Episode 225: Eden Robinson

Coming Out Pod

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Comedy, Mental Health

4.9 • 584 Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2022

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Eden Robinson's story has a little bit of everything: A dad who was both a rabbi *and* a pastor! Marlee Matlin as a gateway drug to The L Word! Kate McKinnon as the final nail in the coffin for compulsory heterosexuality! Eden shares how, despite an upbringing where she was praised for questioning everything, she nevertheless was too frightened to truly interrogate her own sexuality until she was much older. Plus, the confusing difficulty of finding femme lesbian representation IRL, and the choice to have a "low contact" relationship with a challenging parent.

We also open this episode with a conversation about the recent tragedy that took place at Club Q in Colorado Springs. Rest in peace Daniel Davis Aston, Kelly Loving, Ashley Paugh, Derrick Rump, and Raymond Green Vance. May their memory be a blessing.

Check out all things Eden at https://www.fangirlfit.com/, and follow her on Instagram at both @fangirlfit and @writing.eden.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey y'all. Hello. Welcome to coming out with Lauren and Nicole. We are a weekly
0:11.3	podcast where we have queer folks on from all walks of life. They tell us the tales of how they came
0:16.7	out to friends, family, and the world at large. Because who doesn't love a coming out story?
0:21.8	Today, we're doing things a little differently.
0:27.4	We have on Eden Robinson, who is a body positive, queer inclusive, personal trainer
0:33.6	in San Francisco, which is awesome.
0:35.9	There's a lot to dig into there. But before,
0:40.4	we're breaking a bit from the normal format because before we dive into Eden's coming
0:47.1	out story and all that stuff, all three of us here decided before we hit record that we wanted and needed to talk about the tragedy at Club Q in Colorado Springs that happened this past weekend.
1:07.2	And we are recording on Monday.
1:10.1	So this is very fresh.
1:12.6	I mean, it will still be fresh when you are hearing this on Wednesday, too.
1:17.7	But, yeah, we've had about 36 hours to sit with this.
1:22.2	So, yeah, so that's what that's what you're in for right now.
1:27.9	We are, we, we, We are glad that you came here.
1:30.7	I mean, Lauren, do you want to kick it off?
1:32.7	Do you want me to kick it off?
1:33.7	Eden, would you like to kick it off?
1:34.7	Who would like to kick it off?
1:36.3	Oh, wow.
1:38.7	You can kick it.
1:40.6	I feel like you speak more eloquently than I on matters like this.
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