{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Ff1724c25-4f63-44d5-a483-38f38024c66d","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 111: The Other Side of The Story From a Heterosexual Spouse \u2013 Emily Reese, Part 2\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/f1724c25-4f63-44d5-a483-38f38024c66d\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 111: The Other Side of The Story From a Heterosexual Spouse \u2013 Emily Reese, Part 2","description":"In Episode 110 we began the journey with Emily Reese as she discovered her husband was gay. The heartache, confusion, and questioning that often comes when you realize you\u2019re gay, is the same emotions a spouse feels when they uncover the truth about their husband or wife. Shock, hurt, and anger are the normal emotions that follow. It\u2019s easy to feel victimized\u2026as you should. And then, with time, and in most cases, you begin to heal. The pathway to healing is the subject of this second part of the interview with Emily as we learn how she began to find herself, and move forward in her life on the other side of the closet door. What you will learn is there is a pathway to healing, loving, and caring, if you choose to take care of yourself and allow yourself to grow in the face of pain and challenge.\r\n\r\nShow Highlights\r\n\r\n* She was a strong person, yet a submissive wife\r\n* Finding her own voice, and setting boundaries, were big parts of her journey\r\n* Not one straight spouse out there has done everything perfectly!\r\n* What is \u201cRainbow Living\u201d, and why is it so beautiful?\r\n* Hear how the day her ex-husband\u00a0came out was actually the time she\u2019s felt the closest to him\r\n\r\nConnect with\u00a0Emily Reese\r\nEmily Reese is a parent of three teens, an English teacher to at-risk high school students and an advocate for straight spouses who had a husband or wife come out of the closet during a heteronormative marriage. Her blog, SameSides Support for Straight Spouses, encourages those who are on the other side of the closet to move forward, amicably if possible, and to allow for the unique processes that every relationship and experience has.\r\nEmily is an Ally, a two time colon cancer survivor, and an advocate for young people. She also understands the complexities of Christianity and the Bible as it pertains to coming out and advocates for better understanding of the Mixed Orientation Marriage for the Church.\r\nEmily, her ex-husband, Devon, and his husband have a blended Rainbow family, and live their lives transparently in the public to serve straight spouses and LGBTQ communities to help society improve so that healing can be possible for those who found themselves in Mixed Orientation Marriages.\r\n<a href=\"http://www.samesidessupportforstraightspouses.com\">SameSides Support for Straight Spouses</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.samesides.wordpress.com\">SameSides: Support for Amicable Divorce</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://https://www.facebook.com/mlestrabala?pnref=story\">Emily\u2019s Facebook</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.Twitter.com\">Emily\u2019s Twitter</a>\r\n<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnMrY7ihQPk\">YouTube: The Other Side of the Closet \u2013 A Straight Spouse Speaks Out</a>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/emily-f-reese/the-real-learning-channel-a-straight-spouse-speaks-out_b_6543106.html\">Huffington Post: The Real Leaning Channel\u00a0</a>\r\n\u00a0\r\n<a href=\"https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.com%2Fepisode-111-the-other-side-of-the-story-from-a-heterosexual-spouse-emily-reese-part-2%2F&amp;linkname=Episode%20111%3A%20The%20Other%20Side%20of%20The%20Story%20From%20a%20Heterosexual%20Spouse%20%E2%80%93%20Emily%20Reese%2C%20Part%202\" title=\"Facebook\"></a><a href=\"https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.com%2Fepisode-111-the-other-side-of-the-story-from-a-heterosexual-spouse-emily-reese-part-2%2F&amp;linkname=Episode%20111%3A%20The%20Other%20Side%20of%20The%20Story%20From%20a%20Heterosexual%20Spouse%20%E2%80%93%20Emily%20Reese%2C%20Part%202\" title=\"Twitter\"></a>&lt;a class=&quot;a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share&quot; href=&quot;https://www....","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4b9b6c41-474a-4fd0-a374-cbb2a7aa23a4/1400x1400_uncloseted_artwork-01-573.jpg"}