The Coming Out Chronicles

Join Nancy Shadlock & Dr. Jackie F. Steele スティール若希 for a captivating conversation touching on the complex journey of transgender youth, diversity of thought, family law rights, and the role of Democracy. They delve into cognitive bias, freedom of conscience, and the importance a variety of voices and yet maintaining emotional safety in democratic dialogue. The episode also explores law reform's role in creating equality for Queer folks in Japan and policy-based solutions for societal issues. Drawing on Jackie's extensive experience in Japan, they discuss the country's evolving understanding of Queer identities. Tune in for a rich exploration of how we can create emotionally safe spaces for dialogue with those who have a diversity of perspectives. Key Points: Law Reform & Equality The struggle for rights and acceptance of transgender youth  Access to affirming care and support is crucial for the well-being of trans youth. Informed consent requires access to diverse perspectives and support networks. Exploring Queerness in Japan Women Empowerment in Japan Desire for Emotional Safety amongst divergent voices LinkedIn: ⁠Nancy Shadlock Facebook: (Centered Life Coaching) Instagram: (Nancy Shadlock) Website: www.centered.ca LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackie-f-steele-phd/ Facebook (Jackie): www.facebook.com/jackiefsteelephd Facebook (enjoi Japan K.K.): www.facebook.com/enjoidiversityandinnovation YouTube: @enjoi- diversityrocksinnovation www.youtube.com/channel/UCGzZsh3jlZeDvbWL9aUcjIQ Instagram: www.instagram.com/enjoi_diversity_innovation/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

Jennifer Knapp is a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, author, speaker and advocate. Her impressive history includes selling over one million albums with her first three releases Kansas (debut 1998, Gold-certified), Lay It Down (2000), and The Way I Am (2001). She has earned four Dove Awards and two Grammy nominations. The Kansas-born musician has toured the globe with artists such as Jars of Clay and was featured on the Lilith Fair Tour in 1999 and 2010. Knapp received critical acclaim for her human approach to the divine, with The Los Angeles Times calling her “a rising star” and People Magazine describing her as “an uncommonly literate songwriter.” As the first major artist in the Christian music world to speak openly about LGBTQ identity, her unique position created opportunities for national dialogue, including appearances on Larry King Live and the TEDx stage. In 2012 Knapp founded the non-profit organization Inside Out Faith, through which she continues to speak and perform nationally as an advocate for LGBTQ & faith issues. Today on the pod she speaks about: Her Coming Out Story. Her Alter Ego Big Delores. What was really going on when she stepped away from music for a few years. How heteronormativity has shaped our spirituality for so long. Her next Coming Out Chapter. Jennifer Knapp has been a very helpful resource to me in my own coming out, and I was delighted to be able to speak with her, and share our conversation with you. My hope is it will help you on your own coming out journeys. May we each find our own authentic voice... and share that with the world. • Facebook: (Centered Life Coaching) • Instagram: (Nancy Shadlock) • Website: www.centered.ca • Want to have a session to reclaim part of yourself that you've lost along the way?  Maybe it's your voice... to help you speak your truth, or maybe you've lost your ability to be playful. This is a deep and powerful session to help you live into the more that is awaiting you!  Sign up for this powerful session here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

Dr. Lynda Spann shares her personal coming out story as well as her professional coming out story.  The two are connected.  The work she does at the Lesbian Couples Institute with her wife Lisa is very important and unique. You can find them here: https://lesbiancouplesinstitute.com If you'd like to sign up for a Front Porch session with me Nancy Shadlock, you can do so here: https://www.centered.ca/workwithme --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

Nadja is a powerhouse of a coach and someone that I have personally learned so much from in the past year.  I love that in this episode she shares vulnerably about her own internalized homophobia even though she's been married to a woman for years.  She teaches us some tools to work through this and inspires us to live whole lives. If you would like to take Nadja's Money mindset course from her institute Conscious U, the next cohort starts in February.  Sign up for CU Money here: https://www.conscious-u.com/cumoney/ The Tag line for the course is: Do what you Love... With and Without Money!   I love that and am living into it in my own life! If you'd like to experience a block party with me, you can sign up here: www.centered.ca/workwithme As always, I'd love to hear from you if you enjoyed this: nancy@centered.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

I share my synopsis of Annie Duke's book Quit. She shares so many helpful ideas of how to know when it's time to quit and how to do it well.  It really stretched my opinion of quitting from a judgement of being a bad thing, to it being a really good thing. I hope it stretches you to think about times you maybe should have quit sooner in the past, or gives you courage and tools for quitting something that's not working for you right now. If you'd like to share a quitting story from your past that others can learn from, you can record it here and we may even include it on the show if you'd like: https://anchor.fm/comingout/message And if you're ready to quit something but it feels too scary, send me a message and I will be your quit coach.  Nancy@Centered.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

This episode is very vulnerable and tender.  Mika shares her coming out in the middle of coming out... not when she's got it all wrapped up with a bow.  I love the inspiration that she is to be honest and live our truth. If you'd like to send in a coming out story of your own, you can click this link and record it to send it in.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

I sheepishly share one of my coming outs… in regards to work. And I had a crazy experience this week that felt Divinely inspired so I thought I’d share it with you. Send me your crazy experience that you noticed was sourced in the end. Nancy@centered.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

I've been gone long enough.  After many nudges, the podcast is back!  I'm doing it raw and unedited, but I'm doing it.  The perfectionist part of me is having trouble just letting it be, but I know, the most important part is just showing up! Many people have told me this podcast has helped them feel inspired and like they aren't alone, so I know it's important to come back and keep sharing. Join me as I share what I've been learning lately and I'd love to hear from you what you've been learning lately.  Drop me a line: nancy@centered.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

Nancy Shadlock has finished her Sabbatical and is back with full energy and focus!Listen to the update and hear all about it.There is a community connection call on Friday, March 11th to hear the 7 things she learned on her Sabbatical.You can register for the call here: lu.ma/SabbaticalAnother exciting update is that there is an IN-PERSON retreat happening March 22-25th.  If you'd like to join us email Nancy@Centered.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

During this winter’s hibernation season, The Coming Out Chronicles are taking a break from putting out new material. We didn’t want to leave you hanging though so we’ve got some of our older episodes set to automatically pre-release. We hope you enjoy them!We always get something new every time we re-listen.A faithful listener of the Coming Out Chronicles wrote in with her coming out story.  Listen in as Nancy reads it on the show and share’s what it brings up for her.  This exciting tale goes from being a youth pastor to building a tiny house to coming out as queer, with many twists and turns that are very relatable.There's a special offering at the end of the story that isn't current right now, but let us know if you'd like to see it happen again.02:09: Became a Christian to be saved from gayness04:50: Being a Youth Pastor07:37: Conversion Therapy11:55: So You Think You Can Dance Anxiety Attack13:37: Built a tiny house as a way to focus on 1 thing14:45: Coming Out Poem19:05: Started looking for life partner22:53: Highlights from The Shift RetreatFacebook: (Centered Life Coaching)Instagram: (Nancy Shadlock)Website: www.centered.caWant to have a session to reclaim part of yourself that you lost along the way?  This is a deep and powerful session to help you live into the more that is awaiting you!  Sign up for this limited-time introductory offer here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

During this winter’s hibernation season, The Coming Out Chronicles are taking a break from putting out new material. We didn’t want to leave you hanging though so we’ve got some of our older episodes set to automatically pre-release. We hope you enjoy them!We always get something new every time we re-listen.Elaine Alec joins Nancy this week to focus on two of her most impactful coming out stories, firstly as an alcoholic and more recently as an author. She touches on the ways in which she has found healing over the years that ultimately gave her the courage to follow her calling as a leader, teacher, advocate, and finally, a writer. 01:53: Introduction05:50: Coming out as an alcoholic19:27: Coming out as an author30:55: Calling My Spirit BackElaine Alec: www.elainealec.comFacebook: (Centered Life Coaching)Instagram: (Nancy Shadlock)Website: www.centered.caWould you like to donate coming out support for a deserving person?  Click this link to donate via PayPal. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

During this winter’s hibernation season, The Coming Out Chronicles are taking a break from putting out new material. We didn’t want to leave you hanging though so we’ve got some of our older episodes set to automatically pre-release. We hope you enjoy them!We always get something new every time we re-listen.Joe Boivin returns to the show this week to reminisce with Nancy about their shared experience at a Missionary Kid boarding school in Kenya. Back before either of them had fully come out, Joe describes what it was like as he gradually came to terms with his queerness during that time. As they discuss how their relationship with each other developed throughout the following years, both reflect on how time has allowed them to change in so many ways, all of which have ultimately led up to where they are today.After spending many hours of childhood catching insects and looking them up in the encyclopedia, Joe went to college to study Biology. He now has a PhD in Neuroscience and is completing his postdoctoral fellowship at MIT, where his research focuses on how brain cells form connections with each other during development.03:50: Joe’s experience at RVA00:15: Oranges and sexuality20:05: Reconciling their relationshipFacebook: (Centered Life Coaching)Instagram: (Nancy Shadlock)Website: www.centered.caWould you like to donate coming out support for a deserving person?  Click this link to donate via PayPal. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

During this winter’s hibernation season, The Coming Out Chronicles are taking a break from putting out new material. We didn’t want to leave you hanging though so we’ve got some of our older episodes set to automatically pre-release. We hope you enjoy them!We always get something new every time we re-listen.Last time she was on the show, Heather Morgan spoke about her experience of coming out with a chronic illness. This week, she returns to the podcast to talk with Nancy about her second coming out as neurodivergent. In doing so, she shares some of the overlap she’s found in the intersection between the unique experiences that neurodivergence and queerness have to offer. 01:47: Connecting autism and queerness27:00: Changing the metric for relationships34:30: Embracing all “bodies” of our identityFacebook: (Centered Life Coaching)Instagram: (Nancy Shadlock)Website: www.centered.caFacebook: @poweredbylove.ca Instagram: @poweredbylovebarrieTwitter: @poweredbylove2Website: poweredbylove.ca  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

During this winter’s hibernation season, The Coming Out Chronicles are taking a break from putting out new material. We didn’t want to leave you hanging though so we’ve got some of our older episodes set to automatically pre-release. We hope you enjoy them!We always get something new every time we re-listen.What happens when you embody a marginalized identity while knowing that you can hide it more easily than others? Carly Hutton offers her own perspective in her conversation with Nancy as she speaks from her experience as a biracial, bisexual woman. In her decision to come out to her community, she not only wanted to demonstrate her support with other queer people but to also show others that there are people who look and love like she does within the queer community that have valid experiences, as well. Carly Hutton is an Indigenous-Mexican woman living on unceded Sehmiahmoo lands, also known as Langley, BC. She is a writer, a musician, a wife, and a mother whose passion is to be an advocate for the marginalized. You can follow her family's journey on @carlymbutton on Instagram.03:50: Coming out as bisexual13:48: What prompted you to come out?23:25: Support as an ally31:56: What’s next…Facebook: (Centered Life Coaching)Instagram: (Nancy Shadlock)Website: www.centered.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

During this winter’s hibernation season, The Coming Out Chronicles are taking a break from putting out new material. We didn’t want to leave you hanging though so we’ve got some of our older episodes set to automatically pre-release. We hope you enjoy them!We always get something new every time we re-listen.Prior to discovering her sexuality and coming out as a lesbian, Elena Thurston was formerly a dutiful Mormon wife and mother of four. In this episode, she opens up about her experience in conversion therapy after realizing that she was gay and how she is now an advocate working against conversion therapy in the church. She then updates us with how life has treated her since finally embracing herself fully for who she is and who she loves, as well as how that has affected her role as a mom. 04:50: Joining the Mormon church and discovering her sexuality 10:20: Falling in love with a woman and experiencing conversion therapy20:50: Coming out to her kids45:53: What’s next...Facebook: (Centered Life Coaching)Instagram: (Nancy Shadlock)Website: www.centered.caFacebook:  The Pride and Joy Foundation https://www.facebook.com/PrideJoyFoundInstagram:  Elena Joy Thurston  https://instagram.com/pridejoyfoundationWebsite: The Pride and Joy Foundation  https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/Ted Talk on You Tube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

Josiah Boivin talks with Nancy about the several stages that have encapsulated his coming out as a trans man. After experiencing coming to terms with his own identity, he now desires to focus on telling his story so that it might be an example of hope and comfort for others, which includes giving advice to parents and those whose loved ones may be transitioning.After spending many hours of childhood catching insects and looking them up in the encyclopedia, Joe went to college to study Biology. He now has a PhD in Neuroscience and is completing his postdoctoral fellowship at MIT, where his research focuses on how brain cells form connections with each other during development. 02:30: Coming out10:20: Learning new language for my gender18:22: Advice to parents of kids who are transitioning24:00: Next chapter of coming outFacebook: (Centered Life Coaching)Instagram: (Nancy Shadlock)Website: www.centered.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

During this winter’s hibernation season, The Coming Out Chronicles are taking a break from putting out new material. We didn’t want to leave you hanging though so we’ve got some of our older episodes set to automatically pre-release. We hope you enjoy them!We always get something new every time we re-listen.Sign up for the Reflection Retreat December 28th, 2021.  Sign up here.Want a life hack for how to really rock your next coming out chapter?  In this episode Nancy Shadlock, the lead Coming Out Coach at Centered Life Coaching shares with us what she has come to see as the main steps most people take in their coming out journey.  By learning these 10 steps and being more aware of them you can help make any growth or change in your life feel more fun and empowered and less scary.  Stay tuned til the end to hear about the time she almost married a gay man!02:15 Download your Coming Out Guide3:50 The 10 steps of Coming Out Powerfully11:05 When I almost married a gay man11:58 Then he got arrested…Download the 10 Steps to coming out powerfully.  Website: www.centered.caFacebook: (Centered Life Coaching)Instagram: (Nancy Shadlock) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

During this winter’s hibernation season, The Coming Out Chronicles are taking a break from putting out new material. We didn’t want to leave you hanging though so we’ve got some of our older episodes set to automatically pre-release. We hope you enjoy them!We always get something new every time we re-listen.In this episode, Nancy speaks with Heather Morgan about her experience in “coming out” with a disability and chronic illness, along with the similarities it has with other coming out stories: feelings of shame, the need for validation, and the process of moving forward with one’s own healing. 02:15 Coming out with chronic illness11:30 Going from “If I could just…” to “I wonder why…”14:50 Heather’s goal for her clients (embodiment and re-embodiment)26:50 Starting the coming out journeyFacebook: (Centered Life Coaching)Instagram: (Nancy Shadlock)Website: www.centered.caFacebook: @poweredbylove.ca Instagram: @poweredbylovebarrieTwitter: @poweredbylove2Website: poweredbylove.ca  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

During this winter’s hibernation season, The Coming Out Chronicles are taking a break from putting out new material. We didn’t want to leave you hanging though so we’ve got some of our older episodes set to automatically pre-release. We hope you enjoy them!We always get something new every time we re-listen.Randy Boissonnault went from being a kid scared to be seen on campus when the GSA was meeting to being the Special Advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on LGBTQ2 Issues.In this episode, he shares with Nancy what drives him to create social change and promote inclusion so passionately.  Randy is a great example of just how much is waiting for us on the other side of our closet doors.  Buckle up for some incredible stories of what has happened since Randy came out.10:50 The moment of being exposed.23:24 How hard could it be to raise the LGBT flag on Parliament hill?33:01  How is your business diverse by design?34:32 Diversity is when you’re invited to the dance, inclusion is when someone invites you to dance.  When’s the last time you invited someone different than you to dance?35:11 We need to get from Ally-ship to champion-ship… An ally is someone who has your back when you’re in the room.  A Champion is someone who has your back when you’re not in the room.  We need more champions that have your back when you’re not in the room.Facebook: (Centered Life Coaching)Instagram: (Nancy Shadlock)Instagram: (Randy Boissonnault)www.centered.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message

During this winter’s hibernation season, The Coming Out Chronicles are taking a break from putting out new material. We didn’t want to leave you hanging though so we’ve got some of our older episodes set to automatically pre-release. We hope you enjoy them!We always get something new every time we re-listen.Richele McEwan speaks up about the domestic abuse she experienced growing up.  As a professional dancer she used Dance as a creative and powerful medium to express what happened.  Richele felt called to come out about this so that others who have experienced similar violence can be inspired to also transform their pain into beauty. This coming out has been a catalyst for other growth in her personal life and business, not to mention the lives of many people who were impacted by her very public sharing.  Richele is now inspiring others to let go of co-dependence and step into their bigger, healthier lives.By owning her story she has been able to transform her life from a place of overwhelming darkness-- and underwhelming mediocrity-- to being truly extraordinary. She is now on a mission to help others discover the power of honouring their truest selves, so they too can #goalbigger.5:02 UnBound- A dance performance to tell the story of Domestic Abuse15:50 What driving on a winding mountain road taught her20:02 What it’s like to live with abuse33:05 The ripple effect of coming outFacebook: (Centered Life Coaching)Facebook: Richele McEwanRichele’s Facebook Group: #Goal BiggerInstagram: (Nancy Shadlock)www.richelemcewancoaching.comwww.centered.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/comingout/message