Lift + Love

Jan 24 2024 46 ep. 39 mins 43

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Two friends, each with a gay son, Allison Dayton and Jenie Rae Hunter, are faithful members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who feel raising their LGBTQ children is a calling to be embraced not feared. Jenie and Allison bring you into the conversation as they address the most current topics, suggest solutions and breakdown some seriously unhelpful thinking. Allison shares thoughts and tips on managing your faith and your LGBTQ family on liftandlove.org and @liftandloveorg on Instagram and Facebook. Jenie can be found teaching invaluable LGBTQ parenting skills to families @Jeniehuntercoaching on Instagram and Facebook and www.jeniehuntercoaching.com where you can also book a zoom LGBTQ parenting coaching session.

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Staying in Uncomfortable Moments.

Jan 24 2024 43 mins

Allison and Jenie sit down with Anita Ervin (host of the Lift and Love non-binary parenting support groups) and how to council with your children in the uncomfortable moments. When we don't get a vote but we still want to be a voice in our children's decisions. For instance, if your transgender child wants to seek medical affirming care but you might not agree with the decision. H

Raising a healthy gay child

Dec 18 2023 32 mins

Every parent wants to raise a healthy child, no matter what their sexuality is. When your child comes out this is one of the biggest fears that parents of LGBTQ children have. Will they be healthy emotionally and spiritually? In this episode Allison and Jenie talk about how they handled it with their sons and what they have learned helping 100's of families help their child If you

When a talk feels hurtful

Oct 18 2023 31 mins

Have you ever listened to a talk that everybody seems to love and you are left with feeling less hope and more fear? Allison and Jenie recently experienced this and they discuss in this episode how to process and find peace. If you are looking to learn the tools and to get the coaching that will help your LGBTQ family thrive while gaining access to other families on this journey th

Gathering Conference

Oct 05 2023 30 mins

We are back! Jenie and Allison talk about the behind the Gathering Conference. Sharing their experience, behind the scenes moments and what they have learned. To listen to the Gathering Speakers go to Gathering Speakers Youtube If you are looking to learn the tools and to get the coaching that will help your LGBTQ family thrive while gaining access to other families on this journey

How to build your testimony as an parent of LGBTQ child

Apr 03 2022 50 mins

Most parent's have great fear on what is going to happen with their testimony when their child comes out. Can they stay in the church and support their LGBTQ child? Anita Irvin, Allison and Jenie talk about how they have managed this path and share what they needed to do to protect their testimony and how they grew their faith of Jesus Christ If you are looking to learn the tools a

Thriving vs. Surviving - letting go of worry

Feb 08 2022 42 mins

Worry is a sneaky emotion. It feels useful and necessary. But that is a lie. When we create worry about our LGBTQ child we are using up our valuable emotional energy in unproductive ways. Taking action from worry is not where we want to parent from. This episode Allison and Jenie talk about how to handle your worry, what result your worry is creating and how to thrive and not just

Being the touchpoint with Christ for your LGBTQ child.

Feb 01 2022 41 mins

This episode we are sharing the conversation I recorded with Heather Rackman from Latter Day Life Coach Podcast We talk about how to you as the mom can be the touchpoint for your LGBTQ child. If you are looking to learn the tools and to get the coaching that will help your LGBTQ family thrive while gaining access to other families on this journey than the Lift and Love Community is

How to take the heat when you stand up w/Councilmember Julie Spilsbury

Jan 26 2022 45 mins

In this episode Jenie and Allison talk with Julie Spilsbury who serves as a Councilmember for the city of Mesa. Julie shared with us her story on how supporting the controversial non-discrimination ordinance effected her relationships and her standing in the community. Julie was elected to the Mesa City Council in August of 2020, Councilmember Julie Spilsbury began her first term

Is my child safe at church?

Jan 19 2022 25 mins

In one week's time, four mom's told us that their children didn't feel safe at church. This is not unusual. We hear this a lot. We also hear from parent's who don't have LGBTQ children they don't understand why LGBTQ children feel unsafe at church. In this episode we get vulnerable when we talk about HOW our LGBTQ saints feel emotionally unsafe in our churches. It isn't happening

Proclaim Peace

Dec 14 2021 52 mins

Allison and Jenie had the pleasure of interviewing Patrick Mason and J. David Pulsipher about their new book. These two men have co-authored the book Proclaim Peace - The Restoration's Answer to an Age of Conflict. This book is a spiritual journey by two believing scholars of peace. In a world plagued by violence, Mason and Pulsipher believe, with President Russell M. Nelson, that