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Nat Hagee is a San Antonio-based author, survivor and advocate for honest conversations about trauma, identity and healing. Their debut memoir, Surviving Hagee, is a deeply personal account of growing up inside a family that appeared loving, faithful and respected from the outside while Nat recounts experiencing abuse and secrecy behind closed doors. The book follows the effects of trauma into adulthood - distrust, self-destructive coping, mental health struggles and complicated relationships - as well as the people, treatment and hard-won self-awareness that helped Nat begin rebuilding. Nat is trans nonbinary and writes openly about the process of becoming comfortable in their identity and refusing to let other people's expectations define them. Their style is conversational, unfiltered and grounded in dark humor. Nat's purpose in sharing their story is straightforward: to break silence and help other survivors feel seen, heard and less alone.    Surviving Hagee is available on Kindle NOW!  Paperback and hard cover editions planned for October 31, 2026.       Paperback Hardcover Kindle

We had so much fun together the last time I was with Nick and TonyaMarck that we felt inspired to do something together again, and not only that, but to make it a regular experience. So I popped over to their Care Chat and talk about how we pray. Care Chats are short, mindful conversations where they talk about what is on their hearts + minds, and share ideas about how we fill our mugs of care - how we practice taking care of ourselves AND each other.   TanyaMarck is an educator, artist, care practitioner, Behavioral Support Specialist and mentor who identifies as a queer, non-binary, native indigenous being of color. They provide inclusive support and care for individuals and groups. Their healing arts practice (Vamonos) and home are based out of Tongva territory (Long Beach, CA). Learn more about TanyaMarck and their private practice at Vamonos Wellness - Connect with TanyaMarck https://www.tanyamarck.com/   Nick Venegoni is a holistic psychotherapist, counselor and guide based on Ohlone territory (SF Bay Area, CA). As a gay and queer person it’s important for Nick to support others who have also suffered at the hands of hatred, injustice, fear or misunderstanding; to be a guide and an advocate for those who feel alone, different or weird on their healing journey.  ~ Learn more about Nick and his private practice below. Connect with Nick HolisticTherapySF.com   Queer Spirit is a queer lead grassroots nonprofit charitable organization co-directed by TanyaMarck Oviedo (they/them) & Nick Venegoni (he>they).  As Space Holders and Care Practitioners we offer opportunities for individuals, groups and organizations to explore care practices and learn tools to support themselves and others.  Since 2018 QS has been providing accessible support globally via our Care Circles + QS podcast + Care Education. https://thequeerspirit.com   Mentioned on this episode:   Queer Spirit Podcast/ Care Chats

Midge Noble is an online resiliency coach, podcaster, author, and speaker. She has published two children’s books, SHEBA, Home Is Where Your Heart Is, and ICE CUBE AWARD, Learning To Be Cool Under Pressure. Her memoir, Gay with God, Reclaiming My Faith, Honoring My Story has just been released! Her podcast, GAY with GOD! can be found wherever you stream your podcasts. Midge specializes in helping her LGBTQIA+ community in their coming out and faith journeys. Her main focus is to stop gay suicides by educating people wounded by the church that they can be in relationship with the God of their understanding and that God does and has always loved us, just as we are created to be. To that end, Midge is very involved in her parish, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Midge and her wife, along with their fur babies, enjoy spending time at their mountain cabin, hiking, and being with their friends. On today's non episode, I give you a private message to you to give you the inside scoop  as why I am not posting a full episode.   Connect with Midge Complimentary Session w/ Midge Be MY next GUEST on GAY with GOD! Email  Linkedin Facebook Website Instagram @midge.noble BlueSky @Midge4.bsky.social TikTok @MidgeNoble418 Threads BUY a SIGNED copy of the Gay with God memoir!

Pastor Alex has been working in ministry since 2018. He has a passion in guiding people to Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ) who have been ostracized by those who use Scripture as a weapon. As a queer pastor he pushes back against toxic theology. Alex is grounded in the ancient world of the Second Temple period, the first followers of The Way (what the first Christians called themselves), and imitating our Lord and Savior. Connect with Pastor Alex Church: ChristsRedemptionChurch.com Facebook: Facebook.com/alexburchnell Youtube.com: youtube.com/@alex.burchnell TikTok: tiktok.com/@alex.burchnell

Midge Noble is an online resiliency coach, podcaster, author, and speaker. She has published two children’s books, SHEBA, Home Is Where Your Heart Is, and ICE CUBE AWARD, Learning To Be Cool Under Pressure. Her memoir, Gay with God, Reclaiming My Faith, Honoring My Story has just been released! Her podcast, GAY with GOD! can be found wherever you stream your podcasts. Midge specializes in helping her LGBTQIA+ community in their coming out and faith journeys. Her main focus is to stop gay suicides by educating people wounded by the church that they can be in relationship with the God of their understanding and that God does and has always loved us, just as we are created to be. To that end, Midge is very involved in her parish, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Midge and her wife, along with their fur babies, enjoy spending time at their mountain cabin, hiking, and being with their friends. On today's episode, I talk about  how pain and adversity invites us to reflect on new pathways we can take that can open us up to being less rigid. Can we release our hold on our definition of perfection? Can we become more patient? Can we embrace the caregivng of those who love us?   Connect with Midge Complimentary Session w/ Midge Be MY next GUEST on GAY with GOD! Email  Linkedin Facebook Website Instagram @midge.noble BlueSky @Midge4.bsky.social TikTok @MidgeNoble418 Threads BUY a SIGNED copy of the Gay with God memoir!

TanyaMarck is an educator, artist, care practitioner, Behavioral Support Specialist and mentor who identifies as a queer, non-binary, native indigenous being of color. They provide inclusive support and care for individuals and groups. Their healing arts practice (Vamonos) and home are based out of Tongva territory (Long Beach, CA). Learn more about TanyaMarck and their private practice at Vamonos Wellness - Connect with TanyaMarck https://www.tanyamarck.com/   Nick Venegoni is a holistic psychotherapist, counselor and guide based on Ohlone territory (SF Bay Area, CA). As a gay and queer person it’s important for Nick to support others who have also suffered at the hands of hatred, injustice, fear or misunderstanding; to be a guide and an advocate for those who feel alone, different or weird on their healing journey.  ~ Learn more about Nick and his private practice below. Connect with Nick HolisticTherapySF.com   Queer Spirit is a queer lead grassroots nonprofit charitable organization co-directed by TanyaMarck Oviedo (they/them) & Nick Venegoni (he>they).  As Space Holders and Care Practitioners we offer opportunities for individuals, groups and organizations to explore care practices and learn tools to support themselves and others.  Since 2018 QS has been providing accessible support globally via our Care Circles + QS podcast + Care Education. https://thequeerspirit.com

Midge Noble is an online resiliency coach, podcaster, author, and speaker. She has published two children’s books, SHEBA, Home Is Where Your Heart Is, and ICE CUBE AWARD, Learning To Be Cool Under Pressure. Her memoir, Gay with God, Reclaiming My Faith, Honoring My Story has just been released! Her podcast, GAY with GOD! can be found wherever you stream your podcasts. Midge specializes in helping her LGBTQIA+ community in their coming out and faith journeys. Her main focus is to stop gay suicides by educating people wounded by the church that they can be in relationship with the God of their understanding and that God does and has always loved us, just as we are created to be. To that end, Midge is very involved in her parish, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Midge and her wife, along with their fur babies, enjoy spending time at their mountain cabin, hiking, and being with their friends. On today's episode, I talk about our healing journeys. How do we handle it when we get sick, injured, or live day-to-day with an affliction that can't be cured or reversed? Have you ever heard someone say, "My life is so much better since my diagnosis?" Let's talk about it!   Connect with Midge Complimentary Session w/ Midge Be MY next GUEST on GAY with GOD! Email  Linkedin Facebook Website Instagram @midge.noble BlueSky @Midge4.bsky.social TikTok @MidgeNoble418 Threads BUY a SIGNED copy of the Gay with God memoir!

Midge Noble is an online resiliency coach, podcaster, author, and speaker. She has published two children’s books, SHEBA, Home Is Where Your Heart Is, and ICE CUBE AWARD, Learning To Be Cool Under Pressure. Her memoir, Gay with God, Reclaiming My Faith, Honoring My Story has just been released! Her podcast, GAY with GOD! can be found wherever you stream your podcasts. Midge specializes in helping her LGBTQIA+ community in their coming out and faith journeys. Her main focus is to stop gay suicides by educating people wounded by the church that they can be in relationship with the God of their understanding and that God does and has always loved us, just as we are created to be. To that end, Midge is very involved in her parish, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Midge and her wife, along with their fur babies, enjoy spending time at their mountain cabin, hiking, and being with their friends. On today's episode, I talk about the twists and turns in our lives and why they are so important.  Even the most painful events in our lives, during reflection, can show us a reveal as to lessons we've learned and why that path we took was valuable. Connect with Midge Complimentary Session w/ Midge Be MY next GUEST on GAY with GOD! Email  Linkedin Facebook Website Instagram @midge.noble BlueSky @Midge4.bsky.social TikTok @MidgeNoble418 Threads BUY a SIGNED copy of the Gay with God memoir!

Midge Noble is an online resiliency coach, podcaster, author, and speaker. She has published two children’s books, SHEBA, Home Is Where Your Heart Is, and ICE CUBE AWARD, Learning To Be Cool Under Pressure. Her memoir, Gay with God, Reclaiming My Faith, Honoring My Story has just been released! Her podcast, GAY with GOD! can be found wherever you stream your podcasts. Midge specializes in helping her LGBTQIA+ community in their coming out and faith journeys. Her main focus is to stop gay suicides by educating people wounded by the church that they can be in relationship with the God of their understanding and that God does and has always loved us, just as we are created to be. To that end, Midge is very involved in her parish, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Midge and her wife, along with their fur babies, enjoy spending time at their mountain cabin, hiking, and being with their friends. On today's episode, I talk about a life of not knowing what is going to happen and what if we could know?  Would we want to know if something tragic was going to happen in our life? We look at when and what Jesus knew about what was going happen to him at the end of his life. I invite you to lean in and reflect on what you would want to know. Connect with Midge Complimentary Session w/ Midge Be MY next GUEST on GAY with GOD! Email  Linkedin Facebook Website Instagram @midge.noble BlueSky @Midge4.bsky.social TikTok @MidgeNoble418 Threads BUY a SIGNED copy of the Gay with God memoir!

Tad Hopp was born and raised in Texas. He grew up in the Presbyterian Church (USA). When he was 12, he knew he was gay but felt ashamed of it, not proud. He used to lie awake at night and beg God to make him straight. Since God couldn’t or wouldn’t, he went through an atheist phase during his teenage years. His church family was important to him though so he continued to show up at church every Sunday.  He was the poster child for how to be a model Christian youth as he was very active in his church even attending a Presbyterian related college. He graduated with his Bachelors in English from Austin College in Sherman, TX and moved back home to save money while he figured out his next steps in life.  A couple years later, he applied to do a Presbyterian mission year. He had always wanted to live overseas and this sounded like the perfect opportunity to do that. Unfortunately, the chance to move overseas was denied to him because of his sexuality. He did opt to do the same program in Chicago and that experience changed his life. It led him to follow God’s call to go to seminary, an environment where he really blossomed.  Tad got his Masters in Divinity from San Francisco Theological Seminary and managed to secure a job as a hospital chaplain in San Francisco shortly after that. That experience was a rough one for him and he realized that chaplaincy was simply not the right thing for him. So after that ended, he got a job working at a Presbyterian Church as their communications director. This felt like a natural fit for his gifts and his abilities. However, the church environment was not healthy and he soon realized that it was not a good place for him.  Tad opted to take a break from church to heal from the trauma of working there.  This ended up being the best decision he could have made. He found himself with more free time, more energy and more enjoyment. He eventually opted to leave the ordination process and Christianity altogether. He ended up joining a local gay softball league which is how he wound up meeting his husband. They were married there in 2024. At the end of 2025, he opted to relocate to Amsterdam to finally fulfill his dream of living abroad. His husband is still back in San Francisco but will be making the move over at the end of 2026. Tad runs a coaching business in which he helps gay men heal from religious abuse, trauma and shame. Because he had to do the work of healing all by himself and realized that no one should have to do that alone. So now he accompanies others on their own healing journeys. He combines his training in pastoral care and counseling, chaplaincy, his certification in life coaching and also brings his own lived experience with church abuse and trauma to his work. In his spare time, he enjoys running, hiking, books, movies, board games and has recently gotten into Dungeons and Dragons and Tarot!    Connect with Tadd Instagram: magicaltadrigal Website: https://coachtad.my.canva.site/atadbettercoaching

Dr. Lucas Hall, DSW, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, speaker, and lifelong person of faith whose work explores what it means to be fully human without separating the sacred from the ordinary. As a gay man raised in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and now serving as an ordained ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA), Lucas speaks openly about queer identity, faith, mental health, and the difficult work of holding two truths at once. He is the founder of The Guest House Psychotherapy, an LGBTQ+-affirming practice serving adults in Florida, Alabama, and Kentucky. His approach is grounded in radical hospitality and the belief that none of us should have to divide ourselves to belong. Connect with Dr. Lucas Hall, DSW, LCSW The Guest House Psychotherapy https://guesthousepsychotherapy.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Guesthousepsychotherapy Instagram https://www.instagram.com/guesthousepsychotherapy Dr. Lucas Hall https://drlucashall.com

Midge Noble is an online resiliency coach, podcaster, author, and speaker. She has published two children’s books, SHEBA, Home Is Where Your Heart Is, and ICE CUBE AWARD, Learning To Be Cool Under Pressure. Her memoir, Gay with God, Reclaiming My Faith, Honoring My Story has just been released! Her podcast, GAY with GOD! can be found wherever you stream your podcasts. Midge specializes in helping her LGBTQIA+ community in their coming out and faith journeys. Her main focus is to stop gay suicides by educating people wounded by the church that they can be in relationship with the God of their understanding and that God does and has always loved us, just as we are created to be. To that end, Midge is very involved in her parish, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Midge and her wife, along with their fur babies, enjoy spending time at their mountain cabin, hiking, and being with their friends. On today's episode, I talk about how we may find ourselves challenging the lessons we were taught or the path we chose.  We may feel a disconnect in our life, our relationship, our job, and/or our faith.  What do we do?  How do we move forward? I hope you get from this episode that you and whatever is feeling disconnected  can stand in the questions and continue to be whole. Connect with Midge Complimentary Session w/ Midge Be MY next GUEST on GAY with GOD! Email  Linkedin Facebook Website Instagram @midge.noble BlueSky @Midge4.bsky.social TikTok @MidgeNoble418 Threads BUY a SIGNED copy of the Gay with God memoir!

Midge Noble is an online resiliency coach, podcaster, author, and speaker. She has published two children’s books, SHEBA, Home Is Where Your Heart Is, and ICE CUBE AWARD, Learning To Be Cool Under Pressure. Her memoir, Gay with God, Reclaiming My Faith, Honoring My Story has just been released! Her podcast, GAY with GOD! can be found wherever you stream your podcasts. Midge specializes in helping her LGBTQIA+ community in their coming out and faith journeys. Her main focus is to stop gay suicides by educating people wounded by the church that they can be in relationship with the God of their understanding and that God does and has always loved us, just as we are created to be. To that end, Midge is very involved in her parish, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Midge and her wife, along with their fur babies, enjoy spending time at their mountain cabin, hiking, and being with their friends. On today's episode I talk about joy and finding it even when things are tough.  Our journey in life is an inward and outward experience.  The only thing we can count on is change.  How we react to it is up to us. Connect with Midge Complimentary Session w/ Midge Be MY next GUEST on GAY with GOD! Email  Linkedin Facebook Website Instagram @midge.noble BlueSky @Midge4.bsky.social TikTok @MidgeNoble418 Threads BUY a SIGNED copy of the Gay with God memoir!

Midge Noble is an online resiliency coach, podcaster, author, and speaker. She has published two children’s books, SHEBA, Home Is Where Your Heart Is, and ICE CUBE AWARD, Learning To Be Cool Under Pressure. Her memoir, Gay with God, Reclaiming My Faith, Honoring My Story has just been released! Her podcast, GAY with GOD! can be found wherever you stream your podcasts. Midge specializes in helping her LGBTQIA+ community in their coming out and faith journeys. Her main focus is to stop gay suicides by educating people wounded by the church that they can be in relationship with the God of their understanding and that God does and has always loved us, just as we are created to be. To that end, Midge is very involved in her parish, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Midge and her wife, along with their fur babies, enjoy spending time at their mountain cabin, hiking, and being with their friends. On today's episode I talk about feeling blah and ways to honor that and move forward.  We can't always be 100% on fire and none of us are, so we are allowed to be present, not feel our best, but look forward to a brighter future.   Connect with Midge Complimentary Session w/ Midge Be MY next GUEST on GAY with GOD! Email  Linkedin Facebook Website Instagram @midge.noble BlueSky @Midge4.bsky.social TikTok @MidgeNoble418 Threads BUY a SIGNED copy of the Gay with God memoir!

Midge Noble is an online resiliency coach, podcaster, author, and speaker. She has published two children’s books, SHEBA, Home Is Where Your Heart Is, and ICE CUBE AWARD, Learning To Be Cool Under Pressure. Her memoir, Gay with God, Reclaiming My Faith, Honoring My Story has just been released! Her podcast, GAY with GOD! can be found wherever you stream your podcasts. Midge specializes in helping her LGBTQIA+ community in their coming out and faith journeys. Her main focus is to stop gay suicides by educating people wounded by the church that they can be in relationship with the God of their understanding and that God does and has always loved us, just as we are created to be. To that end, Midge is very involved in her parish, The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Midge and her wife, along with their fur babies, enjoy spending time at their mountain cabin, hiking, and being with their friends. On today's episode I talk about a girl named, May, who left this world too soon, my own growing desire to make sure I am being more visible and providing a safe portal for my LGBTQIA+ community, and shining a light on our journey to walk the walk of activism and safety.   Mentioned In This Episode    LGBTQIA+ US TRAVEL MAP   Connect with Midge Complimentary Session w/ Midge Be MY next GUEST on GAY with GOD! Email  Linkedin Facebook Website Instagram @midge.noble BlueSky @Midge4.bsky.social TikTok @MidgeNoble418 Threads BUY a SIGNED copy of the Gay with God memoir!