Gay Mom, Straight Mom Podcast

Mental health - we all have it but not everyone wants to talk about it. In this episode we attempt to tackle a conversation about our own mental health. Lauryl is all about breaking the stigma of THC use and Jamie talks about recognizing triggers and finding the silver lining of anxiety.

Continue listening to this vulnerable, "processing in real time" conversation. Jamie and Lauryl will look back on Jamie's coming out experience and recall the events that led them to where they are now. The healing continues when difficult things are brought out into the open and spoken. alatelifelesbianstory.comcomingoutwomen.orgpflag.org

Part 1 of 2. In this episode, Lauryl and Jamie have a frank and vulnerable conversation about Jamie's coming out at the tender age of 46, the heartbreak of divorce, learning that parents are fallible humans, feelings of betrayal, forgiveness, and how they navigated those first confusing and painful months individually and with each other.

Why is it so damn hard to make friends as an adult? Is it important to you to have close friends? Listen in as your favorite mother-daughter duo tries to figure out why they are the way they are and reflect on how to make true friends. Also discussed will be expectations, conflict, when friendships become more and, of course, the weight Dumb and Dumber carries as a standard for any potential friendship.

In a world where dancing led to sex, Pokemon summoned demons and going to public school was as harmful as being thrown into a shark tank, Jamie and Lauryl rose from the ashes. Did you grow up or raise your own kids in a conservative religious environment? Have you had a shift in how you approach religion and faith as an adult? Listen in as Jamie and Lauryl rewind, recount and reflect on some of their experiences in church, how those experiences have affected them and how they're choosing to break oppressive, shaming narratives and cycles and being just fine with not having all the answers.

Jamie and Lauryl continue the conversation around marriage, digging deeper into their own experiences and perspectives, the pressure of making it work "no matter what", and some deeply ingrained narratives.

Jamie and Lauryl jump right in and start talking about the early years of their marriages, the challenges of marrying young and learning to adult with your spouse.

Jamie and Lauryl answer your burning questions about who they are, why, for the love of Pete, they're starting a podcast and what you can expect in future episodes!