31 LUG 2019 · Rev. Lawrence T. Richardson joins us on this What's Your Story episode to share his story. From being a homeless queer youth to attempting suicide in college, Richardson opens up about his journey to joy, abundance, faith, and gratitude. Rev. Lawrence T. Richardson is the author of the book I Know What Heaven Looks Like. He writes about and advocates for LGBTQ people, people of color, and the flourishing of all; with his works appearing in Huffington Post Religion, The Root, Believe Out Loud, and The Salt Collective. Rev. Richardson has received awards and commendations for his service, including the Humanitarian Award from Black Transmen Inc. and the Stellar Award for his work in global communication.

18 LUG 2019 · Author Bill Mathis shares his story of growing up as a preacher's son in a very conservative evangelical home. Bill recounts his experiences struggling with deep depression and two failed marriages before finally discovering he was gay at the age of 64.

10 LUG 2019 · Spring Opara is a creator and designer of the self-care for Black Women in Leadership program, currently housed at CompassPoint Nonprofit Services in Oakland, CA. Spring is an advent anime junkie, a healer alchemist, and identifies as non-binary and a witch. Listen to Spring's story about being a non-binary Black witch who practices purposeful self-care and provides healing work to Black women.

9 LUG 2019 · Amy Tee is one of the busiest and funniest comedians on the New England comedy circuit. She's a regular performer at the Boston Comedy Festival, and she's been featured on Sirius XM Satellite Radio & the LOGO television network. Amy joined the WYS podcast host Genia to tell her story of sobering up, immediately addressing her bipolar disorder diagnosis, and becoming a mental wellness advocate.

9 LUG 2019 · In this What's Your Story podcast episode, Genia and Andrea share what marriage is like being in a relationship with someone who has bipolar disorder (Genia) and serious anxiety (Andrea). The two share their own stories and they talk about how they manage their day-to-day lives living together.

5 LUG 2019 · In this What's Your Story podcast episode, Asian trans man Mark Setjo shares his coming out journey. Mark talks about what it was like hitting puberty and having his body develop in a way that didn't make him comfortable or happy. We hear Mark talk about how his mother responded to his transition and Mark tells us how we came out at work.

1 LUG 2019 · In this episode of the 'What's Your Story' podcast, co-host Andrea talks about coming out to her family over 20 years ago. Things have gotten a lot better, but it wasn't easy. Hear her story.

30 GIU 2019 · Monica Roberts is an African-American blogger, writer, and transgender rights advocate. She is the founding editor of TransGriot, a blog focusing on issues pertaining to transgender women of color. Monica shares just a small part of her story with the What's Your Story podcast listeners.