Meet My Wife Lisa: Her Coming Out Story

In this episode of Delusional Optimism, Dr. B invites her wife Lisa to share her coming out story and how the journey has been for her. Lisa talks about the fears of disappointing her family that she had growing up with the knowledge of being a lesbian and how she learned to overcome them.

Listen in to learn the importance of being ready to know your truth even though it might be difficult to accept and acknowledge it. You will also learn why white America needs to incorporate people of all communities for us to move forward.

“We need to redesign some of that stuff, we need to own it, acknowledge it, and make schools a systemically safe place for all children.” [27:07]

What You Will Learn:

[0:32] Intro
[3:00] Lisa shares the fear of disappointing her family with the truth even though she found out who she was at a younger age.
[6:26] She explains her experience with coming out to her mother and how she dealt with it.
[9:33] How she learned to be completely free without shame of identifying as a lesbian.
[11:02] She talks about her brief marriage in D.C before now and how she’s learning to reconcile with her own trauma.
[13:47] Why you need to be ready to know your truth and tell it due to the self-questioning that happens.
[18:18] The importance of incorporating all marginalized communities with white America and move forward as a group.
[19:53] How the law is set up against people because of who they are and why it needs to be rewritten to accommodate everybody’s needs.
[25:20] Understanding we’re more equal than we’re different.
[26:51] Why schools need to be a systemically safe place for all children despite their differences.

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