This week is all about having uncomfortable conversations with your family and it begs the question … how open is too open with your parents? I dive into attitudes toward sex and women with my Dad and brother … and Dad - an ex-priest - shares how he loved and accepted his two queer kids. But learning to be open-minded, inclusive and evolve their thinking is not something that always came easy to my folks.

So this ep is for anyone who is curious about how to talk about taboo or uncomfortable topics with their family, parents who don’t know how to change old mindsets, kids who need help being open with their loved ones … and anyone who needs a good laugh listening to me talking about one of my old fuck-buddies with my Dad and brother. You heard right.

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