In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we bring you a conversation centered around queer mental health and borderline personality disorder, with Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, Jordan Werner. Jordan discusses the complexities of queer mental health and the patterns she sees in her LGBT-identifying clients: anxiety, shame, and identity issues. Jordan discusses the employment of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) in her practice: a modality developed for the treatment of Borderline...

Singer-Songwriter Zolita joins Mal this week for an honest conversation about food and disordered eating. Zolita opens up about her battle with anorexia throughout her young adulthood, the health implications it had, and how she finally overcame it. Mal shares details of her binge eating disorder, the yo-yo effects of extreme diets, and how she still struggles with finding balance today. This episode also explores a correlation between eating disorders and coming out, how being vegan is often...

Get out your pen and paper - Professor Kej is here to whip your wardrobe into shape! This episode looks into how your style evolves and changes as you come out and become more in tune with your queerness. Kej shares her journey with clothes and how she struggled to express herself through outfits when she was unsure of who she was, and how realizing she was gay shaped her. This episode also answers questions such as: How do I build the perfect closet? How should I handle body...

This week, Mal and Cammie Scott talk mental health. Cammie opens up about her early struggles of being a very anxious child, dealing with PMDD as an adult, and facing a depressive episode during what should've been the easiest and healthiest time of her life. The two discuss facing sadness while in happy relationships, the pros and cons of psychiatric medicine, and the importance of finding the right therapist.  *Content Warning: This episode contains content that may be challenging to some...

Pippin' hot tea is about to be spilled! This week, reality TV royal Jasmine Goode shares all the juicy details of her time on ABC's "The Bachelor". Although Jasmine is openly bisexual, the Producers of the show chose not to share that part of her story and made her stick to a very specific storyline. Jasmine opens up about the challenges of being on the show, how the cast is treated during production, and her real thoughts on Nick Viall. Support the podcast, shop our merch:...

This week's episode is a conversation for the soul. Queer poet and artist Grey Centauro shares their journey with gender, balancing the masculine with the feminine and identifying as neither - genderless! This episode also includes conversations around dealing with conservative families, legal name and gender changes, and whether or not it's gross to share a toothbrush with your partner (it is.) Wish our guest a happy birthday @restlessbabygrey and order their book on Amazon, link below:...

Actor Jacqueline Toboni joins Mal for a lil chat about ignoring signs from the universe (and everyone around you...) that you might be gay. Jacqueline shares her journey with sexuality and gender expression - and the relationship between the two. Warning: this episode is A LOT OF GOOD, CLEAN FUN! Buy our merch, OUT NOW!!: https://www.madeitoutpodcast.com/category/all-products Donate to Campaign for Southern Equality: https://southernequality.org/ To find Mal's "Protect Trans Kids" tank top...

If you’re looking for a sign to follow your dreams… this is it!  This week, Mal is joined by Tiktok creator and lesbian icon Hina to discuss the hurdles they overcame on their road to success. The conversation highlights the importance of pursuing big dreams, overcoming doubts cast by ~haters~ and the concept of fate vs. free will. Hina is the philosophy professor you didn't know you needed!  Follow our guest @k8sabz on instagram or @hina on TikTok, and please remember to subscribe, rate on...

This week, Mal is joined by her friend Kristi Gramlich who shares her story of being outed in her sorority while coping with the loss of a parent. Kristi discusses how the public outing experience shaped her and her relationship at the time, and where she's at with her sexuality today. Kristi also opens up about her lifelong struggle with OCD and how she copes with it as an adult. **Content Warning: This episode contains content that may be challenging to some listeners.** Follow our guest...

Comedian Ali Kolbert sits down with Mal to discuss her pattern of pursuing straight women. The two dive into Ali's high school obsession with her straight best friend and how the dynamics of that friendship affected her lesbian dating life. Ali opens up about why she found herself in these seemingly dead-end relationships and what steps she's taken to break the pattern. The two also discuss finding your queer identity, fitting into queer spaces and Anxious-Avoidant attachment styles. Listen...

**Content Warning: This episode contains content that may be challenging to some listeners.** This week, Alyssa Nicole joins Mal to talk about being trapped in a marriage to a narcissist. After a 2 week fever dream, Alyssa woke up to realize she married someone she barely knew - and was desperate to get away from. Alyssa provides insight into signs you're dealing with a narcissist, recognizing manipulation, and tips on how to leave the situation. Listen to Your Girl's Favorite Podcast:...

Liz Tracy joins Mal to discuss internalized homophobia and how it creeps up, even once you are out and proud. Liz grew up in a very progressive and open-minded family in Seattle but still found herself struggling to accept her sexuality, to the point where she would date women online using a fake male profile. This episode offers great discussions on aversions to sex toys for fear that they are 'too gay', consistently dating long distance in order to compartmentalize one's sexuality, and...

In honor of St. Valentine, we cooked up a U-Haul love story (with a hint of psychedelics, of course). Dope Kitchen's Nicole opens up about her coming out journey - from the early days of crushing on straight friends, to threesomes in Europe, and finally finding true gay love. In a tent in Alaska, of all places! Follow our guest @dopekitchen and please remember to subscribe, rate on Spotify, review on Apple, and share this episode with your valentine!

You might recognize Jonica Booth from HBO's Rap Shit (if you don't, check it out!) but the Duke of Miami is here to tell us about her journey from a cube at CitiBank to the big screen. It wasn't easy though, as Jonica lost her brother 3 days before shooting for Rap Shit began and had to hide it from her new castmates and coworkers. Jonica discusses her grieving process, how sudden death changed her outlook on life and love, and how to heal after loss. So sit back, enjoy, and remember that...

**Content Warning: This episode contains content that may be challenging to some listeners. Please check the show notes below for a detailed description. This week, Mal is joined by her friend Sierra to discuss toxic relationships: the signs, the patterns, and what to do if you think you might be in one. It was Sierra's first relationship with a woman that forced her to examine her past, and which brought up repressed memories of Childhood Sexual Assault (CSA). This revelation led to years...

This week, singer-songwriter-producer Chelsea Cutler joins Mal to talk about her 5 year relationship and share some wisdom on love. She answers questions like: how do you know if you've found the one? What does falling in love feel like? Just how important is communication in a relationship? How does love change over time? Leave it to this lyrical genius to speak on such a complicated topic in the simplest and most beautiful way. Whether you're in a long term relationship or are looking for...

Join Mal and model/author Chloe Mason in a conversation about taking a non-traditional path and doing everything in order to survive - especially as a young mom navigating sexuality later in life. For anyone who's had to overcome tough circumstances, this episode brings a message of hope - and will remind you that you're doing the best you can, and that is enough. Follow our guest @chloealexandraxo (stay tuned for her book launch announcement) and please remember to subscribe, rate, review...

[Video available on Spotify] They say the best ships are friendships... But what about queers that can sail the sea? Wait, what? Anyway - Lexi Dussi joins Mal this week to talk about her journey to finding a queer community, starting from the dark days of lying to her straight friends about where she was, to becoming fully integrated in a queer friend group she couldn't have dreamt up. This episode answers some of our most frequently asked questions - how do I make queer friends? How do I...

[Video available on Spotify]  If your New Year's resolution is to lose weight - maybe watch this episode first! Mal and singer-songwriter Maddie Zahm discuss a range of topics from purity culture in the church, to body image and weight loss fixation, and how all of these affected Maddie's journey to coming out and dating women. We hope this episode reminds you to be kind to yourself, to embrace your body, and that there will always be another donut. Follow our guest Maddie at @maddiezahm...

[Video available on Spotify] This week, Mal is joined by her friend of 18 years, Rica Charleston, to discuss growing up in the South, being outed, navigating being gay in the black community, and the challenges of being in an interracial relationship. Rica brings an honest, unfiltered, and hilarious perspective to this conversation, and Mal shares a picture of her high school hairstyle - there is no holding back. You must've been nice this year, cause Santa brought you a great...

[Video available on Spotify] We got your dating questions... and Jordan Harvey is here to answer them! Jordan and Mal sit down to chat about the intricacies of dating women for the first time and the questions that come up - how do I figure out what my type is? Who makes the first move? Who pays for the date? What are the best apps for queer women? And many more. So listen up, take notes, and best of luck out there! Please remember to subscribe, rate, review and share this podcast with...

[Video available on Spotify and YouTube] Zoya Biglary joins Mal on the conversation couch to share her struggles with fitting in, coming out to her conservative Persian parents, and defying cultural expectations. Even though Zoya forgot to bring a piece of fruit, she peels back the layers of trauma and challenges that made her the out and proud Middle Eastern lesbian she is today. This episode is as aspirational as it is heartwarming, with subtle notes of sadness, and pairs nicely with a...

[Video available on Spotify and YouTube] This week's episode dives into the topic of sexuality and the spectrum, how accurate those online "Am I Gay" quizzes are, and the nuances of appreciation versus attraction. Mal and SJ share their experiences with dating men out of a desire to fit in and meet societal pressures, and discuss the importance of listening to your inner "tiny voice" when it tells you what is and isn't authentic to you. SJ, an LA-based visual artist, shares reading...

[Video available on Spotify and YouTube] Jordin Shives joins Mal Glowenke in the hot seat this week to dive into the early days of lesbian sex - the switch from sex with men to women, the expectations when first hooking up with a new partner, sex toys, the strap, lesbian porn, and words of advice to a baby gay. The episode climax comes with an incredible story of Jordin's first (and only) attempt at an open relationship. This episode is a treat, so sit back, grab some corn chips, and enjoy...