Guests Episodes

July 11, 2023

64. 40 Single Gay (with Jonathan Lee)

As gay men, we may experience complexities surrounding modern dating and societal pressures that often place unrealistic expectations of romantic and personal fulfillment. So when we think we’ve found “The One,” what do we do...

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June 20, 2023

62. Let Go of Your Religious Trauma (with Eric Feltes)

Many gay men were taught that religion and sexuality are at odds with one another; either you're too gay to be religious, or you're too religious to be gay. As a result, we may have experienced religious trauma, leaving us fe...

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May 30, 2023

59. Say Bye Bye Bye to Bi Erasure (with Sam McClain)

Despite the letter B in LGBTQ+, many people, both within and outside of the community, tend to discount the experiences of bisexual people. This ignorance has resulted in bi-erasure, a pervasive problem in which the existence...

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April 25, 2023

54. Love in the Third Degree (with Eric Praniewicz)

We live in a time when we don’t have to be confined to standard labels regarding gender, sexuality, and even relationship types. Regardless of whether we’re monogamous or polyamorous, it’s still important to do the emotional ...

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April 11, 2023

52. Gayming: Level Up Your Sense of Community (with Jonathan Steele)

In past episodes, we've talked about how it can be difficult for gay men to find a network of like-minded peers and the importance of finding your community and chosen family. In this episode, my friend, Jonathan Steele, join...

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March 28, 2023

50. Self-Love Tough Love (with Tillie Lee)

In past episodes, we've talked about how some gay men try to curate the illusion of a "perfect life" to compensate for feelings of shame and rejection. As such, we develop a false sense of confidence through others' validatio...

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Feb. 21, 2023

45. Feeling Lonely in a Relationship? (with Jordan Nofziger)

Many of us have experienced “gay loneliness” from growing up gay in a straight society. We can feel isolated from our straight peers and even members of our community. But what happens when we feel that same sense of loneline...

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Feb. 7, 2023

43. Surviving a Breakup (with Sara Sabatino)

In previous episodes, we discussed how being vulnerable in a relationship can trigger feelings of anxiety since it threatens longstanding psychological defenses formed to avoid emotional pain and rejection. So if we go throug...

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Jan. 17, 2023

40. We Are Family: Part 2 (with Amy Loveless)

Even though we may have had similar upbringings compared to our straight peers, members of the LGBTQ+ community still tend to carry trauma from growing up differently. In this encore episode, my sister, Amy Loveless, joins us...

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Jan. 10, 2023

39. We Are Family: Part 1 (with Michelle Loveless)

Even though we may have had similar upbringings compared to our straight peers, members of the LGBTQ+ community still tend to carry trauma from growing up differently. In this episode, my sister, Michelle Loveless, joins us t...

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Aug. 2, 2022

16. Being an Ally (with Cheyenne Filipczyk)

The word “ally” gets tossed around frequently, but what does it actually mean? In this episode, Cheyenne Filipczyk joins us to discuss what it means to be an LGBTQ+ ally and how we can advocate for others in the community. Ad...

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