by Karen | Sep 13, 2024 | Healing and Recovery
Here in Australia, yesterday was R U OK Day. R U OK is a suicide prevention charity that encourages people to connect with others and have meaningful conversations to help them through difficult times. The main event is an annual day where people are encouraged to ask...
by Karen | Jun 3, 2024 | Straight Spouse
*Updated for 2025 Pride Month Pride Month is often difficult and complex for straight spouses. I’ve created a Pride Survival Guide to help you through, but first, let’s take a moment to acknowledge the realities of pride month and the straight spouse. Many...
by Karen | Jan 15, 2024 | Mixed-Orientation Relationships
This week, Grand Designs Transformations Australia featured an unconventional family household: a woman, her gay ex-husband, and his new husband, all living together in the former family home. Closeted mixed-orientation relationships don’t always have a...
by Karen | May 27, 2023 | Betrayal Trauma
Was it ‘love at first sight’ when you met your partner for the first time? Or perhaps it was more of a slow-burn effect. Either way, something about them was obviously appealing enough that you wanted to know them more. As the relationship developed and...
by Karen | May 16, 2023 | Advocacy, Media Coverage
When a closeted LGBT person marries a straight partner and then later comes out of the closet, many people celebrate them for speaking their truth so courageously. Unfortunately, there is typically little or no acknowledgement of the straight spouses living in the...
