How I Killed My Mother Archives -

How I Killed My Mother: A Queer Family Story of Love & Growth

How a Queer Family Podcast Became Something Much More Personal "a captivating Queer Family Podcast exploring deep LGBTQ family dynamics in 2024" When I first released How I Killed My Mother in 2024, I thought I knew what it was. I didn’t. At the time, it was a collection of stories about my mother, my family, being gay, coming out, relationships, mistakes, death, forgiveness and all the...

My Relationship With My Mother Got Better After She Died

I Loved My Mother. I Also Blamed Her for a Lot. My Relationship With My Mother Got Better After She Died This is going to sound a little woo-woo. Fine. My relationship with my mother got better after she died. Actually, that’s not quite right. I got better at understanding my relationship with my mother after she died. And somewhere along the way, I began to believe that Mom wasn’t...

Coming Out Twice: What My Mother Taught Me About Being Myself

I Had to Come Out Twice. Maybe We All Do. "transformative - Personal Growth" I came out twice. You’d think once would have been enough. The first time, my mother did most of the work for me. She outed me. And instead of standing there and saying, Yes. I’m gay. This is who I am, I wasn’t completely honest with her. I wish I had been. That’s easy for the man I am today to...