The Grief Underneath the Rainbow

About this episode

Samantha Sellers reflects on the intersection of grief and celebration during Pride Month for queer individuals from religious backgrounds.

In this solo episode, Sam sits with something that doesn't get talked about enough during Pride Month - grief. For queer people who've come out of religious environments, the celebrations of June can sit alongside a very specific kind of loss, and Sam reflects honestly on that tension: the way communal joy can sometimes make private sorrow louder, and why those two things don't cancel each other out. It's a gentle but unflinching episode that makes space for the complexity of being somewhere in between; mourning what was taken from you while also finding your way toward who you actually are. Connect You can find out more about Sam on her website - www.anchoredcounsellingservices.com.au To connect with Sam on Instagram - @anchoredcounsellingservices Want to contact with Sam about the podcast or therapy? Use this contact form. Also check out The Religious Trauma Collective

People in this episode

Host: Samantha Sellers

Topics covered

• grief
• Pride Month
• queer identity
• religious trauma
• loss
• celebration
• personal reflection

Keywords

• grief
• Pride Month
• queer
• religion
• loss
• identity
• celebration
• personal reflection

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Religious Trauma Collective, anchoredcounsellingservices.com.au

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