In 2017 Elena Joy was in a heteronormative relationship, a member of the Mormon church, and a stay-at-home mom to four kids. Her husband was the scoutmaster and on his way to being bishop when, one evening, a friend made a comment that made her rethink everything she had been taught and everything she knew about herself. Join us as Elena Joy shares how she went from her darkest days to filling this world with more hope, joy, and love.

Featured in the award-winning documentary CONVERSION, Elena Joy Thurston is an inspirational Diversity & Allyship speaker, trainer, and author through a lens of LGBTQ+ inclusion. Elena Joy inspires her audiences to learn how Inclusive Leadership can improve company culture and productivity, changing members' lives in a practical way. A Mormon mom of four who lost her marriage, her church, and her community when she came out as a lesbian, her viral TEDx talk on surviving conversion therapy has been viewed more than 45,000 times and landed her media and speaking opportunities with ABC, CBS, Penn State, Peloton, INBOUND, and more.

http://www.elenajoyexperience.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenajoythurston/, http://www.outofqueeriosity.com, https://youtu.be/rIhPZMC4UEg, https://www.instagram.com/elenajoyspeaks/

Link to Elena Joy’s Ted Talk on Conversion therapy. https://www.ted.com/talks/elena_joy_thurston_conversion_therapy_almost_took_my_life_mindfulness_saved_it

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