EMBRACE • EDUCATE • EMPOWER • LOVE

PODCAST

Welcome to Just Breathe: Parenting Your LGBTQ Teen winner of the 2024 Women in Podcasting Best LGBTQIA2+ Podcast Award!

Do you have a child, teen, or young adult who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or any other beautiful sexual orientation or gender identity? Do you feel overwhelmed in your effort to support them on their journey? Do you feel alone in navigating your own?

I created Just Breathe: Parenting Your LGBTQ Teen to transform the conversation around loving, raising, and empowering an LGBTQIA+ teenager, as well as being a good ally to all LGBTQ people. Since February 2017 when Connor embraced his sexual orientation as a young gay man, we have felt every emotion, and have experienced dozens of situations ranging from heartwarming and humorous to terrifyingly life-threatening. My husband and I initially felt alone and overwhelmed, driving me to want to support others traveling a similar path. Just Breathe is about discussing all things LGBTQ, all things parenting, all things mental health - in an open, real way. I discuss taboo topics and erase stigmas surrounding the coming out process and parenting an LGBTQIA+ teen.

The Just Breathe shows are both interview and solo, offering a wide-range of fascinating guests as well as my own episodes where I share wisdom, stories, and strategies. Sitting in the top 1% of all podcasts, Just Breathe is relatable, educational, and warm. My approach is based on four pillars – to Embrace, Educate, Empower, and Love – and most of all, to reinforce to all LGBTQ people, their families, and their allies that you are not alone!