Moriah Conant is a queer, disabled psychologist-in-training who specializes in working with the LGBTQIA+ community, especially in the areas of trauma, identity development, and identity integration. She utilizes a relational psychodynamic approach to therapy, along with feminist psychology and LGBTQIA+ affirming psychology. They are also passionate…

Today is the day we finally get to release Part Two of my interview where my wonderful, beautiful wife Kailey switched seats with me to be the host, interviewing yours truly. I loved part two SO much. After processing through some difficult parts of my story in part 1, it felt hopeful getting to share what the recovery journey looked like on the ot…

Welcome back, dear listeners! Season 5 - holy mother forking shirt balls - starts today with a surprise switcheroo. My beautiful perfect wife, Kailey, is joining us today to interview ME. In the episode I share my experience growing up with ultra-conservative "Left Behind movie era" (IYKYK) parents obsessed with thinness, trying to scare my sister …

“When I came out as trans, I realized I wanted a body that was all for me.” - @abby.jo.mo I got to interview Abbie Jo Morris on the podcast today and was reminded why I started the show in the first place. Abby is incredible, and if this is your first time listening, you’re making the right choice. Abby is a Maine based writer who explores the inte…

For today’s episode, I had the honor of talking with Bex Mui, a queer witch, energy worker, and spiritual organizer. Bex is the founder of House of Our Queer, a Spiritual place base, and the author of the book House of Our Queer, Healing, Reframing, and Reclaiming Your Spiritual Practice. In our interview, Bex talked about what it looked like being…

Today I got to interview James Barnes, also known as The Trans Coach. James is a Corporate Motivational Speaker and Stress + Mindset Coach whose mission in life is to empower people through life transitions in and out of work. He wants to help people create more empathy and understanding for not only others, but also themselves. He is a father, and…

Hello friends. This week's episode is going to be very different from the others given the fact that I'm not interviewing anyone! As some of you know, one of my passions outside of podcasting is public speaking. Every year I get the opportunity to speak and share my story at a camp called RYLA, and this year I thought it would be fun to post it her…

This week The Unity Project is back with a very important interview with Emily L. Depasse, MSW, M.Ed. Emily is a sex educator, digital creator, and writer working to redefine the narratives around herpes and other STIs. Emily shared her story about getting diagnosed with herpes in 2015, and really how society sets us up for failure there in such a …

Today I got to talk to somatic educator, award-winning speaker, author, restorative justice advocate, and lesbian Jewish feminist, @marleeliss on The Unity Project Podcast. Marlee made history in the justice system when her sexual assault case became the 1st in North America to conclude with restorative justice through the courts. Since then, she h…

Hello people of the world, and welcome back. Oh, I have missed you. Season 4 of The Unity Project is kicking off with an incredible interview with the author of My Government Means to Kill Me, Rasheed Newson. "My Government Means to Kill Me is an exhilarating, fast-paced, coming-of-age story that lends itself to a larger discussion about what it me…

Hello loves! This week on the podcast I got to talk with Manny Mac, a Trans-Deity and self-intimacy coach. In summary, Manny was AMAZING. I found him on Instagram and am soooo happy that I did. In our interview we talked about intimacy, queerness, representation, coming out as trans, spiritual trauma, gender, and so many things. Enjoy! Follow Me: I…

Hello loves! This episode with Mac Curran was a blast to make. We're both partnering with Missouri's Department of Health and Senior Services this month in their Time2Act campaign to bring awareness to opioid use in MO, and getting to talk in more depth on the podcast was incredible. Mac was so kind in sharing his experience with opioids, sobriety,…

Hello my friends! This week, meet Tammaka Staley. Tammaka was a JOY to talk to about her relationship with her body and all the work they are doing around sex education. She is the Founder and CEO of Youth Affirming Sex Education (YASÉ), LLC. YASÉ is a youth organization specializing in comprehensive, decolonized sex education for 12-19-year-olds. …

Hello, my favorite people on the internet! Today I had the honor of interviewing Mikki Kendall. Mikki is a writer, diversity consultant, and "occasional feminist". She's the author of the NYT best-selling book, Hood Feminism, which EVERYBODY should drop what they're doing and go pick up a copy right now. She was so generous to share her story about…

Holy bajeezus I'm excited about this week's episode. I got to talk with sex educator Erica Smith on the podcast today about her journey with her relationship with her body. I've wanted to have someone on to talk about this topic with for a while and now feels like an incredibly important time. Erica shares so much of her story regarding feminism, q…

Hello, my dear internet friends! This week I got to interview Brian Sonia-Wallace, the West Hollywood Poet Laureate, Harper Collins Author, and one of the most creative/ unique people I've ever gotten to talk to. In 2012, Brian set up a typewriter on the street with a sign that said “Poetry Store” and accidentally started their business: RENT Poet.…

Hello friends! Today I have an episode that felt like a holiday to record. Truly. I had the honor of chatting with Sofia Lapuente and Jarrod Shusterman, NYT best selling YA romance/thriller authors. We got to talk about their writing process when it comes to character development, and how being connected to themselves plays a role in that. Sofia is…

Today I had the honor of chatting with Sierra Holland, an apprentice midwife, full-spectrum doula, childbirth educator, and reproductive advocate. Sierra had so much important wisdom to share with us on how to support marginalized people in healthcare better. We talked a lot about the oppression of families made up of LGBTQIA+ and nonbinary individ…

Hello, people of the world! The Unity Project is back today with an incredible guest, Lily Sais. Lily is a former school psychologist, now a full-time mental health practitioner with a passion for sharing the three principles. In our interview, we talk about her experience with anxiety, orthorexia, OCD, and coming to learn about the three principle…

Hello, my lovely friends! This week we're finally back with another episode of The Unity Project, and it's one I cannot wait for you to hear. I interviewed Julissa Llosa Vite, a ceramic artist, ceremonialist, and educator working in NYC. Julissa shares their experience immigrating from Peru to the US as a little girl, which is a story that I still …

Hello loves! This week I had such an incredible time getting to talk to Fallon Lapan, a body-centered psychotherapist (LICSW), and coach. Her work involves helping her clients with the development of deeper understanding and communication with themselves, moving through blockages, healing their relationships to trauma, and becoming more empowered, …

Hello people of the world! Oh how I have missed you all so much. I am pumped to be back with an incredible interview to share this week with Mimi Kuo-Deemer. Mimi is an author and teacher of both students and other teachers of qigong, internal martial arts (6th generation Baguazhang), mindfulness and yoga. I got the chance to pick her brain for an …

I was so happy to welcome my friend Coach Chris Rodriguez back onto the podcast for this week's episode. With him being back and getting more time to talk, I was able to ask him questions that had stuck with me that I didn't get to ask in the first interview. A lot of that was around the church and responding to how toxic religion and spirituality …

Hello, lovelies! This week, I am stunned at how perfect of a guest I got to interview. Dr. Rachel Allyn is a holistic psychologist, writer, retreat leader, and pleasure expert. Her new book, The Pleasure is All Yours, is about all of the things that I am interested in growing in right now. We talk pleasure, bodyfulness, sex ed, eastern and western …

Hello, people of the world. We are back! Today on the podcast I got to talk to Mason Mennenga, an aspiring theologian, podcaster, YouTuber, etc, about embodiment and religion. Mason did an amazing job talking with me through the problematic views religion has had on our relationships with our bodies historically and presents his embodied theory of …

Luis Elizondo is a U.S Army Veteran who served for two decades as a Counter Intelligence & Special Operations Officer for the Department of Defence. In 2009 he was made the director of one of The Pentagons most clandestine programs, one that would not come to light for another 8 years when in December of 2017 the New York Times published its ground…

Hello, dear internet friends! This week was one of my favorite weeks here on the podcast because I got to talk with my lovely lady, Kailey, about how our relationships with our bodies have changed throughout the course of our relationship with eachother. There are a million and one things to be said about that, so processing it here was a lot of fu…

Hello friends! For this week's episode, I had the honor of interviewing an incredible author, Jonathan Parks-Ramage. Jonathan Parks-Ramage is a Los Angeles-based novelist, screenwriter, and journalist. His debut novel, YES, DADDY, is now available wherever books are sold. His writing has been widely published in such outlets as VICE, Slate, OUT Mag…

Hello friends! This week on the podcast I talked with Kimmie Singh, a HAES dietician based out of NYC. Kimmie was so encouraging to talk to and learn from. She shares about what the Health at Every Size movement is, her experience as a dietician in a larger body, and so much more. Enjoy! Follow me: IG: @jackieg.tv Twitter: @jackieeg7 Support this P…

Hello, people of the world. Years ago a close friend sent me a spoken word piece entitled "This is for You." That piece spoke to me in the most powerful ways. This week on the podcast I had the incredible opportunity of interviewing the creator of that spoken word, Arielle Estoria. Arielle is a poet, author, actor, and artist. She shared so much ma…

Hello, people of the world. This week I got to interview someone who I could have talked to for hours on end. Melissa Hawks, intuitive life guide, artist, story weaver, and holy wild woman shares her journey on how she decided to love herself. That choice, as simple as it sounds, is the most important journey of them all. Every word Melissa writes …

I was so excited to share this week's interview that I made an IG live about it weeks ago. Meet my new friend, Chris Marshall! Chris is the creator and owner of a sober bar in Austin called Sans Bar, and has an incredible story about his recovery journey. Connection played a major role in his story, which felt so close to home for me. Enjoy! Follow…

TW: Suicidal ideation Hello friends! I interviewed the kind and incredibly intelligent Kye Plant this week on the podcast. Kye talks with us in the interview about his story dealing with emotions, toxic masculinity, depression, suicidality, and more. It was an honor talking to Kye, and I hope you enjoy! Follow me: IG: @jackieg.tv Twitter: @jackieeg…

This week I got the chance to interview one of the most important voices on the internet regarding faith and sexuality, Kevin Garcia. Kevin is a digital pastor, creative mystic, and public theologian. Through writing, podcasting, YouTubing, etc, Kevin has created an online platform that literally saves lives. As a queer woman who has a bit of a rou…

I had an incredible time interviewing my new friend Dharamjeev. Full disclosure, this is the first episode I cried about after because of how insightful and healing it was. Very beautiful story, and such important wisdom to be heard here. Dharamjeev talks about grief, anger, sobriety, somatic processing, kundalini yoga, mantras, and much more. Enjo…

It was an honor getting to interview my new friend Sarai last week about his experience exploring his gender identity, sexuality, and mental health. I learned so much about the trans experience through Sarai generously sharing his story. Anywhere from public restrooms to being in a doctor's office, there's so much to learn about how to make this wo…

I had an absolute ball interviewing Chris Rodriguez for this week's episode of The Unity Project. Chris was so thoughtful, kind, wise, and intentional with his storytelling and conversation. He talked about growing up in inner-city New Jersey, trauma responses, dance, and how it, in a way, saved him, masculinity, and more. Enjoy, and keep an eye ou…

TW: Eating disorders, weight mention, self-harm, substance abuse This week I got to interview the incredible author and speaker, Amy Dresner. Amy tells her hilarious and honest story about her experience with anorexia, drug addiction, alcohol addiction, sex addiction, and self-harm. Amy taught me so much through her journey, I hope you enjoy. Follo…

This week I got to interview best-selling author, Sarah Hepola Holy cow, I learned a lot. Sarah was kind enough to share her journey with alcohol and addiction, and the impact that had on her relationship with her body.Hope you enjoy! Follow me: IG: @jackieg.tv Twitter: @jackieeg7 Support this Podcast: Patreon.com/jackiegtv Buy My Book: Gumroad.com…

It was an honor talking with Lianne Saffer, author of "Please Don't Send Me Flowers", on the podcast this week. She shares her story about getting free of an extremely emotionally abusive marriage, coming out, and experience with breast cancer. Hope you enjoy! Follow me: IG: @jackieg.tv Twitter: @jackieeg7 Support this Podcast: Patreon.com/jackiegt…

This week I had the honor of talking with Lauren Rasmussen, a certified trauma-informed coach. Lauren and I talk about a topic very close to my heart, which is the relationship between sexual trauma and body image. Enjoy! Follow me: IG: @jackieg.tv Twitter: @jackieeg7 Support this Podcast: Patreon.com/jackiegtv Buy My Book: Gumroad.com/l/findinghom…

This week's episode is SO exciting to me. I had the honor of interviewing Julie Ela Grace, my FAVORITE mediation guide on Insight Timer (the meditation app I use in the mornings). After finding her there, I quickly realized how much I wanted to interview her, and here we are. Julie and I talk about her story with thyroid cancer, becoming a yoga ins…

This week on the podcast I interviewed who, in my opinion, is one of the best and most qualified people to speak on the relationship of body and self. Hillary is a writer, therapist, speaker, and researcher. She talks to us about eating disorders through both her personal narrative and the lens of social constructs, attachment theory, embodiment, a…

Hello, people of the world! This week I got to interview the wonderful Rachael Ward. Rachael has done incredible work in and with the LGBTQ+ community. We talked a lot about gender identity, gender roles, being nonbinary, embodiment, internalized homophobia, and their experience in being a living death doula. Rachael is an incredibly kind, wise, an…

Hello, people of the world! This week I got to interview Amber Cantorna and learned so much. We talk about her experience with self-harm, coming out as gay in the church, an anxiety disorder called trichotillomania, gender roles, and so much more. Amber is the author of two books, "Refocusing My Family" and "Unashamed", and is an incredible speaker…

This week I was so excited to interview one of my favorite therapists from the eating disorder treatment center I was at earlier this year, Amaris Roye. Amaris shares her story about her own eating disorder, how Christianity affected her relationship with her body, being a therapist, and more. Enjoy! Support this Podcast: www.patreon.com/jackiegtv …

Hello, lovelies! For this week's episode, I had the honor of interviewing Marco Spaumer. Marco is a soap opera star from South Africa who currently lives in Capetown. He speaks on his body image struggles while being in the public eye on TV, dealing with comparison as an identical twin, sexual abuse at the age of 5, trauma therapy, and more. Enjoy!…

I am overjoyed to share this episode with Rose-Ingrid today. In this conversation, we talk about systemic racism in the church, challenging whiteness in evangelical spaces, and so much more. I learned a ton in this interview, and am so grateful she took the time to talk. Support this Podcast: www.patreon.com/jackiegtv Buy my Book: gumroad.com/l/fin…

Hello, people of the world. In this week's episode, I interviewed Emily Joy. Emily is a poet, yoga teacher, author of #MeToo, and a badass human being. We talked about her story growing up in the purity culture enveloped evangelical church, abuse from a youth leader, therapy, coming out, and so many more things. Enjoy! Support this podcast: patreon…

This week I got to interview Matthias Roberts about his story and thoughts on sexual shame, coming out, faith, sexuality, being gay, being a therapist and so much more. He has such an incredible story and heart and so much wisdom to share. Enjoy! Support this podcast: patreon.com/jackiegvtv Buy my book: jackiegronlund.com Follow me on Instagram: @j…