Reclaiming 'Lesbian' and Finding Yourself After Rejection - with Shannon Burke

Reclaiming 'Lesbian' and Finding Yourself After Rejection - with Shannon Burke

Before we jump in, we want to acknowledge the moment this episode was recorded. Our Bay of Plenty community here in New Zealand was just about to enter a state of emergency followed by tragic landslides in Papamoa and on Mauao. Lives were lost and many families were affected. Our heartfelt aroha goes out to everyone impacted.

In today’s kōrero, Lisa is joined by Shannon - a London-based CEO in a heavily male-dominated industry who has also built a global social media following by confidently reclaiming the word “lesbian.” In just over a year online she’s grown a community in the millions, using humour and honesty to challenge stigma and normalise queer identity. She’s passionate about visibility, mental health, and creating space for others to feel less alone.

Together we talk about her coming-out journey, identity, rejection, resilience, community, and the small steps that help you rebuild confidence.

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Understanding Neurodivergence & Neuroqueer Identity - Then Tackling Bisexual Belonging with Therapist Jemma Bennett

Understanding Neurodivergence & Neuroqueer Identity - Then Tackling Bisexual Belonging with Therapist Jemma Bennett

In this episode, Māori therapist and neurodivergent specialist Jemma Bennett brings clarity, warmth, and straight-up emotional intelligence to two huge conversations: Neurodivergence and Bisexuality.W...

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Losing the Life You Built: Grief, Loss, and Getting Through It

Losing the Life You Built: Grief, Loss, and Getting Through It

This time im in yet another part of the world. I’m sat in a wee pub in Leitrim village in Ireland for this one with Gemma Gibbons. Thirty eight years later, Gemma and I have grown up together back hom...

16 Elo 35min

The Women Behind Seoul's Secret Lesbian Bars

The Women Behind Seoul's Secret Lesbian Bars

Seoul - South Korea. I went looking for Yoon Kim Myung-woo, who has run Lesvos, South Korea's first lesbian bar, since 1996. She was the first person in Korea to come out publicly in the media, and sh...

10 Elo 26min

It's Never Too Late: Kate Smith - Came Out at 70 After a Lifetime of Marriage

It's Never Too Late: Kate Smith - Came Out at 70 After a Lifetime of Marriage

Kate was married for 50 years. She raised a family, built a life, did everything the world told her a life was supposed to look like. And at 70 years old, she woke up one morning and finally asked her...

14 Heinä 50min

We Ride at Dawn: Friendship, Healing & Boundaries in Your 30s and Beyond

We Ride at Dawn: Friendship, Healing & Boundaries in Your 30s and Beyond

What does it look like to find your people after you've already been through it?In this episode, Lisa is joined by Angelah Rose, Sophie Parker and Natalie Hird - three humans who all found each other ...

26 Kesä 43min

Campervanning the South Island with my Friend Jo: A Whiskey, a Good Yarn & an Honest Chat About Life

Campervanning the South Island with my Friend Jo: A Whiskey, a Good Yarn & an Honest Chat About Life

Lisa is beginning a month of campervanning the South Island for a run of Ginger's events, and her friend Jo has pulled up alongside her in her own wee camper in Picton for the first week. Jo is a nurs...

3 Kesä 35min

Out in Uniform: Being a Queer Cop in Small Town New Zealand

Out in Uniform: Being a Queer Cop in Small Town New Zealand

Amy Simon’s is a queer police officer based in Invercargill - which is, as she'll tell you, about as far south as New Zealand goes.In this episode we get into what life on the frontline actually looks...

5 Touko 43min

You Don't Need a Perfect Plan - Former Google Executive on Why Failing Fast is the Ultimate Life Skill - With Ting Zhang

You Don't Need a Perfect Plan - Former Google Executive on Why Failing Fast is the Ultimate Life Skill - With Ting Zhang

This week Lisa sits down with Ting Zhang - former Global Product Lead at Google, aerial acrobat, and self-described "ting of all trades" - who walked away from her dream life in New York City and neve...

14 Huhti 43min

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