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Diana Adams Bio

Diana Adams (they/them) is the Founder and Principal of Diana Adams Law & Mediation, PLLC. Diana founded this boutique LGBTQ family law and mediation firm, based in New York City and Frankfurt, Germany, serving primarily same-sex couples and non-nuclear families. Diana is passionately dedicated to helping form healthy, stable families, whether between same-sex couples, platonic co-parents, polyamorous families, or different-sex couples, by facilitating conversations that support the creation of clear personal agreements, as well as solid legal agreements to protect their families. Diana is proud to be one of the New York State representatives for the selective national organization of leaders on LGBTQ family law, the LBGT Family Law Institute of The National LGBT Bar Association.

Diana is a proud member of The LGBTQI Family Professionals of New York, a NY collective of LGBTQI attorneys, mediators, mental health professionals, and financial professionals, who often work together in the collaborative process to support families without court intervention.

Diana speaks internationally about LGBTQI parenting, marriage alternatives, and the evolving structure of the family. Diana does frequent law school teaching, most recently as an Adjunct Law Professor at Cornell Law School teaching LGBTQ Family Law, and as a frequent guest lecturer at Harvard law School. Diana is frequently interviewed as an expert on LGBTQ and nontraditional family structures, with interviews in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Huffington Post, New York Magazine and many more, and on TV's The View, and MTV, among others.

Diana was recently named Director of the newly formed Euro LGBT Family Law Institute, bringing together leaders on LGBTQ family issues across Europe.

Hey everyone! Welcome to today's episode of the Wright Conversations Podcast! For today's episode, I'm joined by Diana Adams to talk about how they got into this work, and the legal aspects of the non-nuclear family. We also talk about domestic partnerships, the benefits of legal marriage, and they share the exciting developments in family law.

Let's delve in!

In this Episode You'll Learn:

• [02:08] A bit about Diana.
• [03:02] What we should know about Diana's work.
• [06:02] Why US Law needs to expand beyond the nuclear family.
• [08:29] Why Diana got into this.
• [11:19] The benefits of being legally married.
• [18:53] Domestic partnerships.
• [26:08] What LGBTQ+ and polyamorous people need to know about family law.
• [31:57] Diana's message to allies.

Quotes:

• "We are stronger together." [05:55]
• "We're in a moment in which there's a possibility for change." [07:39]
• "We don't have to keep doing what we've done before just because it's the way we've always done it." [16:28]
• "Be involved in this movement to expand our rights." [31:47]

Connect with Diana Adams

Website: dianaadamslaw.net.

Twitter: @DianaAdamsEsq.

Connect with Rachel Wright

Website: https://rachelwrightnyc.com

Instagram: @thewright_rachel

Twitter: @thewrightrachel

Resources

Chosen Family Law Center.

Diana's TED Talk.

The LGBTQ+ Bar.

Polyamory Legal Advocacy Coalition.

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In this episode of The Wright Conversations, host Rachel Wright explains her absence from the podcast due to a broken foot and surgery. This also highlights the importance of self-care and not being perfect

In this episode you will learn about sex toys, including different types, how to choose them, and common myths surrounding them. Rachel talks about their role in adding variety to sexual experiences and the importance of having a personal sexual relationship with oneself. The episode also covers the importance of using safe lubricants, how to choose toys based on personal preferences, and different categories of sex toys.

Let's delve in!

• [00:03:28] Sex toys explained.
• [00:04:33] Sex toys and shame.
• [00:11:19] The importance of lubricant.
• [00:14:04] Enhancing what feels good.
• [00:17:46] Body-safe sex toy materials.

Connect with Diana Adams

Website: dianaadamslaw.net.

Twitter: @DianaAdamsEsq.

Connect with Rachel Wright

Website: https://rachelwrightnyc.com

Instagram: @thewright_rachel

Twitter: @thewrightrachel

Resources

Rachel's guide to Lube

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Hey everyone! Welcome to today's episode of the Wright Conversations Podcast! For today's episode, I'm joined by Bobby Box to talk about Bobby's journey with butt stuff, getting started with anal training, and long-term plug wearing. We also talk about the truth about douching, how sexual orientation became wrongly associated with anal play, and using suppositories vs lube.

Let's delve in!

In this Episode You'll Learn:

• [01:44] A bit about Bobby.
• [06:44] Bobby's journey with butt stuff.
• [13:00] Where to start with anal training.
• [16:13] Maintenance.
• [19:31] Wearing a plug long-term.
• [23:39] Cleaning your toys.
• [28:28] The risk of douching.
• [32:59] Normalizing anal sex.
• [34:04] Anal play and sexual orientation.
• [42:41] Lube.
• [49:04] CBD suppositories.
• [56:39] Exploring anal with a partner(s).

Quotes:

• "The butt is a large room but there's a small door." [17:45]
• "If it was included in our sex education at all, it wouldn't be considered taboo." [33:07]
• "People have sexual orientations, not body parts." [36:16]
• "For people with prostates, orgasms can be a third stronger." [53:46]
• "Don't let any outside influences shame you out of what you want to do sexually." [59:12]

Connect with Bobby Box

Website: bybobbybox.com.

Instagram: @bybobbybox.

Podcast: Bad In Bed.

Twitter: @bybobbybox.

TikTok: @bybobbybox.

Connect with Rachel Wright

Website: https://rachelwrightnyc.com

Instagram: @thewright_rachel

Twitter: @thewrightrachel

Resources

www.bvibe.com.

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Butt Stuff 101 Workshop.

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Hey everyone! Welcome to today's episode of the Wright Conversations Podcast! For today's episode, I'm joined by my mom, Nancy Gibbs, to talk about the infuriating messaging around ageing, Loving Later Life, and letting go of fears. We also talk about working on the podcast, the importance of giving ourselves patience and grace, and allowing ourselves to fall.

Let's delve in!

In this Episode You'll Learn:

• [02:57] A bit about Nancy.
• [08:22] The "too old" messaging.
• [10:01] Anti-ageing.
• [12:07] Loving Later Life.
• [20:05] What do people hold on to later in life?
• [23:23] Working with Amber.
• [25:00] Conquering our limiting beliefs.
• [30:37] We all fall.
• [36:00] Nancy's words of wisdom.

Quotes:

• "The best stuff happens when you let go and let it happen." [16:56]
• "Conquering those [limiting beliefs] is essential for moving forward." [25:17]
• "It is okay to fall, and it's hard." [31:49]
• "Live passionately, live vulnerably, and keep loving later life." [36:36]

Connect with Nancy Gibbs

Website: nancylanggibbs.com.

Facebook: Loving Later Life.

Instagram: @lovinglaterlifepodcast.

Podcast: Loving Later Life Podcast.

LinkedIn: Nancy Lang Gibbs.

Connect with Rachel Wright

Website: https://rachelwrightnyc.com

Instagram: @thewright_rachel

Twitter: @thewrightrachel

Resources

Episode 2, with Amber Lilyestrom.

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Hey everyone! Welcome to today's episode of the Wright Conversations Podcast! For today's episode, I'm joined by Amanda Johnson to talk about the gap in sexual education, their process over the past 5 weeks, and normalizing the morning after pill. Amanda also talks about how to help make an impact, how parents can bring up the conversations with their kids, and the severe lack of contraceptive care.

Let's delve in!

In this Episode You'll Learn:

• [01:32] A bit about Amanda.
• [07:02] The importance of accurate sexual education.
• [10:47] How the process has been.
• [13:59] Normalizing the morning after pill.
• [19:49] How to make an impact.
• [22:53] How parents can bring the conversations up with their kids.
• [27:55] The contraceptive deserts.

Quotes:

• "Only 17 states require sexual education to be medically accurate." [07:14]
• "6 or 7 states require consent to be taught alongside medically accurate sex ed." [08:22]
• "The greatest thing a parent can do is to put the product in their kids' hands and force the conversation." [24:15]
• "19+ Million women in need live in contraceptive deserts in the US." [28:19]
• "You probably already know someone in need." [29:20]

Connect with Amanda Johnson

Website: juliecare.co.

Instagram: @julie.

TikTok: @julie.

YouTube: @julie-products.

LinkedIn: Amanda E/J Morrison.

Connect with Rachel Wright

Website: https://rachelwrightnyc.com

Instagram: @thewright_rachel

Twitter: @thewrightrachel

Resources

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Hey everyone! Welcome to today's episode of the Wright Conversations Podcast! For today's episode, I'm joined by Talia Boone to talk about flower arranging as a stress relief, how we can improve our mental health by working with flowers, and how to get started. Talia also talks about who can benefit from this, how kids experience arranging versus adults, and the importance of prioritizing our emotional and mental wellbeing.

Let's delve in!

In this Episode You'll Learn:

• [01:11] A bit about Talia.
• [03:13] Postal Petals.
• [11:40] The mental health benefits of flower arranging.
• [15:19] Talia's advice.
• [19:00] Is flower arranging for you?
• [22:06] Where to start.
• [25:24] Talia's words of wisdom.

Quotes:

• "The system is not at all broken. It's operating exactly as it's intended to." [05:16]
• "Center your self-care." [25:33]
• "All of us need it, but very few of us take the time to prioritize it." [26:02]

Connect with Talia Boone

Website: www.postalpetals.com.

Instagram: @PostalPetals.

Facebook: Postal Petals.

Twitter: @PostalPetals.

Pinterest: @PostalPetals.

Connect with Rachel Wright

Website: https://rachelwrightnyc.com

Instagram: @thewright_rachel

Twitter: @thewrightrachel

Resources

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Hey everyone! Welcome to today's episode of the Wright Conversations Podcast! For today's episode, I talk about the difference between desire types and sexual desires, the different facets that make up our sexuality, and the three desire types. I also talk about representation in the research, relationships with different desire types, and why it's not always mismatched libido.

Let's delve in!

In this Episode You'll Learn:

• [00:59] Thank you.
• [02:27] Desire type vs sexual desires.
• [03:25] The 14 facets of our sexuality.
• [04:54] Desire type vs libido.
• [05:52] The three different desire types.
• [07:11] Spontaneous desire type.
• [13:44] Responsive sexual desire.
• [16:53] Contextual sexual desire.

Quotes:

• "Sexual desire type is how you come to want sex." [05:06]
• "Your desire type is not fixed." [06:27]
• "Most humans, regardless of gender, who have a responsive or contextual desire type, who have a partner with spontaneous desire, think that they are broken, have low libido, or something is wrong." [19:24]

Connect with Rachel Wright

Website: https://rachelwrightnyc.com

Instagram: @thewright_rachel

Twitter: @thewrightrachel

Resources

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Barrett Weed is an actor and singer, best known for her roles as Veronica Sawyer in Heathers: The Musical, and as Janis Sarkisian in the Broadway production of Mean Girls.

She has won numerous awards, including the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical for her role as Sally Bowles in the Signature Theatre production of Cabaret in 2015, and the Broadway.com Audience Awards for Favorite Featured Actress in a Musical, Favorite Funny Performance, and Favorite Onstage Pair with Grey Henson for her role as Janis in Mean Girls.

Barrett holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Elon University. In 2019, Elon University awarded her with the 2019 Top 10 Under 10 Alumni Award.

She is an advocate for several causes, including female empowerment, gun control, and voting rights.

Hey everyone! Welcome to today's episode of the Wright Conversations Podcast! For today's episode, I'm joined by Barrett Wilbert Weed to talk about starting, maintaining, and evolving friendships, and The Patriarchy. Barrett also talks about working on Broadway, how fame has affected her relationship standards, and the importance of open communication.

Let's delve in!

In this Episode You'll Learn:

• [01:21] A bit about Barrett.
• [03:35] How we know each other.
• [06:00] Making friends as an adult.
• [07:29] Lessons learned about friendships.
• [18:35] How has friendship evolved for Barrett?
• [19:41] Changing standards of who is allowed in.
• [25:34] When people want things.
• [31:06] When people don't like you.
• [35:17] How the Patriarchy has affected Barrett's life and career.
• [52:59] What everyone needs to know about working on Broadway.
• [55:38] Barrett's words of wisdom.

Quotes:

• "Sometimes you outgrow friendships." [13:02]
• "If you can't generate your own confidence organically, store-bought is fine." [23:20]
• "It's nice to feel like it's a small world sometimes." [30:20]
• "90% of the time, when women are in charge, we want to collaborate." [42:33]
• "You wind up with a better product when everybody is open to having conversations and open to communicating." [46:36]
• "We want to think that there is a brand of human that is superhuman." [56:51]

Connect with Barrett Wilbert Weed

Cameo: Barrett Wilbert Weed.

Instagram: @barrettweed.

Wikipedia: Barrett Wilbert Weed.

IMDb: Barrett Wilbert Weed.

Connect with Rachel Wright

Website: https://rachelwrightnyc.com

Instagram: @thewright_rachel

Twitter: @thewrightrachel

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Hailey Magee is a certified coach, educator, and writer. As an Erickson Coaching International Certified coach, Hailey has worked with hundreds of individuals in one-on-one coaching as well as through workshops to help them set empowered boundaries and break people-pleasing patterns.

Her work has featured in The Gottman Institute Blog, Medium's Better Humans, and Newsweek, and she has partnered with organizations such as Amazon, WeWork, and Women In Music.

Hailey holds a BA from Brandeis University.

Hey everyone! Welcome to today's episode of the Wright Conversations Podcast! For today's episode, I'm joined by Hailey Magee to talk about people-pleasing patterns, why these patterns are so hard to break, and how people-pleasing, co-dependency, and lack of boundaries manifest. Hailey also talks about where to begin to undo the patterns, the importance of normalizing outgrowing relationships, how to build up guilt resiliency, and dealing with breakups.

Let's delve in!

In this Episode You'll Learn:

• [01:39] A bit about Hailey.
• [02:19] Getting into the topic of people pleasing.
• [03:57] Why it's so hard for people to say no.
• [05:38] Defining people-pleasing.
• [06:32] Defining boundaries.
• [07:19] Defining co-dependency.
• [11:11] The most common things that come up.
• [13:40] Where to begin.
• [16:14] Differentiating between being selfish and not setting boundaries/people-pleasing.
• [18:09] Some boundaries that are difficult to set for those who struggle with people-pleasing.
• [20:48] Outgrowing relationships.
• [25:49] When you get a guilt trip.
• [28:42] Tools for guilt resiliency.
• [29:50] Setting boundaries in different relationships.
• [31:40] Breakups.
• [35:43] Hailey's words of wisdom.

Quotes:

• "[People pleasing is] the act of chronically Prioritizing other people's needs, wants, or feelings, at the expense of, and to the detriment of, our own needs, wants, or feelings." [05:56]
• "[Boundaries are] the containers or statements that separate us from other people." [06:40]
• "[Co-dependency is] the experience of losing our sense of self in another person." [07:37]
• "We can't set boundaries around our needs if we can't identify them." [14:37]
• "Outgrowing a relationship doesn't need to mean that you leave it entirely." [23:03]
• "If you're not getting anything out of a friendship, you're under no obligation to just keep giving indefinitely." [25:27]
• "When someone guilt trips us, it's very easy to have so much empathy for their feelings that we're forgetting our side of the story." [26:58]
• "It's possible to heal." [37:49]

Connect with Hailey Magee

Website: www.haileymagee.com.

Instagram: @haileypaigemagee.

Facebook: Hailey Paige Magee.

Medium: @haileymagee.

YouTube: @haileypaigemageee.

Connect with Rachel Wright

Website: https://rachelwrightnyc.com

Instagram: @thewright_rachel

Twitter: @thewrightrachel

Resources

The Human Magnet Syndrome, by Ross Rosenberg.

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Hey everyone! Welcome to today's episode of the Wright Conversations Podcast! For today's episode, I'm joined by Dr. Joli Hamilton to talk about jealousy, how jealousy manifests somatically, and rational vs emotional responses to jealousy. Dr Hamilton also talks about finding items that help to tackle feelings of jealousy, experimenting with relationship agreements, and the importance of acknowledging jealousy as a normal human emotion.

Let's delve in!

In this Episode You'll Learn:

• [01:14] About Dr. Hamilton.
• [03:45] "Don't you get jealous?"
• [05:29] What can you do with jealousy?
• [09:00] What is jealousy?
• [10:06] Jealousy vs envy.
• [12:22] What makes up jealousy?
• [14:01] Rationalizing jealousy.
• [19:15] Figuring out what you need.
• [26:13] Explicit relationship agreements.
• [28:40] Regulating your reactions.
• [31:41] Jealousy's words of wisdom.
• [34:08] Using jealousy to connect with your beloved.
• [37:32] Dr. Hamilton's advice.

Quotes:

• "I don't have to enjoy the feeling of jealousy to be grateful for its gifts." [03:30]
• "You can imagine jealousy into existence." [09:50]
• "The core of jealousy is this fear of interruption, and the core of envy is longing." [10:40]
• "Logic doesn't work." [15:50]
• "My job is to tell you that you care so much, so see me." [33:44]
• "Jealousy is an invitation to deeper intimacy." [34:34]
• "Jealousy is normal. It's normal in all kinds of relationships." [37:55]
• "Jealousy isn't the raw material for compersion. Joy is the raw material of compersion." [39:44]

Connect with Dr. Joli Hamilton

Website: www.jolihamilton.com.

LinkedIn: Dr. Joli Hamilton.

Instagram: @drjoli_hamilton.

Connect with Rachel Wright

Website: https://rachelwrightnyc.com

Instagram: @thewright_rachel

Twitter: @thewrightrachel

Resources

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