{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fc263ec42-5ccc-439b-a9e7-0be72c4d68d5","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"388: Building Bridges \u2013 Straight & Gay Spouses \u2013 Aideen T. Finnola","description":"It happens. Sometimes a straight spouse marries gay spouse and vice-versa. Is it intentional? Maybe. Is it hurtful? Can be. Regardless of the reasons this happens \u2013 which range from societal pressure, to religious beliefs, to complete confusion on sexual orientation \u2013 it\u2019s not your fault, but it is your responsibility. No truer words are spoken than by today\u2019s guest \u2013 yes those are her words \u2013 when you realize that you are married to a gay spouse. Yet, how do you heal the wounds and build stronger bridges.\r\nBack for a repeat appearance, Aideen T. Finnola and I take our first conversation further, to wrap up Pride month, by asking the question, \u201cHow can the LGBTQ spouse community and straight spouse community, build stronger, more respectful bridges when the truth comes out. Dive in, weigh in, and see what you think as we explore the two worlds that truly can live in peace and harmony, which doesn\u2019t always mean you have to like each other, you simply need to respect one another.\r\nAbout Aideen\r\nAideen T. Finnola is an unapologetic and empowered survivor of and thriver after physical, emotional, psychological, and religious abuse. For the first two decades of her life, she was raised by abusive parents who were zealous members of a religious cult; for the second two decades of her life, she was unsuspectingly married to a closeted gay man who was emotionally and psychologically abusive. Today, she is a practicing Martha Beck-trained life coach, public speaker, and author. She coaches and speaks all over the world, teaching others how to reclaim their lives by transmuting their pain into empowerment. She specializes in coaching straight spouses, evangelicals, and cult survivors. Her autobiography detailing the insights she has gained on her own healing journey to reclaim her life is called\u00a0My Exquisite Purple Life, Insights from a Woman Who Never Should Have Made It but Did.\r\nAre you a straight spouse struggling to move on? Join Aideen at her online MOR Camp this July \u2013 Click here for details.\r\nConnect With Aideen\r\nWebsite\r\nTwitter\r\nFacebook\r\nAideen\u2019s Book \u2013 Print and eReader\r\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4b9b6c41-474a-4fd0-a374-cbb2a7aa23a4/1400x1400_uncloseted_artwork-01-573.jpg"}