My Survival Story 


Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor episode 5 of 5 


Join Sheena and her guests Rae D Magdon and Elena Joy as they talk about their survival stories in this episode of Ask A Conversion Therapy Survivor 


In this episode 

What Rae and Elena went through 
What saved them 
Why their battle isn’t over 
Their personal realisations   

Research from The Trevor Project   


Where to go for help   

UK contact Stonewall’s Information Service on 08000 502020 or email [email protected] 
US http://www.nclrights.org/bornperfect-survivor-stories-and-survivor-network   

About The Guests 


Elana Joy 


Elena is an inspirational speaker and founder of the PRIDE and Joy Foundation. She grew up in a turbulent home, joined a conservative church as a teenager, put herself through college, married and birthed 4 beautiful children, and then....  Life 2.0 brought a divorce, leaving/getting kicked out of her church, a beautiful love story and a successful new career! Her viral TEDx talk has paved the way for speaking engagements around the country.  Audiences have included ABC, CBS and Fox news stations, the First Event in Boston, the Seacoast Wellness Series in New Hampshire, the THRIVE conference in Utah, as well as multiple print and online media stories, and podcasts.       


Find Elena Online 


https://twitter.com/ThurstonElena 


https://www.facebook.com/ElenaJoyExperience/ 


https://www.elenajoyexperience.com/   


https://www.prideandjoyfoundation.com/   


Rae D Magdon 


Rae is an author of queer speculative fiction with over 10 published novels. She believes that lesbian, bi, queer, and trans women deserve to have adventures, fall in love, and become heroes. Her latest cyberpunk novel, Lucky 7, won the 2019 Goldie and Rainbow Awards for science fiction.   


Find Rae Online   


http://twitter.com/RaeDMagdon 


http://facebook.com/RaeDMagdon 


http://raedmagdon.tumblr.com 


http://raedmagdon.com     


About Sheena 


Sheena comes from a media background and in 2014 she started The Lesbian Review, a website dedicated to reviewing the best lesbian books and movies. In 2016 A podcast channel seemed like a natural progression and so she started The Lesbian Talkshow.  Sheena discovered lesbian fiction in her late teens and it helped her with her coming out process, something for which she will always be grateful. 

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