There were so many times I wished I could trade in my life for a different one.As a kid, I fantasized about being a world-class tennis player, a celebrity, a famous speaker — anything that would make me liked, adored, loved. Because the truth was, I had no friends. I was invisible. Bullied. Alone.In this vulnerable episode of Dear Christiano, I reflect on how childhood fantasies and people-pleasing shaped my early years, and the lifelong process of peeling back the layers to finally accept the hand I was given — and learn how to play it on my own terms.✨ This episode explores:– The fantasies that masked childhood pain– Why people-pleasing felt safer than authenticity– The truth about feeling unworthy of being yourself– How healing is ongoing, not a destination– Why freedom comes from changing the game, not wishing for new cardsIf you’ve ever caught yourself longing for a different life, this is your reminder: your story, your cards, your journey — they’re enough.💌 Subscribe for weekly queer reflections on healing, identity, and radical self-compassion.🔔 Subscribe to Queer Quest PRO for more radical queer healing, education, and transformation: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌈 Join the Queer Quest Community & Quests: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌟 Register for The Queer Comeback Webinar at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/webinar to learn how to rebuild your life and health in a queer context. 📘 Download The Journey to Queer Healing Guide at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/freeguide for invaluable insights and practical tips on your healing journey.
Internalized homophobia and transphobia are the invisible chains many LGBTQIA+ people carry. In this 4-part series, Christiano Green unpacks what it means to heal from these internalized voices of shame, fear, and unworthiness — and how to step into queer joy and liberation.You’ll learn how these patterns show up in our lives, how to break the cycle with compassion and community, and why embracing queer joy is one of the most powerful acts of resistance we have.If you’ve ever struggled with feeling “not enough” as a queer person, this episode will help you reclaim your worth, your joy, and your freedom.💌 Subscribe for weekly queer reflections on healing, identity, and radical self-compassion.🔔 Subscribe to Queer Quest PRO for more radical queer healing, education, and transformation: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌈 Join the Queer Quest Community & Quests: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌟 Register for The Queer Comeback Webinar at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/webinar to learn how to rebuild your life and health in a queer context. 📘 Download The Journey to Queer Healing Guide at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/freeguide for invaluable insights and practical tips on your healing journey.
To the outside world, you may look raw, open, and unafraid to share your truth. But inside, you know there’s always another layer you’re struggling to reach.In this intimate episode of Dear Christiano, queer coach and storyteller Christiano Green reflects on the deeply personal, non-linear process of vulnerability. From growing up in a family that never talked about emotions, to learning how queerness teaches us to hide, Christiano explores why vulnerability can feel exhausting — and how to approach it with more compassion and less shame.✨ This episode explores:– Why vulnerability is never as simple as it looks from the outside– The role of family silence and queer conditioning in bottling emotions– How comparison makes vulnerability harder– Why working one layer at a time is powerful enough– Reframing vulnerability as liberation, not pressureThis is a love letter to anyone who has ever felt “blocked” in their vulnerability. You’re not behind. You’re not broken. Your journey is deeply personal — and it’s enough.💌 Subscribe for weekly queer reflections on healing, identity, and radical self-compassion.🔔 Subscribe to Queer Quest PRO for more radical queer healing, education, and transformation: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌈 Join the Queer Quest Community & Quests: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌟 Register for The Queer Comeback Webinar at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/webinar to learn how to rebuild your life and health in a queer context. 📘 Download The Journey to Queer Healing Guide at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/freeguide for invaluable insights and practical tips on your healing journey.
Too many queer people are stuck in survival mode — constantly on guard, exhausted, and unable to fully rest. In this episode, Christiano Green unpacks how survival mode shows up in our lives, what it does to our nervous system, and how we can begin the journey toward thriving.We’ll cover practical tools for regulation, the importance of reclaiming rest, and the revolutionary power of queer joy. Thriving is not just about personal healing — it’s about resistance, liberation, and creating new possibilities for our community.💌 Subscribe for weekly queer-centered reflections on healing, identity, and radical self-compassion.🔔 Subscribe to Queer Quest PRO for more radical queer healing, education, and transformation: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌈 Join the Queer Quest Community & Quests: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌟 Register for The Queer Comeback Webinar at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/webinar to learn how to rebuild your life and health in a queer context. 📘 Download The Journey to Queer Healing Guide at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/freeguide for invaluable insights and practical tips on your healing journey.
Everyone you meet holds a different version of you.Family, friends, strangers — they all filter you through their own lens, shaped by their stories, wounds, and expectations. That means there are thousands of versions of you out there… but none of them are the full truth.In this heartfelt episode of Dear Christiano, queer coach and storyteller Christiano Green explores what it means to release the pressure of managing other people’s perceptions — and to focus instead on the version of you that is most authentic, most whole, and most alive.✨ Inside this episode:– Why people will always see different versions of you– How approval-seeking and performance drain queer lives– What it means to protect your peace without guilt– Choosing authenticity as liberation– Living brighter when you stop carrying their version of youThis is a love letter to anyone who feels misunderstood, miscast, or mislabeled — and a reminder that your freedom begins when you stop managing their story, and start living your own.
Supporting your LGBTQ+ friends authentically means more than just accepting them — it’s about showing up, listening, and acting in ways that make them feel safe and seen. In this 4-part Queer Quest Podcast series, Christiano Green breaks down how to be a friend who truly matters.From listening without making it about you, to respecting identity at all times, to showing up consistently and speaking out when it’s uncomfortable — this episode is a guide to real allyship.Perfect for allies who want to improve their support, and for LGBTQ+ people who want to share a resource with their friends, this conversation is honest, practical, and rooted in love.💌 Subscribe for weekly queer-centered reflections on identity, emotional wellness, and radical self-compassion.🔔 Subscribe to Queer Quest PRO for more radical queer healing, education, and transformation: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌈 Join the Queer Quest Community & Quests: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌟 Register for The Queer Comeback Webinar at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/webinar to learn how to rebuild your life and health in a queer context. 📘 Download The Journey to Queer Healing Guide at https://www.queerquest.vip/freeguide for invaluable insights and practical tips on your healing journey.
Running multiple businesses sounds glamorous — until you’re scrubbing cigarette smoke out of the walls two hours before your next Airbnb guests arrive… all while juggling client calls and recording podcasts.In this episode of Dear Christiano, queer transformation coach and entrepreneur Christiano Green pulls back the curtain on the real, unfiltered truth about being a queerpreneur. From leaving a high-paying corporate role leading 300 people to moving to Bali to start fresh, Christiano shares how he built not one, but two thriving businesses — a queer-focused coaching practice and a growing Airbnb portfolio with his partner.✨ In this episode, you’ll hear:– The leap from corporate leadership to entrepreneurship– Why burnout made staying riskier than leaving– How moving to Bali cut expenses by 75% and created space to heal and build– The story behind launching an Airbnb business with his partner– The reality of balancing coaching clients, content creation, and urgent property issues– Why “pressure is a privilege,” but not without its tollWhether you’re building your first side hustle, dreaming of leaving your 9-to-5, or already running your own business, this episode is a candid, inspiring reminder that success is rarely as tidy as it looks on Instagram.💌 Subscribe for weekly queer-centered reflections on identity, emotional wellness, and radical self-compassion.🔔 Subscribe to Queer Quest PRO for more radical queer healing, education, and transformation: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌈 Join the Queer Quest Community & Quests: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌟 Register for The Queer Comeback Webinar at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/webinar to learn how to rebuild your life and health in a queer context. 📘 Download The Journey to Queer Healing Guide at https://www.queerquest.vip/freeguide for invaluable insights and practical tips on your healing journey.
What are the stages of queer healing? In this soulful, honest, and empowering episode, Christiano Green walks us through the 18-stage spiral roadmap of LGBTQ+ healing — from breakdown and identity loss to spiritual embodiment and queer joy.Drawn from the free guide The Journey to Queer Healing, this conversation explores everything from inner child work and boundary setting to ancestral connection and radical self-trust. Perfect for queer folks who are healing from trauma, reclaiming their truth, or leading others in love.🧡 Subscribe for weekly videos on queer healing, identity, emotional liberation, and radical self-compassion.🔔 Subscribe to Queer Quest PRO for more radical queer healing, education, and transformation: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌈 Join the Queer Quest Community & Quests: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌟 Register for The Queer Comeback Webinar at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/webinar to learn how to rebuild your life and health in a queer context. 📘 Download The Journey to Queer Healing Guide at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/freeguide for invaluable insights and practical tips on your healing journey.
Can you be a fit, healed, empowered queer human — and still binge sugar in a shame spiral?In this honest and deeply human episode of Dear Christiano, queer coach Christiano Green reflects on a recent experience that triggered old patterns of shame, perfectionism, and self-judgment. From emotional eating to body image, Christiano explores what it means to heal while still being messy — and why duality is not a failure, but a feature of growth.✨ This episode explores:– Why queer people often carry shame that doesn’t belong to them– The link between food, feelings, and worthiness– How coaches and “healers” still face real emotional spirals– What it means to allow conflicting emotions without guilt– How to stop performing healing and start embodying truthIf you’ve ever felt like you’re not allowed to fall apart because of how others see you — this one is for you.🎧 Listen now. Healing is not perfection. It’s presence.🧡 Subscribe for weekly videos on queer healing, identity, emotional liberation, and radical self-compassion.🔔 Subscribe to Queer Quest PRO for more radical queer healing, education, and transformation: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌈 Join the Queer Quest Community & Quests: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌟 Register for The Queer Comeback Webinar at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/webinar to learn how to rebuild your life and health in a queer context. 📘 Download The Journey to Queer Healing Guide at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/freeguide for invaluable insights and practical tips on your healing journey.
Coming out is not a single moment — it’s a lifelong journey of courage, identity, and self-love. In this episode, Christiano Green takes you through the raw, real, and powerful coming out stories that will leave you breathless, inspired, and seen.From the first time we admit our truth to ourselves, to the terrifying moment we say it out loud to the world… from coming out later in life to finding chosen family and community after rejection — this episode is for every queer person, at every stage of their becoming.You’ll hear Christiano’s personal stories, the psychology behind delayed coming out, awkward and hilarious real-life moments, and a deep reminder that your story is valid — whether it’s loud and proud or whispered into the dark.This isn’t just about being LGBTQIA+ — it’s about being fully you.Whether you're out, closeted, questioning, or still healing — this episode is a permission slip to be exactly who you are.🔔 Subscribe to Queer Quest PRO for more radical queer healing, education, and transformation: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌈 Join the Queer Quest Community & Quests: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌟 Register for The Queer Comeback Webinar at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/webinar to learn how to rebuild your life and health in a queer context. 📘 Download The Journey to Queer Healing Guide at https://www.queerquest.vip/freeguide for invaluable insights and practical tips on your healing journey.#QueerHealing #LGBTQSupport #FamilyWounds
What happens when you're committed to healing — but still find yourself spiraling, overwhelmed, and energetically drained?In this solo episode of Dear Christiano, queer transformation coach Christiano Green shares a raw and relatable letter to himself about the emotional crash that sometimes follows deep inner growth. If you're a queer person who's ever felt shame around rest, guilt around doing nothing, or frustration with your own sensitivity — this is the episode for you.✨ Topics include:– The emotional rollercoaster of queer healing– The myth of constant productivity– How rest can be a radical act of self-love– Navigating overstimulation as an empath or HSP– Reclaiming your peace through presenceThis is not your average self-help podcast.This is healing with honesty, softness, and soul.🎧 Tune in now — and remember: spiraling isn’t failure. It’s just another layer of coming home.🔔 Subscribe to Queer Quest PRO for more radical queer healing, education, and transformation: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌈 Join the Queer Quest Community & Quests: https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/🌟 Register for The Queer Comeback Webinar at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/webinar to learn how to rebuild your life and health in a queer context. 📘 Download The Journey to Queer Healing Guide at https://www.queerquest.vip/freeguide for invaluable insights and practical tips on your healing journey.#DearChristiano #QueerHealing #LGBTQMentalHealth
What does it mean to be truly seen in a world that still erases, distorts, or sidelines queer lives? In this 4-part solo episode of The Queer Quest Podcast, host Christiano Green unpacks the cultural and emotional weight of queer representation in media — and why it still matters now more than ever.Across this journey, you’ll explore:The difference between visibility and being truly seenHow tokenism and trauma-only narratives harm queer mental healthWhy queer authorship and casting mattersThe stories that are still missing — and who gets left outAnd the revolutionary power of queer joy, complexity, and creationPart personal story, part cultural call-to-action, and part visionary manifesto, this episode is for every queer person who’s ever felt invisible — and every ally who wants to understand why that matters.You’ll walk away inspired, affirmed, and ready to reclaim your own narrative.🧡 Subscribe for more weekly reflections, and bonus meditations on queer healing, identity, and growth.🔔 New videos 3 times per week: Personal diary entries, queer spirituality, emotional liberation, and more.🌈 Embark on a remarkable self discovery journey with Queer Quest PRO at https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/ diving deep into the importance of community and personal growth. Explore the transformative power of self discovery and mindfulness as you navigate life's journey. Discover the empowerment that comes from embracing your authentic self on this healing journey.🌟 Register for The Queer Comeback Webinar at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/webinar to learn how to rebuild your life and health in a queer context. 📘 Download The Journey to Queer Healing Guide at https://www.queerquest.vip/freeguide for invaluable insights and practical tips on your healing journey.#QueerHealing #LGBTQSupport #FamilyWounds
In this vulnerable solo episode of Dear Christiano, on The Queer Quest Podcast, queer transformation coach and storyteller Christiano Green shares a personal letter to himself — exploring the pain, love, and emotional complexity of family as a queer person.If you’ve ever felt unseen by your family, or struggled to reconcile love with boundaries, this episode will speak to your soul.You’ll hear Christiano reflect on:– The invisible work queer people do to survive family– Why healing can trigger those closest to us– How to move forward when others don’t (or can’t) understand– Loving people for who they are — without betraying yourselfThis is for anyone in the LGBTQIA+ community doing the hard work of breaking cycles and returning to wholeness.💌 Want more? Subscribe to DThe Queer Quest Podcast for bi-weekly episodes, queer truths, bonus guided meditations, and healing stories that feel like soul medicine.🌈 Embark on a remarkable self discovery journey with Queer Quest PRO at https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/ diving deep into the importance of community and personal growth. Explore the transformative power of self discovery and mindfulness as you navigate life's journey. Discover the empowerment that comes from embracing your authentic self on this healing journey.🌟 Register for The Queer Comeback Webinar at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/webinar to learn how to rebuild your life and health in a queer context. 📘 Download The Journey to Queer Healing Guide at https://www.queerquest.vip/freeguide for invaluable insights and practical tips on your healing journey.
In this powerful, reflective, and deeply affirming episode, we explore the ever-evolving meaning of being non-binary in 2025.We talk about:Living beyond the binary in a binary worldVisibility vs tokenism in media and cultureThe intersection of queerness, neurodivergence, and raceHistorical and global roots of gender-expansive identitiesThe future of gender liberation — playful, sacred, and radically freeWhether you identify as non-binary or are simply learning, this episode is a love letter to those who don’t fit in boxes — and a rally cry for a world that doesn’t need them.✨ Listen now and remember: You are not broken. You are beyond.
Let’s get real: queer mental health is often misunderstood, dismissed, or completely left out of the conversation. In this episode, Christiano Green takes us deep into the unspoken truths — from quiet grief to burnout to the revolutionary act of rest — and shows us how queer folks are redefining what healing looks like.Expect raw honesty, cultural truth-telling, and deep affirmation for your mind, body, and identity.🎙️ Topics include:Why mainstream mental health systems often fail queer peopleThe power of community care and chosen familyHealing beyond binaries, beyond buzzwords, and beyond shameMental wellness as a queer birthrightYou are not too much. You are not alone. And your mind is worthy of love and liberation.🌈 Visit https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/ to explore your next healing quest.💌 Subscribe for upcoming episodes & resources.
What does queer activism actually look like in 2025?It’s not just about voting.It’s not just about waving a flag in June.It’s about how we show up — every single day — for ourselves, each other, and the future we’re building.In this bold and tender episode of The Queer Quest Podcast, Christiano breaks down the state of queer political life post-Pride 2025, and offers a radically honest, deeply hopeful conversation on how LGBTQIA+ people are fighting back, healing forward, and reclaiming their power beyond the ballot box.Whether you're burnt out by rainbow-washed corporations or unsure how to contribute to real change — this episode will leave you with clarity, empowerment, and the permission to be both soft and strong.🧠 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:Why voting is not the finish line — and never wasHow rainbow-washing and corporate allyship dilute real queer movementsThe rise of mutual aid, community care, and radical softness as resistanceThe difference between burnout and sustainable activismHow to take small, sacred actions that ripple out into big changeExamples of real queer-led grassroots movements making impact todayHow to practice activism from a place of wholeness, healing, and authenticity✊ This Episode Is For You If:You’re queer, trans, or questioning and looking for a sense of political directionYou feel disillusioned by mainstream politics and want to explore deeper engagementYou want to show up for your community but feel exhausted or unsure where to startYou believe in justice, joy, and queer futures💬 Leave us a comment:💖 What’s your form of activism these days?💬 Have you experienced rainbow-washing in your workplace or community?✨ What would your ideal vision of queer liberation look like?🎧 Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe for weekly queer wisdom, healing, and cultural truth bombs.🌈 Join Queer Quest PRO at https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/ for exclusive content and support. 🌟 Register for The Queer Comeback Webinar at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/webinar to learn how to rebuild your life and health in a queer context. 📘 Download The Journey to Queer Healing Guide at https://www.queerquest.vip/freeguide for invaluable insights and practical tips on your healing journey.#QueerActivism #LGBTQPolitics #QueerPodcast #MutualAid #RainbowWashing #QueerHealing #TheQueerQuestPodcast #ChristianoGreen #QueerFutures #LGBTQVoices #HealingJustice #EverydayActivism #PrideIsPolitical
In this vulnerable and spiritually charged solo episode, I share the story of my recent solo mushroom ceremony — a 5-gram journey that brought me face to face with ego death, deep grief, sacred clarity, and the truth of my queer purpose.This episode is not just about plant medicine — it’s about what happens when you meet yourself at the edge of your own becoming… and choose to stay.Inside this episode:The behind-the-scenes of my solo 5g mushroom journeyWhat ego death really felt likeCrying through generations of queer griefHow I realized queerness is my divine giftThe power of integrating shadow with self-leadershipA closing invitation for your own healing pathIf you’re a queer soul on a spiritual path — or simply longing to feel more alive, more whole, and more connected to yourself — this episode is for you.🌀 Want to go deeper?🎧 Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe for weekly queer wisdom, healing, and cultural truth bombs.🌈 Join Queer Quest PRO at https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/ for exclusive content and support. 🌟 Register for The Queer Comeback Webinar at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/webinar to learn how to rebuild your life and health in a queer context. 📘 Download The Journey to Queer Healing Guide at https://www.queerquest.vip/freeguide for invaluable insights and practical tips on your healing journey.#QueerHealing #QueerPodcast #MushroomJourney #LGBTQPsychedelics #PlantMedicineWisdom #QueerAwakening #EgoDeathExperience #SpiritualGrowth #QueerIdentity #ShadowWork #HealingThroughPsychedelics
How do you create a life that honours both your queer identity and your neurodivergence?In this intimate episode of The Queer Quest Podcast, Christiano Green guides you through the messy, magical world of neurodivergent queerness. From self-diagnosis and masking to chosen family and sensory-safe love — this is the healing conversation so many of us have been craving.We explore:Queerness and neurodivergence: the overlapSelf-diagnosis, unmasking, and neuroqueer liberationADHD, autism, sensory needs & emotional regulationLove, communication, and ND relationshipsBuilding chosen family and decolonizing “normal”This is your permission slip to stop performing and start belonging.🎧 Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe for weekly queer wisdom, healing, and cultural truth bombs.🌈 Join Queer Quest PRO at https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/ for exclusive content and support. 🌟 Register for The Queer Comeback Webinar at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/webinar to learn how to rebuild your life and health in a queer context. 📘 Download The Journey to Queer Healing Guide at https://www.queerquest.vip/freeguide for invaluable insights and practical tips on your healing journey.
In this powerful post-Pride episode, Christiano Green dives deep into how queer folks in 2025 are reshaping what “home” means — emotionally, practically, and politically.From redefining partnership and solo nesting, to communal queer households, healing domestic trauma, and fighting for housing justice, this episode explores it all with heart, honesty, and vision.Whether you’ve found your sanctuary or are still building it, this episode is a love letter to every LGBTQIA+ person who has ever wondered if they belonged.💡 Topics include:– Living solo as queer self-love– Conscious polyamory and chosen family living– Queer aesthetic expression at home– Trauma healing through sacred domestic rituals– Economic justice and access to queer housing✨ Your home can be as queer as your joy. Let’s make it sacred.🎧 Listen now, and don’t forget to subscribe for weekly queer wisdom, healing, and cultural truth bombs.🌈 Join Queer Quest PRO at https://courses.queerquest.vip/pro/ for exclusive content and support. 🌟 Register for The Queer Comeback Webinar at https://www.queerquestwebinars.com/webinar to learn how to rebuild your life and health in a queer context. 📘 Download The Journey to Queer Healing Guide at https://www.queerquest.vip/freeguide for invaluable insights and practical tips on your healing journey.#QueerHealing #QueerHomes #LGBTQLife #Polyamory #ChosenFamily #QueerHousing #QueerPodcast #QueerQuest
What makes queer books so powerful — and why do they still go deeper than most film and TV?In this episode of The Queer Quest Podcast, we spotlight the top LGBTQIA+ books of 2025 and dive into:The complexity of queer characters in literatureThe authors writing with truth, depth, and fierce queer loveWhat identities are still missing in queer lit todayWhy books offer a sacred space for healing, joy, and reflectionFeaturing brilliant new releases like Stag Dance by Torrey Peters, Love, Misha, Hungerstone, Woodworking, and more — this is more than a review. It’s a love letter to queer readers and writers everywhere.🎧 Perfect for bookworms, writers, and queer folks hungry for representation that feels real, raw, and revolutionary.Listen now and remember: you are a living story.