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 Episode Thirty Five - Breakthrough  Click on link above to come listen to this episode. Kia Ora Welcome to my thirty fifth episode. In this episode I talk about a breakthrough therapy session I had with Kate. It was too good to not share with you all. It’s been a loooong winter here in Boise so I talk a little about how that’s been affecting me and my family. Life is full of ups and downs and it’s how we get through those ups and downs that make us. I talk about those ups and downs and hopefully share some insights that can help you feel supported, educated and loved. Know you’re not alone in your struggles and we can pick ourselves up and keep going. Thanks for your listens and for you’re support. Ka kite ano au i a koutou

Episode thirty four with Phil Click on the above link to take you to this Episode. Kia Ora. Welcome to episode 34 with my friend Phil. Phil was brought up in California in a religious family. He started feeling and knowing he was ‘different’ when he was around four years old. Phil liked boys but he also knew that he needed to hide that to fit in. Phil talks to us about his life of confusion as he tried to navigate his childhood. Then when he became a teen he realized there was a name for how he was feeling. Gay. He was met with bullying, however, when he confided in a trusted friend and his high school found out. His days were met with violence and verbal abuse. His parents kicked him out of home and then he became homeless. He tried to make it work but one night gave up and attempted suicide. He was saved and then found a new vigor for life and graduated high school and went to college. Phil has been married to his husband since it was legal in Idaho and has been with James almost 22