Lesbian Chronicles: Coming Out Later in Life

Mar 09 2025 292 ep. 40 mins 2.1k
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Lesbian Chronicles is a podcast for people who’ve realized their true sexual identity later in life. Alli and Melisa share their own experiences of leaving their heterosexual marriages to be their true selves in an effort to help others find their own way and feel a little less alone in the process.

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Episode 290: Living In Your Marriage

Mar 09 2025 43 mins  
Alli and Melisa reflect back on what life was like during the transistion of knowing they were gay and figuring out what to do about their marriages. Also, how to cope with "PTSD" from past relationships.

Episode 289: The Wonder That Is Loretta Bush/Introducing Your Person to Your Kids

Mar 02 2025 52 mins  
Alli and Melisa cover a wide variety of topics this week...-Melisa's co-parenting trip to Colorado-The internet's infatuation with Loretta Bush (the FBI agent from Netflix's Gabby Petito doc)-When/how to introduce your partner to your kids-How life feels so insecure when you're early on in your coming out journey-Late in life coming out support group in Atlanta (Melissa Lester, LCS

Episode 288: Hot Pursuit!

Feb 23 2025 33 mins  
How do you pursue someone you're interested in? Do you slide into their DMs? Or send a hot pic right out the gate? Melisa and Alli explore this topic -- and their own success (ahem, failures)

Episode 287: Long Distance Dating

Feb 16 2025 37 mins  
Melisa and Meredith are in the hot seat to talk the reality of dating long distace -- with Melisa in Atlanta and Meredith in Austin.

Episode 286: Age Gaps in Relationships

Feb 09 2025 42 mins  
Alli and Melisa discuss age gaps in romantic relationships and what factors to consider when it comes to moving forward with an age gap relationship. Also, what happens to a friend group when a couple within the group breaks up? The percieved feeling of "keeping your friendships" in tact while also losing your friend/ex all within the confines of a social group.

Episode 285: Time is Currency

Feb 02 2025 57 mins  
Alli and Melisa discuss questions you should ask yourself about your relationship... If someone said, "You're just like your partner," would that feel like a compliment?Are you truly fulfilled by this relationship or just less lonely? Can you unapologetically be yourself? Are you in love with who they are right now? Or the potential of who they could eventually become? Would you ch

Episode 284: Meet Kayla/ Finca to Filter

Jan 26 2025 51 mins  
Kayla Bellman, Owner and Founder of Finca to Filter, joins the podcast to share her coming out story and how she started her very own coffee shop in Atlanta. Finca to Filter WebsiteFinca to Filter Instagram

Episode 283: Meet Julie Birke

Jan 19 2025 46 mins  
Actress and comedian Julie Birke joins the show to share her Loves, Lies, Lesbians story from TikTok. Buckle up for gaslighting, breadcrumbing and a random bath in the midst of a breakup! Julie Birke TikTokJulie Birke Instagram

Episode 282: 32 Flavors (of FUN)

Jan 12 2025 38 mins  
Vanilla ice cream is fine... but what if you never tried anything else? Alli and Melisa dive into the misconception that it's a prerequiste to be repulsed by men to consider yourself a lesbian. We also bust the myth about a woman's "scent."

Episode 281: Meet Kristin "Throw a Boulder in Your Pond"

Jan 05 2025 51 mins  
Kristin shares her coming out story that includes undoing deep religious trauma, internalized homophobia and how she's keeping a positive relationship with her ex-husband.