Coming Out Late: First Woman, First Love & First Breakup

In this episode, Robin reads from a particularly heartwarming AND painful social media post that covers one woman’s first-time love, (and catalyst), with a woman. Jennifer’s social media post is raw, real and relatable on so many levels. And her vulnerable, courageous and inspirational share is met with an outpouring of love, support, and shared emotions and experiences.In this episode, you will learn…That by sharing our stories and sharing our experiences - that even the painful ones - in fact, especially the painful ones, can be cathartic and healing for EVERYONE involved.Why this woman wanted to break her anonymity in sharing her story with us, because, in her words, “...it tells people that I’m real. This was a real person with real feelings in a really hard situation…”Why, “...maybe we ought just to be grateful that we got to meet these people at all. That we got to love them. That we got to learn from them. That we got to have our lives expand as a result of having known them…” (A quote from the movie, “Call Me By Your Name”).Why Jennifer says, “...But I don’t want to be responsible for someone else’s happiness…”How knowing and understanding your pain does not necessarily spare you from it - but also knowing that that’s ok.Why, after loving and losing love, we still need to take time to recover and take care of ourselves for a while.The the name and origin-of of the poet and his poem which summarizing why it’s better to love, than not at all.Wanna support our “Coming Out Late” podcast? Then please consider buying Robin a “virtual” coffee as a sign of your appreciation for all the time and love and energy she pours into our Community. Any and all donations are deeply, deeply appreciated!!  Simply go to: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglassLinks to resources:COMING OUT LATE SPEAKER SUMMIT #3:And the winner is . . . . . . CompHet!!!Mark your calendars and plan to join us on Wednesday, September 28th, (7pm - 9pm-ish EST), in Zoom when we have an all-out lively discussion dissecting Compulsory Heterosexuality; Compulsory Heteronormativity; Compulsory Femininity... ALL ARE WELCOME!!EARLY BIRD SPECIAL starts....now!!!Here’s the link to Register and pay:https://calendly.com/womenlovingwomen/wlw-speaker-summit-3COMING OUT LATE SUPPORT GROUPS:Join any one of our THREE Coming Out Late support groups: Women Helping Women (Tues., @ 12:30pm EST); Bisexually Speaking (Wed., @ 12:30pm EST), and Women Loving Women, (Wed. Eves @ 7pm EST). For Zoom ID’s and Passwords for any one of these groups, email Robin at: Comingoutlater@gmail.comCOMING OUT LATE FB GROUP:Join our private FB Group: Coming Out Late Community at: www.facebook.com/groups/comingoutlatecommunity/WWW.BUYMEACOFFEE.COMWanna support our “Coming Out Late” podcast? Then please consider 'buying me a coffee' as a sign of appreciation. Any and all donations are deeply, deeply appreciated!!  Simply go to: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RobinDouglassFIREFLY RETREAT:Finally! We are going to get to meet IN REAL LIFE!! Robin has partnered with Mary Hueske to bring you one-of-a-kind Firefly Tours out in southern Utah. Our first Firefly Retreat is October 9-13, 2022. There are only a few slots remaining - so email Robin NOW