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Jenny Greeinstein is a lesbian and a personal wardrobe stylist who supports women on their journey of bringing their style into alignment with their most authentic and empowered selves.

Even though most of her clients are not lesbians, Jenny herself is. She’s been with her wife, Dina, for over a decade and they are raising two daughters together.

Consider these important questions: How do you describe yourself? How do you describe your style? And do you feel that those two things are in alignment?

Jenny Greenstein is passionate about helping women explore these questions for themselves.

Her work is all about making women feel so strong and confident in their personal style that they can tune out all the external influences that don’t serve them.

During the interview Jenny and I discuss:

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Jenny Greenstein is the creator of the Your Soul Style Method: an integrative, collaborative personal wardrobe styling approach that combines style with mindfulness.

She founded Your Soul Style in 2013 after a decade of professional wardrobe styling working in-house for global fashion brands.

Everyone’s authentic sense of style hides beneath layers of external influence, distractions, or a disconnect from the self, and Jenny Greenstein’s life work is about empowering women by helping them uncover their own style, from the inside out.

You can keep up with Jenny and her work on Instagram @yoursoulstyle and you can check out her wesbsite yoursoulstyle.com for an in-depth description of the services she offers and how she supports and empowers women on their style journey.

For queer mothers to read to their children:

For emotional intelligence:

If you enjoyed this episode, also check out my 2017 video interview with Jenny Greeinstein where she talks all about her personal journey discovering she’s a lesbian and coming out. You can find the video here.

And for more inspiration on building confidence, check out my interviews with Dr. Saida Desilets and Coco Mckenzie.

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Dr. Lauren gets it, because she herself is a lesbian….

I love talking to lesbian therapists like Dr. Lauren, because they have both the professional experience and the lived experience to deeply understand lesbian lifestyles and relationships.

Could it be true that there’s a scientific reason why lesbian intimacy can feel more intense in the early stages of relationships than it feels for other groups?

In this episode of Women Wanting Women we talk about all of that and much more.

During the interview Dr. Lauren shares:

This is an episode you don’t want to miss.

Dr. Lauren is a licensed psychologist, relationship coach, consultant, author, educator, activist, and international speaker. Dr. Lauren was an early pioneer of lesbian-affirmative therapy and she’s the author of the book Lesbian Love Addiction: Understanding the Urge to Merge and How To Heal When Things Go Wrong.

Dr. Lauren is also the co-founder and clinical director of the Awaken Therapy Center in Los Angeles that she co-founded with her wife, Vanessa Costine. Dr. Lauren is also passionate about her own podcast, called The Consciousness Salon, where she and her co-founder, Alana Rosjay, look at social justice issues from a psychological lens.

You can connect with Dr. Lauren at her website.

You can find more about Dr. Lauren’s book here

You can find out more about the Awaken Therapy Center here

And for anyone who wants to follow up on the books recommended on this episode, they are as follows:

If you enjoyed this episode then you will also get a lot out of some prior interviews, especially with lesbian psychologist Dr. Frankie Bashan, lesbian therapist Samantha Fox, and Lesbian Couples Institute founder Dr. Lynda Spann.

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Carrie Goldberg is the person you call when you need protection from predators at school, at home, at work or online. She is an attorney based in New York and her law firm specializes in advocating for victims of stalking, harassment, revenge porn, domestic violence, sexual assault, defamation, blackmail, extortion and sextortion.

Given her experiences, the stories she has to tell are astonishing.

During the interview Carrie shares:

Let this be a trigger warning for anyone who should avoid these topics, but for everyone else, this is a fascinating episode you don’t want to miss.

If you enjoyed this episode, you will probably also enjoy my interview with Elliot Endre, who is a marriage and family therapist who specializes in helping sex workers.

Carrie Goldberg is the person you call when you need protection from predators at school, at home, at work or online. She is an attorney based in New York and her law firm specializes in advocating for victims of stalking, harassment, revenge porn, domestic violence, sexual assault, defamation, blackmail, extortion and sextortion.

Carrie Goldberg is the author of Nobody’s Victim: Fighting Psychos, Stalkers, Pervs and Trolls where she tells the story of how she was stalked and harassed and the unbelievable stories of the clients she’s served since founding her law firm.

You can find Carrie online at cagoldberglaw.com and follow her on Instagram at

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In Cameroon and lots of other African countries, being queer is illegal (sometimes punishable by death).

But what Kiki raises awareness about is that prior to colonization, many parts of Africa had a history of acceptance of queer relationships and gender fluidity. A lot of the anti-LGBT laws in African countries are leftovers of laws that were put in place by Britain, France and other colonizers, and the current governments are just upholding those old laws.

That’s why Kiki sells apparel inspired by LGBT and African history. Her idea was to use fashion as activism.

Kiki says: “Due to Africa’s colonial history there’s a conversation that homosexuality is ‘unAfrican’ – but that’s a myth – homosexuality is very much African”

For Kiki, mixing African queerness and African history is a kind of activism.

During the interview Bandy Kiki shares:

Follow Kiki on her YouTube channel and follow her on Instagram @BandyKiki. Don’t forget to also follow and check out RemClan.

The following are links to organizations talked about during the interview:

If you liked this episode and if you enjoy following lesbian YouTubers, then also check out my interview with lesbian YouTuber Stevie Boebi.

And if you enjoy hearing about coming out in different cultures, you will also enjoy my interview with Primavera Salva .

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Lynda Spann is the founder of the Lesbian Couples Institute based out of Denver, Colorado.

We all know that lesbian dating is hard. So once we finally find love, we want to make sure that we do everything we can to build the best possible relationship with our partner.

What’s the best way for lesbians to build a great relationship, and what kinds of challenges can we expect to run into?

Obviously lots of relationship advice is universally applicable, and it doesn’t matter if you’re in a same-sex relationship or a heterosexual one. But it can’t be denied that the lived experience of being a lesbian in love with another woman does have unique differences. And who better to talk about this with than a marriage and family therapist who also happens to be a lesbian herself?

That’s why I was so excited to interview Dr. Lynda Spann.

In this episode Lynda Spann and I discuss:

This is an episode you don’t want to miss.

Lynda Spann, herself a lesbian, holds a PhD in marriage and family counseling and a Masters in human development and family studies.

Her mission is to be the person you can talk to when you and your partner feel disconnected and out of love and you want to give your relationship one last shot.

She founded The Lesbian Couples Institute in 2018, in Denver Colorado. Their motto is “love is a journey we take together.”

You can learn more about Dr. Lynda Spann and the Lesbian Couples Institute on their website and follow them on Instagram at @lesbian_couples_institute.

If you enjoyed my interview with Dr. Lynda Spann you will also enjoy hearing me talk to therapist Dr. Julie Helmrich, where she teaches couples how to navigate and resolve conflicts.

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I met Ana Weisberger in 2018, through prior podcast guest Dr. Valerie Rein. We met when I was first starting this podcast and when she was transitioning her life and career.

During the first year of our friendship I watched as she fearlessly left her marriage and the brokerage firm she worked at, to start over and follow her heart.

Having already left her home country to start over, Ana is no stranger to making big changes.

She now coaches women who are going through major transitions, like divorce.

During this interview Ana Weisberger and I talk about:

I always enjoy my conversations with Ana, and I’m excited to be sharing this one on this episode of Women Wanting Women.

Ana Weisberger was born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, and she spent her childhood in both Serbia and Sweden. In university, between Serbia and Sweden, Ana Weisberger studied languages and cultures and obtained a Master’s Degree in Scandinavian Languages and Literatures from the University of Belgrade. She moved to the US in 2005 where she built a career in real estate while also being trained by coaches, shamans and therapists. She now coaches women around the world, helping them find self-realization and fulfillment.

You can learn more about Ana Weisberger at talkwithana.com and follow her on Instagram @anaweisberger.

Don’t miss this episode.

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Candice Czubernat is a lesbian therapist and the founder of The Christian Closet, where they specialize in counseling LGBTQ people who come from conservative faith backgrounds.

They coach people as they work out their sexual and gender orientation through the lens of a Christian conservative upbringing.

Candice Czubernat is a living example of how being LGBT doesn’t have to interfere with your religious faith.

As a devout Christian, Czubernat believes God loves that she’s a lesbian, and she says she experiences her faith through her queerness.

During this conversation Candice Czubernat and I discuss:

This is an episode you don’t want to miss.

Candice Czubernat is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with the State of Washington and a MFTI in the state of California. Czubernat is also the founder of Gloriously Queer a conference for LGBTQ people of faith developed by LGBTQ people of faith.

The Christian Closet is a group of LGBTQ people providing affirming counseling, coaching and spiritual direction organization.

They are dedicated to helping people find happy and healthy ways of being themselves in the world.

You can learn more at https://www.thechristiancloset.com and follow both Candice and The Christian Closet on Instagram.

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Cassandra Vnook conceived of LetzB because she wanted more for the queer community.

But she wanted more than just “the same dive bar every night.”

The idea of LetzB is to offer different experiences with a different crowd.

Cassandra conceived of LetzB to offer the queer community something more fashionable. She says her inspiration was to build something like what the L word represents.

She’s a friend of mine, so I invited her on the podcast to talk about what she’s creating.

Want to hear some fun stories?

LetzB founder, Cassandra Vnook, talks openly in this episode about her first experiences with women, sneaking out of her house in high school, meeting other likeminded queers as a teenager, and getting into trouble.

In addition to founding LetzB, Cassandra is also a great story-teller, so this is a fun episode, not to be missed.

LetzB is an event producer and dating and community app for LGBT women. To learn more, visit their website letzb.com and follow them on Instagram @letzb.app

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Cassandra Vnook is a New York City-based entrepreneur and real estate agent. Follow her on Instagram

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And if you enjoyed this episode about creating community for queer females you will also love my conversation with Robin Exton who shares all about her journey founding HER app as well as my conversation with Dr. Frankie Bashan, who talks about matchmaking and producing events in the lesbian community.

Check it out and support the queer-owned businesses who are supporting us!

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Jenny Plasencia is a New York City based healer of both body and spirit.

We met this past summer, and I could tell right away, based on her energy and wisdom, that I wanted to have her as a guest on the podcast.

Jenny Plasencia has seen first hand that optimism takes practice and even a simple shift, such as faking a smile, can go a long way for ourselves and the people around us.

Jenny Plasencia’s wish: that we all practice generating positive energy within ourselves as much as we can… and that we make our positivity contagious to others.

During this interview Jenny shares how all of us can:

In Jenny Plasencia’s experience… healing is always possible, but it takes practice and intentionality.

This is an episode you don’t want to miss.

Raised by two hard working first generation latinos and educated in Bronx public schools, Jenny Plasencia got her Bachelors Degree in Physical Education with a concentration in Athletic Training at SUNY Brockport, worked as a graduate assistant at Georgia Institute of Technology in Football and Women’s Tennis, and earned a Masters Degree in Sports Medicine at Georgia State University.

For her first seven years after graduation, Jenny worked rehabilitating various injuries and built her own practice, helping seniors return back to normal activities by focusing on functional movements and assisting them with their nutrition.

And now, in addition to running her own practice, Jenny Plasencia works as a Certified Athletic Trainer and Physical Education Teacher at Dalton School in Manhattan.

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Samantha Fox is a NY-based licensed marriage and family therapist, in practice for 12 years.

Samantha Fox specializes in women who come out later in life.

And she should know.

Samantha Fox also came out later in her own life.

Married with three kids, she knew in the back of her mind she wanted to be with women. Until 9/11 happened, and she realized life could end faster than we think.

The painful experience of divorce and the breakup of her family left her wanting to use her training to help others going through it.

The name of Samantha Fox’s coaching program for women coming out later in life is Curious Questioning and Coming Out.

And during this episode of Women Wanting Women I had a great conversation with Samantha Fox about her own story and the work she does in the LGBTQ+ community.

In the interview Samantha Fox and I discuss:

This is an episode you don’t want to miss.

Samantha Fox is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in based in New York. Samantha has been in private practice since 2012, working with individuals and couples struggling with sexuality, sexual issues, coming out later in life and intimacy. Her coaching program Curious Questioning and Coming out gives women a safe space to explore, find and live their truth, and creates an embracing community for women around the globe that are questioning their sexuality or coming out later in life.

Follow Samantha Fox on Instagram.

And learn more about her work on her website curiousquestioningandcomingout.com.

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