Family, queerness, religion, and the holidays—this episode goes deep. Alix and Kayla open up about navigating strained family relationships, missed weddings, religious rejection, reconciliation, and what it really takes to protect your peace as a queer couple during the holidays.

From engagement fallout and parents not showing up, to rebuilding trust, setting boundaries, and creating chosen family traditions in Nicaragua—this is an honest, emotional, and deeply relatable conversation for anyone who’s ever felt unseen by their family.

00:00 – Intro: married, not related, definitely codependent
02:30 – Highs, lows & weirds of the week
05:20 – Dreaming up a queer camp & chosen family
07:00 – Family estrangement, phone anxiety & emotional triggers
11:15 – Holidays, big families & complicated dynamics
13:30 – Engagement fallout & family refusing to attend the wedding
18:30 – Feeling invisible as a queer couple
23:00 – Acceptance vs. avoidance in family systems
29:00 – Therapy, boundaries & rebuilding relationships
32:45 – Healing moments, unexpected growth & hope
38:30 – Redefining holidays & creating new traditions
43:00 – Religion, queerness & family rupture
51:00 – Confrontation, truth, grief & clarity
01:02:30 – Choosing peace, boundaries & moving forward

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