Coming Out & Beyond  Support for Women Questioning Their Sexuality Later in Life

Coming Out & Beyond Support for Women Questioning Their Sexuality Later in Life

Author: Anne-Marie Zanzal 1ac1f670-c17c-11f0-806a-ef1502adef07 Language: English Episodes: 100
It can feel incredibly isolating to question your sexuality after years of living a different story. Coming Out & Beyond Support for Women Questioning Their Sexuality Later in Life is a companion for that specific journey, created for those who find themselves navigating these waters from a place of established life-perhaps within a marriage, after a divorce, or while building a family. Host Anne-Marie Zanzal brings her perspective as an ordained minister and hospice chaplain to conversations that gently unravel complex layers of identity, faith, and fear. This podcast delves into the real, often unspoken challenges: confronting compulsory heterosexuality, processing religious or spiritual conditioning, and managing the anxiety of how a personal revelation might ripple through your closest relationships. Episodes offer a blend of personal reflection, insightful interviews, and practical support, focusing on emotional and mental well-being without offering simplistic answers. It’s a space where you can hear stories that resonate with your own, fostering a sense of clarity and community. Tuning in, you’ll find a resource that honors the full spectrum of this experience-the confusion, the liberation, and everything in between-always grounded in compassion and deep understanding.
Episodes
Uncloseted Media Brings Much Needed LGBTQ+ Lens to Journalism [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:38
"Strengthening Love: Building Secure Bonds for Lesbian Couples" https://healthylesbianrelationships.com/TW: Hate groups, racism and homophobia are discussed. Some strong language is used. Listener discretion is advised.T…
❤️‍🩹 Healing Your Grief When Coming Out- Part 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:13
"Strengthening Love: Building Secure Bonds for Lesbian Couples" https://healthylesbianrelationships.com/TW: This episode explores grief as related to the coming out experience and may be difficult for some to hear. If yo…
❤️‍🩹 Healing Your Grief When Coming Out- Part 1 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:26
In the episode of Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal and her fellow coach, Barbara Rowlandson explore the complex emotions surround grief when coming out later in life. This is a MUST listen ep…
📷”I Want To See These Women’s Faces” [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:09
"Strengthening Love: Building Secure Bonds for Lesbian Couples" https://healthylesbianrelationships.com/In the episode of Coming Out & Beyond: LGBTQIA+ Stories, host Anne-Marie Zanzal speaks with documentary photographer…
🤔Unpacking Compulsory Heteronormativity [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:49
"Strengthening Love: Building Secure Bonds for Lesbian Couples" https://healthylesbianrelationships.com/This week on the pod: pull up a chair and lean in as host Anne-Marie Zanzal and her fellow coming-out coach, Barbara…
🎄Holiday Survival When Coming Out 101! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:00
Navigating the holiday season can prove to be an arduous endeavor, particularly for those who are in the process of coming out. In this discussion, we, Anne-Marie Zanzal and Barbara Rowlandson, share our personal experie…
📣Dakarai Larriett's Fight for Fairness in Alabama! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:11
Wing Women Weekend | Annual Conference in Provincetown, MA, during Women's Week | https://wingwomenweekend.com/"Strengthening Love: Building Secure Bonds for Lesbian Couples" https://healthylesbianrelationships.com/📣Daka…
🫣OK, I'm Gay, Now What? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:56
Reclaiming Your Sexual Self Workshop | with Mallory Hanfling, LCSW | Friday, Oct. 17th, 2025 | The Provincetown Inn, Provincetown, Massachusetts during Women's Week | 9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. | Reclaiming Your Sexual Self T…