Coming out lesbian during my Saturn Return and hitting rock bottom? It wasn't fun. I had to do the inner work, had a huge healing journey, was coming out (again)... And then my queer self was stuck. I had to do some identity shifting. I had to think about my future sapphic self and what she would be doing. I had to take action to become the person I wanted to be. If you're LGBTQ and coming out, going through a Saturn Return, or going through a breakup, it does get easier. You DO have to put in the work, but you will make it out on the other side. The identity shift I made was worth it for my future gay self. I hit rock bottom and it was some of the worst years of my life, but I'm so glad I ended up doing the inner work because of it.

The best is yet to come.

CHAPTERS

00:00 hitting rock bottom during my Saturn Return

02:12 Realizing I’m gay during a global pandemic & coming out

05:56 grieving my last relationship and what I imagined for the future

06:39 stepping into my authentic self

08:37 getting out of the funk I was in

11:13 feeling stuck 2 years after the breakup & getting unstuck

17:51 identity shifting, thinking of your future self, and regulating my nervous system

21:22 What I wish I knew when I was at rock bottom & experiencing my Saturn Return

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Coming out later in life can be a jarring experience. Being a late in life lesbian will feel like you have some catching up to do-- and that's okay. I realized I was a lesbian while living with my boyfriend at the time. I'm a late in life lesbian and will say that coming out later in life is worth it. There is no perfect timeline in the LGBTQ community. Queer folks sometimes know their whole lives that they're queer and sometimes it takes people decades to realize they are. For anyone navigating their own queer identity in the LGBT community, it's okay to not have all the answers. Self discovery is a beautiful journey that sometimes takes more time. Sometimes hitting rock bottom and realizing that you're sapphic is actually the best thing that can happen for you (at least it was for me haha).

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CHAPTERS

00:00 late in life lesbian

02:15 coming out later in life and feeling behind

02:52 queer adolescence

04:35 I knew more about myself and what I wanted

05:33 it feels like you're blowing up your life and everything is new

09:18 coming out to people from my past

11:26 later in life lesbian

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Is dating different after coming out as a lesbian? These are my honest takeaways from dating women. This is my experience dating women on dating apps after coming out and everything I learned about dating women as a sapphic human. Anyone in the LGBTQ community knows it can be a like dating sapphic and queer folks on dating apps. These are the lessons I learned dating in the LGBT community. As someone who has dated men, I also share my experience of how dating is different now. Hope this helps anyone who is newly out, a baby gay, etc!

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CHAPTERS

00:00 dating after coming out

01:19 feeling extra vulnerable

04:08 quicker connections

06:58 making the first move

09:16 rejection

11:50 dating apps

16:50 listening, thoughtfulness, and being intentional

17:38 healing

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I've felt behind in life as a queer person. Here's what I wish I knew...From repressing who I was to being afraid to come out. It took many years to finally accept who I was and am as a lesbian. There are pressures of fitting into a box and living a "traditional" life and having a certain timeline, even in the LGBT community. But we're on a queer timeline. By being queer, we're already living outside of societal norms and therefore giving ourselves permission to not follow any traditional timelines. There are no expectations or rules. We can create our own queer timelines as LGBTQ folks. This is a social commentary on how being queer leads to questioning societal expectations and social pressure.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 questioning societal norms and expectations as a queer person

03:06 comparison is the thief of joy

07:19 the queer timeline

09:23 breaking free from the timeline

11:07 feeling lost and living in the "in-between"

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It's time for some queer inner child healing! A lot of us in the LGBTQ community never got the chance to be our true authentic selves growing up. What would you say to your LGBT younger self if you could? I take you through a visualization exercise to meet your sapphic younger self and spend time with them. Maybe you just needed to heal your inner child to feel more like you. Cheers to queer joy and doing the things younger you loved!

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CHAPTERS

00:00 healing your queer inner child

02:07 what is inner child healing?

02:31 writing letters to your younger self

3:54 journal prompts

4:58 inner child work

5:34 visualization exercise

15:32 visualization exercises and meditations in the future

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This is how I figured out if I am bi or a lesbian. It took me many years from realizing I'm queer and identifying as bisexual until I realized I am a lesbian. Figured out what letter you are in the LGBTQIA community can tough. Also, labels aren't for everyone. But Being LGBTQ and figuring it out along the way is okay. I hope if you're currently on a coming out journey or figuring out what your identity is that this video can help. Cheers to being in the LGBT community, friend!

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CHAPTERS

00:00 how I realized I'm a lesbian and not bi

03:25 my backstory & my coming out story

05:32 questioning my identity in college & dating men

12:45 identifying as bi

15:29 why it took me so long to figure out who I was

18:45 intimacy & self worth

27:28 am I asexual?

30:51 what made me realize I'm a lesbian

34:54 I'm just a lesbian

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This is my story about growing up Catholic and being queer. I've done a lot of healing to work through my religious trauma. As a lesbian woman who went to Catholic school my whole life and never missed a Sunday mass, it was incredibly hard to come out and look at myself in the mirror. I never thought I could be gay growing up. But I was and am gay. Faith deconstruction is not for the weak. Unfortunately, many LGBTQ people who grew up in the church have experienced religious trauma. This is my story. To my sapphic and LGBT folks who grew up in the church, you are loved and amazing just as you are!

The best is yet to come.

CHAPTERS

00:00 growing up in the church

04:30 going to Catholic school

11:00 vocations & marriage

14:50 being gay according to the church

21:10 religious trauma & being LGBTQ

29:37 does religion do more harm than good?

36:36 queer and trans folks are amazing just as they are

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I don't know if I want to be a mom. I'm a lesbian in my 30s and I don't know if I want to have kids. I never had representation of queer families growing up. And I love to see LGBT families now with their queer joy. As a queer women in my 30s, my biological clock is ticking and I feel like I should know if I want to be a parent or not. Or should I? Should I be childfree and accept DINK life (dual income no kids) or become a lesbian mom? I'll be going over questions and thoughts I have currently about being childfree or becoming a queer mom.

The best is yet to come.

CHAPTERS

00:00 I’m in my 30s, I’m a lesbian, and I don’t know if I want to have kids

05:19 Why do I want kids?

06:07 Do I want a biological child?

07:19 Finding fulfillment in life

09:07 The biological clock of having kids

10:28 Being a queer parent

12:29 selfishness & societal expectations

15:06 Am I ready to have a kid?

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This is my coming out story and my journey of realizing I'm queer. I started telling myself in Catholic school to not be gay and not be a lesbian. And then slowly as time went on, I started slowly accepting myself. I was living with my boyfriend when I realized I'm gay. It truly took a lot of work on myself to finally accept who I was. For any Sapphic or LGBTQ folks, it's never too late to live your truth. The best is yet to come.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 my coming out story and journey

01:31 My “don’t be gay” era

06:10 gay marriage talks

08:37 I have a crush on Nick Jonas

12:26 the first girl…

21:18 I date a man for the last time…

22:37 the epiphany moment

26:27 dating again after the breakup and only dating sapphics

31:16 the journey of figuring out who you are

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Welcome to the Strolling Through Life Podcast! I share my personal journey from eco-friendly YouTube creator to embracing my truth, navigating a life-changing identity shift, and coming out as someone who can only date women. I talk about the emotional impact of the pandemic, therapy, unlearning old patterns, and reconnecting with my authentic self while creating a safe, cozy space for queer healing, self-growth, and deep conversations. This podcast is for anyone feeling lost, overwhelmed, or disconnected, and searching for self acceptance, LGBTQ community, and the courage to come home to themselves. The best is yet to come.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Welcome to the new Strolling Through Life Podcast!

01:36 From eco-friendly lifestyle YouTuber to this

02:39 How the pandemic changed things...

03:36 My hope for this podcast is for it to be a safe cozy space

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