What We've Learned About Hard Family Conversations, 10,000 Downloads Later

What We've Learned About Hard Family Conversations, 10,000 Downloads Later

May 4, 2026 · 20 min · Season 4 · Episode 35

About this episode

The episode explores how to maintain family connections across significant divides, drawing on insights from various conversations over three years.

What does it actually take to hold a family together across a divide most people would call too wide? After over three years of conversations with parents, children, pastors, priests, scientists, scholars, and LGBTQ+ people from across the spectrum, Joe and Rya keep coming back to the same simple thing that saved their own relationship in its hardest moment. Whether you're a parent whose child just came out, an LGBTQ+ person trying to stay connected to a conservative family, or someone who th...

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