STRAIGHT SUPPORT GROUP: EVERY Wednesday, 75 mins; 12:30pm EST, Zoom, $10pp each week via Buy Me A Coffee. Register each week using this link: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglass/e/93135NEW! 2025 COMING OUT LATE RETREATS:To be put on the email list for any/all of these retreats, email Robin at:, (Comingoutlater@gmail.com), (more locations will continue to be added). -NASHVILLE, TN - April 4, 5, 6 & 7, 2025Handsome Podcast LIVE Tickets - buy here: www.ryman.comhttps://www.ryman.com/event/2025-04-06-handsome-live-tig-notaro-fortune-feimster-mae-martin-at-7-pm-KENNEBUNK, ME - June 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 2025SMALL GROUP COACHING w/ROBIN DOUGLASS Struggling to make sense-of and manage this new aspect of your Coming Out Late life? I really do ‘get you’ and have been through it too. Be one of 6 late bloomers where we’ll tackle some of your biggest struggles in 60-minutes, for 6 weeks in a newly launched Small Group Coaching Program starting in January 2025. Email me at Comingoutlater@gmail.com and request my 1:1 OR Small Group Coaching Info Sheet.SUPPORT ROBIN’S PODCAST: Wanna support our “Coming Out Late” podcast? Then please consider buying Robin a “virtual” coffee as a sign of your appreciation. Simply go to: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglass