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For some people, coming out as LGBTQ is easy – they’re comfortable with their identity and sexuality, and may have a supportive network. And sometimes it’s downright messy – they’re older, married with kids, or simply unable to accept their truth. Whatever the case may be - coming out can be difficult, confusing and painful.My next guest is Melisa Raney - a mother and advocate for coming out. At 36, Melisa slowly began to question her sexuality. The problem was, she was in a heterosexual marriage, raising their two young children. Today, she is making, what she calls, her ‘mess’ her message: sharing her experience to guide others through the difficult process of coming out later in life.It is no easy feat, but as Melisa teaches us: when you live your life authentically, you begin to live your life unapologetically. Quotes “I was following what was expected of me: go to school, go to college, meet the boy and get married…” [3:50] “I had misread my own sexuality.” [4:20] “It made me feel so validated; what I was feeling was real” [10:00] “I was trying to fit in this box that society had created for me…” [11:22] “I was happy in my marriage but I wasn’t fulfilled.” [24:30] Notes • Melisa’s background [2:40]• Melisa’s experience of coming out [5:20]• How Melisa’s family took her news [7:40]• How Melisa handled her new life and her children [13:20]• Melisa’s work [18:56]• Why people don’t own their sexuality [23:30]• How Melisa has changed [25:25]• Lessons learned [28:12]• Closing thoughts [31:40] Gillian Socialshttps://fullcircleglobal.comhttps://www.instagram.com/the.master.coach/ https://www.facebook.com/GillianMcMichaelMasterCoachhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/gillian-mcmichael/https://www.linkedin.com/company/full-circle-development-consultancy/https://www.facebook.com/fullcircleglobal/Melisa Socialshttps://www.instagram.com/lesbianchronicles/?hl=enhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lesbian-chronicles-coming-out-later-in-life/id1468550568https://www.melisaraney.comhttps://www.instagram.com/melisawrites/?hl=en