Episode 295: Tahitia Timmons

Coming Out Pod

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Comedy, Mental Health

4.9 • 584 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Tahitia Timmons' parents were hippies, and so Tahitia had been around queer people since childhood. But when she came out to her mother as a teenager, Tahitia was shocked - and angry - to be met with the response "Why would you choose to be gay when you're already Black and a woman?" Tahitia shares how it wasn't until years later when one of her own children came out to her that she finally gained a real understanding of (and compassion for) her mother's fear-based response. We have a fascinating conversation that runs the gamut from asexuality to the evolution of lesbian stereotypes to that first queer heartbreak that just GUTS you. Plus, Tahitia explains how her company, Conscious By Us, tackles DEI specifically from a health (especially mental health) and wellness perspective.

There are a ton of places where you can find Tahitia! Check out her website, consciousbyus.com, connect with her on LinkedIn, and follow her on Instagram at @consciousbyus. Also, check out all the folks she shouts out at the end of the episode!

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0:00.0	Hey, everybody, welcome to Coming Out Pod.
0:10.0	It's been a minute.
0:11.2	Hi, hello.
0:12.5	How have you been?
0:14.6	Pause for response.
0:16.6	Great.
0:17.3	It's good to be back.
0:18.5	I'm doing a queer root shout out today that I know was close to Nicole's heart.
0:24.9	Shout out to you if your queer root is Lisa Bonnet. Lisa Bonnet, of course, first burst on the scene with the Cosby Show, then got pretty much her own spin-off. Yeah, we're talking mid-80s. Some of you are way
0:43.4	too young to remember these things. But Lisa Bonnet is someone who, I say she's Rachel Vicing,
0:49.7	which is my term when somebody is getting even more gorgeous with age. So, yeah, no matter what age
0:56.7	you are, I'm certainly, Sabonet, is on your radar. And shout out to you if you're a little bit
1:01.3	older and she was perhaps a queer root. Y'all, I am here today with Tahitia Timmons. Hello.
1:09.1	Hi. Hello. How are you? I am good. We've already been chatting a little
1:15.7	bit. It has been lovely to meet you. Tahitia works for herself, and we are leaving that vague,
1:21.2	and she has a whole bunch of, like, impressive titles and whatnot, but we're not, we're not going to name drop.
1:30.8	We're not going to humble brag our way through this. If it comes up, it comes up. But she is,
1:36.4	I could already tell a delightful human being. And I'm excited to learn more about you.
1:42.2	Thank you. I'm so embarrassed right now.
1:45.2	I'm embarrassed every time I do these intros, if it's any consolation.
1:49.2	I've done like 300 episodes, and every time I start, I forget how to talk.
1:53.4	So you're in good company.
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