This week Amanda Ferrat joins us to kick off our conversation series: An HBIQ Conversation With... 

She is a certified Emotional Wellness Counselor and helps women find their Core Badass! She joins us to share her new, evolving identity as a Queer, Asexual, and Aromantic woman as well as some wisdom for those that may feel the same way.  

You can find Amanda on Instagram at ValueYourselfCounseling or in the Badass Women Breaking Barriers Facebook group.

Finally, if you're looking to find a flag that best represents you: 21 LGBTQ Pride Flags and What They Stand For (seventeen.com) 

Why Galaxies? It's not a spectrum.

This week we share our labels, why we chose them, and how to find your own.

Gender & Sexuality Galaxies (PDF from Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights)

The Kinsey Scale

This week we talk about why so many people are coming out now, why you may want to come out even if you're already in a partnered relationship, and our thoughts on the invisible majority of the LGBTQIA+ community, Bisexuals.  

The study mentioned, "INVISIBLE MAJORITY: THE DISPARITIES FACING BISEXUAL PEOPLE AND HOW TO REMEDY THEM" can be found here: https://www.lgbtmap.org/file/invisible-majority.pdf

This week we explore the four (4) options for experiencing feelings, why many of us resist emotions, and how to truly feel your feelings.

This week we share the three parts of conversational safety (physical, mental, and emotional), why it's important, and how to create it.

(US) National Domestic Violence Hotline: call 800.799.SAFE (7233) or text "START" to 88788