Episode 96: Elena Joy Thurston

Coming Out Pod

Health & Fitness, Sexuality, Comedy, Mental Health

4.9 • 584 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2020

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Speaker and activist Elena Joy Thurston converted to Mormonism as a teenager, married at twenty, and went on to have four children, but seventeen years into her marriage, she began the harrowing journey of coming to terms with her lesbian identity. She relays the incredible story of how she unexpectedly met the love of her life, survived a mental health crisis and conversion therapy, and went on to happily live her truth. It's a surprisingly funny tale of triumph...and fly fishing.

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0:00.0	Hi everybody.
0:07.0	Hey y'all.
0:09.0	Welcome to Coming Out with Lauren and Nicole. We are a weekly podcast where we have on queer folks from all walks of life. They tell us the tales of how they came out to friends, family, and the world at large.
0:21.8	Because who doesn't love a coming out story?
0:24.6	I'm so excited about our guest today.
0:27.1	We are here with Elena Joy Thurston.
0:30.3	Hello.
0:31.3	Hello.
0:32.3	Hello.
0:32.7	Hello.
0:32.9	Hello.
0:32.9	Hello.
0:33.9	Hello.
0:34.9	Hello.
0:35.9	And has a story that we have only skimmed the surface of,
0:40.5	and our research sounds a little heady for what Nicole and I do, but we'll say research.
0:46.0	But from what I know, I am so grateful to you for coming on and for speaking to us about all your experiences.
0:56.5	But hey, yeah, say a little, say a little something about yourself.
1:00.5	Hey, I'm here.
1:04.6	I'm so excited to be here.
1:07.2	I just listened to the Adi, I don't know how to say your last name. Oh, Adi Warrick. Yes, I just listened to the Addie, I don't know how to say your last name
1:11.4	Oh, Addy Way Rich.
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