Wholly You: Recent Episodes
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Whether you identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community or as an ally, the Wholly You podcast will offer insights and support to help you live life courageously. Hosted by Rev Evin Wilkins and Rev Karen Romestan, you will experience conversations of sharing struggles, triumphs, bruises, and healing that will inspire you to never give up. Drawing from their own life experiences as well as those of their guests, you will hear stories of those who have lived through the struggle to accept themselves as who they truly are. This is how to be Wholly You.
Join Evin Wilkins as he and Finn Jones (founder of Trans-Cendence International) discuss proposed laws and legislature that are harmful to those within the LGBTQ+ community. Find out the adverse effects these have on the LGBTQ+ community and what you can do to help. Find out more about Evin Wilkins and Courageous Living in Unity here Check out the Courageous Living in Unity Facebook page Find out more about Finn Jones and Trans-Cendence, Intl here follow them on Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Cheri Jamison, the Outreach program manager at Unity World Headquarters, supports many initiatives, including the LGBTQIA+ Creating Change conference for the past three years. Cheri joins the shows and discusses how she educates and empowers seekers to invest in their own personal spirituality (with or without organized religion). As host of the podcast and online course Make Peace with Your Religious Past, Cheri helps empower people on their spiritual journey to explore their truth and develop spiritual self-confidence. Learn more at cherijamison.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What might a Baptist minister have to say to the LGBTQIA+ community? Rev. George Mason defies all the stereotypes of a Southern Baptist preacher. Tune in to hear Rev. George share his wisdom and love. Hear how he led his church, Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, to openly welcome the LGBTQIA+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Amy Caperton is a guest today, and you will want to hear her story of creating family. Family is made in many different ways and looks differently to each family. Today hear from Amy how hers was made and how they have navigated life together as a happy, joyous, loving family. Be sure to tune in to hear this story of love, acceptance, and courage. Call in with your questions at 816-251-3555. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This episode of Wholly You brings two dear and treasured friends of the hosts to the spotlight. Join L.D. Carter and his husband Budd Mahan as they share their experience as a long-term, interracial, gay couple. Meet these two dynamic and charming gentlemen who have been together for more than 35 years. Listen to the many changes for good they have seen for the LGBTQIA+ community. Hear how these changes have impacted their long-term relationship and what might still need to happen to ensure equity for all people. Call in with your questions at 816-251-3555. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Founder of Trans-Cendence International and president of the board for Courageous Living in Unity, Finn Jones is a game changer. On this week’s Wholly You episode, Finn will share his story of self-awareness and transformation that allows him to live out loud and proudly as his true, authentic self. Finn and his wife, Susan Blanchard Jones, journey together in solidarity as advocates and movers and shakers in the transgender community. Call in with your questions at 816-251-3555. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 8 is International Women’s Day, and Wholly You welcomes special guest B’Elana Dow. Hear B’Elana’s story of transitioning to live the life she knew was born to live. B’Elana is a multitalented woman who lives authentically and makes a dynamic impact in our world. She will share how the transition process impacted her, her children, family, and friends along the way. Call 816-251-3555 to ask your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wholly You welcomes a very special guest: entrepreneur, wife, devoted mother, ally, and activist Amber Briggle. Amber is the mother of a transgender child who lives in a state that seeks to prosecute parents for child abuse if they seek gender-affirming care for their child. Join us to hear the Briggle family’s story of caring for their child, advocating for their rights, and taking on a state determined to halt their living as they were born to live. You won’t want to miss this dynamic episode! Call in with your questions at 816-251-3555. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we close the month of love with our guest Amy Caperton. Amy will share her story of loving a same-gender woman while raising a brilliant daughter. You will enjoy the love that binds this mother and daughter through all the passages of life. Hear about opportunities for new understanding as Amy and her daughter grew in trust and love. Be sure to call 816-251-3555 with your questions and to share your thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today we welcome a friend and special guest, Reagan Bruce. Hear his story of a father’s love. Raising children as a third-generation Unity follower has still left plenty of room for challenging times. Tune in to hear how Reagan and his family navigate the experience of nurturing a transgender child/teen into adulthood. You will want to call in to learn more at 816-251-3555. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Rev. Evin Wilkins and his wife Mindy will share their story of love, faith, family, and more. Mindy works at Unity World Headquarters as a special events coordinator. You will find their journey one of great acceptance, opportunity, love, and so much more. Hear how Evin, a transgender man, and Mindy celebrate their love and life together. Call in to 816-251-3555 to ask your questions of this dynamic couple. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We begin February, the month of love, with the love story of Rev. Christina Garza and her wife Vero Hernandez. Hear their individual stories and the journey of their life together. It’s a true love story of faith, family, challenges, and courage. Tune in at 11:00 a.m. (CT) to hear more. Call in with your questions at 816-251-3555. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Husbands Tom Gantt and Rev. Juan del Hierro have a compelling story of love for each other and for their adopted son Lucas. These two dynamic men are game changers in the Florida legal process in every aspect of LGBTQIA+ life. Learn how they used spiritual principles to navigate these processes. Call in to ask your compelling questions and learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rev. Kathy Beasley presents a unique perspective on the issues of being a lesbian woman of color during a changing time in our nation and the world. Join a lively discussion about how religion, race, and orientation converge in Kathy’s life. Call in to ask questions and learn more about the dynamic life Kathy lives within spiritual principles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rev. Veronica Valles is a dynamic peace educator, mindfulness trainer-facilitator, speaker, author, artist, and ordained minister for Centers for Spiritual Living. She brings peace tools to schools and communities through innovative and original programs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Unity ministers Evin Wilkins, a transgender man, and Karen Romestan, an ally, share their story of friendship and founding Courageous Living in Unity, which inspires the Wholly You online radio show. Listen to their stories, and call in with questions to learn more about their journey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices