Coming Out After Marriage with Lia Childress

Made It Out

Made It Out Media

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

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🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Lia Childress is a licensed therapist raised in a deeply Christian environment. Lia spent years immersed in the beliefs and expectations of that world. In this episode, she shares how an unexpected season as a counselor at a kids camp became the beginning of awakening to her sexuality, and ultimately changed the course of her life. Lia also opens up about the courage it took to come out, leave her marriage, and build a life rooted in truth. Follow our guest @liaforshortt, follow the show @madeitout and follow Mal @malglowenke Grab your tickets to "Made It Out For Love: A Lesbian Dating Show" here: Philly (June 4th) – ⁠https://tickets.citywinery.com/event/69cab63bcd2c3d932ba08681/69cab7f93b692430d9472ba1⁠ Boston (June 6th) –[goog_979332955] ⁠https://tickets.citywinery.com/event/69c6fd8f34a57a81790ab421/69c6fe1f37e9872ad5b78415⁠ NYC (June 21st) –[goog_979332958] ⁠https://tickets.citywinery.com/event/69c6e40b6a90e5a3db15f10f/69c6e4dae5d150370eda2e3f⁠ Plus, don’t miss the YouHaul or YouGhost card game. Perfect for move-ins, breakups, and girls’ nights! Now available ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ :) 👉 Subscribe, like & comment to support queer content! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.2	Hey all, welcome back to Made It Out.
1:01.9	Today I am here with Leah Childress, a therapist, also a photographer, and we're going to talk
1:07.9	about just kind of your queer journey.
1:10.5	We both have an interesting
1:12.2	queer history growing up in the South. We connected over that. So I'm so excited to have you here.
1:18.2	Thank you for having me. It's like a dream.
1:20.3	So let's start with where are you from?
1:31.1	Tell me a little bit about your background.
1:32.5	Okay, so I am from central Arkansas.
1:35.9	I'm like trying to hold in the twang.
1:38.0	Like the southern twang.
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