Dear Queer,

In the wake of yesterday’s election results, we know there are a lot of folks hurting today. We see you we love you we will keep fighting alongside you. But also take rest, get in those beautiful bodies, and hopefully find some good practices from the oh-so-smart Robin Lacambra on today’s episode. Robin is a thinker, feeler, speaker, creator and the founder of GOODBODYFEEL Movement Studio and Movement Method. She is an empowered embodiment educator - blending practices like Pilates, yoga and mindfulness and sharing them from anti-oppression, trauma aware and eating disorder informed frameworks. _ _ _ Check out Robin at GOODBODYFEEL https://www.goodbodyfeel.com/blog/robin-lacambra Go Read, Real Self Care by Pooka Lakshmin https://www.poojalakshmin.com/realselfcare Find us on Instagram @dear.queer.podcast  _ _ _ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

On this week's episode of Dear Queer, Alena and Lauren talk about dating, grocery store meetups, and meeting new queers in your neighbourhood. Find us on Instagram @dear.queer.podcast  _ _ _ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

On this weeks Episode of Dear Queer we are talking about Boundaries. Find us on Instagram @dear.queer.podcast  _ _ _ A BIG THANK YOU to Calan Brekon and Sam Valentine who helped us get started. Your calls and guidance have been invaluable! Please go check out our friends and biggest supporters Calan Brekon from The Business Gay Podcast CalanBrekon.com And Sam Valentine from One Broke Actress OneBrokeActress.com _ _ _ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic

Bisexual people make up about half of the 2SLGBTQIA population, yet are less likely to be out than others in the queer community, often facing stigma and biphobia, even from people within the queer community. We wanted to get some insight into the bi experience and contribute to some bi visibility, and we're doing so today with dear friend of the pod, Dr. Mandy Wintink. Welcome, Mandy. Enjoy! _ _ _ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic Thank YOU!

Today on Dear Queer we have our first episode of our gender series. Join us for some highlights from our conversations with past guests about gender and what it means to them. Featuring relational psychotherapist, Dillon Katrycz and resident neuroscientist, Dr. Mandy, Wintink Enjoy! _ _ _ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic Thank YOU!

Today on Dear Queer, we're talking to Tiq Milan, writer and speaker and beautiful soul. Today he's going to tell us more about his experience in coming out as both queer and trans to his mother. Enjoy! _ _ _ Watch Ms. Mary - Tiq's Moth Story https://www.instagram.com/themrmilan/reel/C3RDFZ4vnga/ Instagram - themrmilan Tik Tok - tiqmilan _ _ _ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic Thank YOU!

Today on the podcast we have Mychelle Williams (they/she) who is an EMDR trained therapist, the founder of Therapy To A Tea Co., and a psychedelic assisted therapist. Mychelle specializes in radical trauma informed care practices for those who are radically diverse, neurodiverse, and gender expansive. In this episode, we dive into ADHD, speaking with intention, and Mychelle gives us tips for getting out of activated states, rejection sensitivity and more!  Enjoy! _ _ _ https://www.therapytoatea.com Instagram - queerblacktherapist Tik Tok - queerblacktherapist _ _ _ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic Thank YOU!

It's replay Thursday and we are bringing you one of our favourite episodes with our dear pal Nick Rovers. It's the Break up episode! Valentine's day was yesterday but instead of talking about love (again) we're tackling breakups today with guest host Nick Rovers! _ _ _ If you like our podcast, please consider sharing with a pal! _ _ _ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic Thank YOU!

This week on Dear Queer, we get into the science of happiness and explore the big and little things that make us happy Enjoy! _ _ _ Check out the VIA Institute's Character Strengths Survey https://www.viacharacter.org _ _ _ FYI we are moving Bi-Weekly episodes for Dear Queer. _ _ _ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic Thank YOU!

If Pride gives you social anxiety this episode is for you! Alena and Lauren share their own social anxieties and some tips to help you navigate Pride or really anything this year. Enjoy! _ _ _ FYI we are moving Bi-Weekly episodes for Dear Queer. _ _ _ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic Thank YOU!

Happy Pride Dear Queer Listeners! This week we sat down with Myles Sexton to talk about their journey with sobriety and some helpful tips to navigate Pride this year. Myles is a multi-talented Creative Director, Stylist, and Makeup Artist, known for their impactful work as an HIV/AIDS and Sobriety Activist. They are also a prominent TV regular and the engaging host of the acclaimed podcast "Our Private Bits." On this episode we get into our different relationships with sobriety, obstacles people face on their sobriety journeys and helpful tips for the sober and sober curious Enjoy! _ _ _ To Listen to Our Private Bits go to https://shows.acast.com/our-private-bits Follow Myles on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mylessexton/?hl=en _ _ _ SOBRIETY RESOURCES: This Naked Mind - Annie Grace The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober - Catherine Gray In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts - Gabor Maté PRIDE TORONTO Sober Oasis - https://www.pridetoronto.com/festival-map-area-copy/sober-oasis-2/ The 519 - https://www.the519.org/programs/smart-recovery/ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic Thank YOU!

We are back with Adaline talking about coming out to her Evangelical family and minister dad through song writing and YouTube comments! Listen to Ghost by Adaline Here: https://youtu.be/kOEw7HczVAU Enjoy! _ _ _ Check out Bad Believer: www.badbeliever.org - They provide resources, therapy referrals, community support for queer people who are figuring it out in and out of their faith communities.  Sign up for an initial call with Bad Believer:  https://shorturl.at/joyKO Adaline's Music: https://adalinemusic.com Follow Dear Queer, on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adalinemusic/?hl=en Follow Dear Queer, on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/dear.queer.podcast/ _ _ _ BAD BELIVER RESOURCES: QUEER THEOLOGY BOOKS God and the Gay Christian - Matthew Vines Unclobber - Colby Martin Bible, Gender, Sexuality - James Brownson Walking the Bridgeless Canyon - Kathy Burdock Torn - Justin Lee Radical Love: An Introduction to Queer Theology - Patrick S. Cheng QUEER BOOKS / MEMOIRS One Coin Found - Emmy Kegler Untamed - Glennon Doyle Queer Virtue - Rev Elizabeth M. Edman FIND AN AFFIRMING CHURCH www.gaychurch.org AFFIRMING THERAPY www.thechristiancloset.com RESOURCES FOR PARENTS "For the Love" Episode 6 – https://shorturl.at/6t1Us Resource Sheets - https://shorturl.at/pQGPE SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic Thank YOU!

We sit down with Adaline to chat about her experience growing up in an Evangelical religious household and how she’s reconciled that with her queerness. Enjoy! _ _ _ Adaline's Music: https://adalinemusic.com Bad Believer's Website:  www.badbeliever.org Sign up for an initial call with Bad Believer:  https://shorturl.at/joyKO Follow Dear Queer, on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/adalinemusic/?hl=en Follow Dear Queer, on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/dear.queer.podcast/ _ _ _ BAD BELIVER RESOURCES: QUEER THEOLOGY BOOKS God and the Gay Christian - Matthew Vines Unclobber - Colby Martin Bible, Gender, Sexuality - James Brownson Walking the Bridgeless Canyon - Kathy Burdock Torn - Justin Lee Radical Love: An Introduction to Queer Theology - Patrick S. Cheng QUEER BOOKS / MEMOIRS One Coin Found - Emmy Kegler Untamed - Glennon Doyle Queer Virtue - Rev Elizabeth M. Edman FIND AN AFFIRMING CHURCH www.gaychurch.org AFFIRMING THERAPY www.thechristiancloset.com RESOURCES FOR PARENTS "For the Love" Episode 6 – https://shorturl.at/6t1Us Resource Sheets - https://shorturl.at/pQGPE SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic Thank YOU!

It's a Dear Queer crossover episode with Happy To See Me With Erika Casupanan. Ever wonder if you’re queer enough? Erika and Alena share their experiences with queer imposter syndrome and the insecurities that follow coming out in your 30s. The pair talk about making queer friends, entering queer spaces for the first time, choosing labels, figuring out how to dress and more! Enjoy! _ _ _ To Listen to More Happy to See Me Episodes go to https://thesonarnetwork.com/happy-to-see-me/ Follow Happy to See Me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/happytoseemepod/ Follow Erika on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/erika_cas/ _ _ _ Follow Dear Queer, on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dear.queer.podcast/ _ _ _ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic Thank YOU!

Today on Dear Queer we have Relational Psychotherapist (Qualifying) Dillon Kartrycz back on the Podcast! Dillon (he/they) is a Registered Psychotherapist based in Toronto. Dillon has three years of experience in private practice, working with clients both in person and online, in Canada and beyond. Their approach to therapy is relational, anti-oppressive, and collaborative. On this episode they help us unpack the differences between guilt and shame. Enjoy! _ _ _ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic Thank YOU!

We are back for part two of our lessons for our younger selves series and with us is our bestie Nick Rovers. On this episode we get into some of our favourite recurring themes: people pleasing, anxiety, acceptance, how to show up for your self and remembering that your parents are human too. We also tackle a listener question about what to do when a partner cheats. Can you take them back? Enjoy! _ _ _ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic Thank YOU!

Nick is back on the Podcast and we are giving our younger selves some advice and also getting some inspiration from young people today! _ _ _ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic Thank YOU!

This week Alena and Lauren sit down with Dev to answer some listener questions and talk the Gay Agenda. _ _ _ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic Thank YOU!

Dr. Mandy Wintink chats with us this week about Neurodiversity, including its links to gender and queerness. Alena and Lauren get into their own experiences with Autism and ADHD as well.   If you have questions about your own brain set up, it may be helpful to reach out to a professional to further help you better understand and celebrate yourself. Alena's Reading List: Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum by Sarah Hendrickx _ _ _ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic Thank YOU!

We’re back with Dev and we are chit chatting about our fave subject, reality TV. This week we talk Vanderpump Villa, The Valley, Housewives, The Batchelor, and Traitors. We get into it just enough to confuse you if you aren’t watching and not enough detail if you are. Enjoy! What are you watching!? Tell us @dear.queer.podcast _ _ _ SEND US YOUR QUESTIONS! Music By: Sean Patrick Brennan @ayeayeayemusic Thank YOU!