Think Queerly

By Darren Stehle

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Discover actionable practices to get insight and clarity about your ideas and create strategies to solve your challenges. Listen to deep-dive interviews with 2SLGBTQ+ thought leaders and change-makers who are creating a more accepting, equitable, and humane world — with a focus on Canadian history and social justice issues. Think Queerly is a hosted by Writer & Coach, Darren Stehle.

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Episode Date
Personal Update: I've Made a Significant Career Change
Nov 06, 2022
Pride at Work Canada with Director of Programs, Jade Pichette
Oct 23, 2022
Interview with Mark J Silverman: Executive Coach, Speaker, Podcaster, and Best-Selling Author
Oct 07, 2022
When You Freely Love Who You Are, You Can Freely Create a Life You Love
Sep 21, 2022
The Power of Self-Mastery for Queer Individuals to Strive Higher for the Common Good
Sep 02, 2022
I Knew I Was Gay When I Was Five Years Old
Aug 26, 2022
What Is Queering Self-Mastery?
Aug 12, 2022
Interview with Michelle Douglas, Executive Director, LGBT Purge Fund
Jul 29, 2022
Ever Feel Challenged to Live an Inspired Queer Life?
Jul 20, 2022
Without Core Values, You Won’t Know What You Stand For or How to Live with Integrity
Jul 13, 2022
What’s Wrong With Me? Here’s a Better Question to Ask Yourself.
Jul 06, 2022
Are You Living a Big Enough Dream?
Jun 29, 2022
It Gets Better Canada: Uplifting, Empowering, and Connecting 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Across Canada
Jun 21, 2022
Cultivating Leadership That Cares About its Employees — The Role of Neuroscience in Diversity, Equity, and LGBTQ+ Inclusion.
Jun 15, 2022
Small Town Pride: A Documentary About the Joys and Challenges of Being Queer in Canadian Small Towns
Jun 08, 2022
Everything We Value, We’ve Been Taught to Value. Don’t Be Pink-Washed by Corporations Vying for Your LGBTQ+ Money this June.
Jun 05, 2022
Feeling Stressed & Overwhelmed By All the Bad News in the World?
Jun 01, 2022
Are Personality Assessments Like Myers-Briggs and Enneagrams Useful for Personal Development
May 25, 2022
Why "Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs" Are Hypocritical, Insincere, and Killing LGBTQ2S+ People
May 18, 2022
Interview With Dax Moy: Transformational Coach & Creator of MindMap Mastery Neuro-Coaching
May 12, 2022
Why Positive Thinking Is a Waste of Your Time and How to ‘Feel’ Instead to Improve Happiness
May 05, 2022
Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Apr 28, 2022
Interview with Tim McCaskell, Author of "Queer Progress: From Homophobia to Homonationalism."
Apr 05, 2022
What Emotional States Can We Practice as Queer People to Experience More Joy Every Day?
Mar 21, 2022
Michael Bach's "Alphabet Soup: The Essential Guide to LGBTQ2+ Inclusion"
Mar 07, 2022
The Threat of Religious Extremism and Radicalized Individuals to the Common Good
Feb 23, 2022
Fostering an LGBTQ+ Cricket Club's Ethos and Culture of Inclusion, Acceptance, and Individual Value
Feb 09, 2022
LGBTQ+ People Are Uniquely Self-Aware and Can Teach Respect and Compassion for a Common Humanity
Feb 02, 2022
An Intergenerational Conversation With Gay Activist Ken Popert
Jan 26, 2022
Brainstorming Playful Gamification for a Non-Cis Gender Somatic Pleasure Practice
Jan 12, 2022
What to Expect from the Think Queerly Podcast in 2022
Jan 05, 2022
Queerness, Horror, Memoir, and Toronto LGBTQ History in “RED X” — a New Novel by David Demchuk
Dec 29, 2021
My Top 10 Articles and Think Queerly Podcast Episodes from 2021
Dec 22, 2021
What Are the Character Traits that Ground Who You Are?
Dec 16, 2021
Owning the Powerful Distinction: ‘It's Not About Me, It's About the Product.’
Dec 09, 2021
Human(e) Thought Leadership: How to Be the Change for the Common Good Through Self-Mastery
Dec 02, 2021
Why Are Rightwing Extremist Groups So Secretive?
Nov 25, 2021
Try These Transformational Strategies to Create More Happiness, Freedom, and Certainty in Your Life
Nov 19, 2021
When You're Stuck Between Two Difficult Choices, How Do You Decide?
Nov 11, 2021
Thoughts on the Issues to Consider for Leaving Facebook
Nov 05, 2021
Freddie Lewis — Using Music and Poetry to Share His Journey of Finding Self-Love as a Queer Person
Oct 29, 2021
We Don’t Need to Blindly Follow a Guru, Religion, or an Ideology To Be Moral
Oct 22, 2021
Banned From California — Jim Foshee's Life of Persecution, Redemption, Liberation, and the Gay Civil Rights Movement
Oct 15, 2021
Michael Bach — Internationally Recognized Thought Leader in Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility
Oct 08, 2021
Celebrating 200 Episodes of The Think Queerly Podcast
Oct 01, 2021
You Are Not a Rock — You Are Changeable By Your Very Nature
Sep 17, 2021
What Can You Control in Your Life to Experience More Love, Happiness, and Freedom?
Sep 10, 2021
“A Wistful Yearning for the Past.” What Are the Lessons of Nostalgia?
Aug 06, 2021
Why I'm Taking a 5-Week Hiatus from Publishing, Podcasting, and Social Media—Effective August 1st, 2021
Jul 30, 2021
What Problem is Creating the Greatest Amount of Stress and Frustration in Your Life —And Why?
Jul 23, 2021
If You Are Human, There Is No Other — There Is Only One Humanity
Jul 15, 2021
How to Stop Red-Lining Into the Negative and Destructive Emotions You Want to Avoid
Jun 29, 2021
Why I Believe Canceling Canada Day Would Be Harmful to Our Society
Jun 25, 2021
What is Pride, and Why Should We Celebrate 2SLGBTQ+?
Jun 23, 2021
"We Have a Past, But Not a History." The Various Dimensions of LGBTQ History, Leadership, and Community.
Jun 17, 2021
The Path of Self-Mastery — No Matter How Far We go or What We Do, We Are Always with Ourselves
Jun 10, 2021
Are Your Life Decisions In Alignment with What’s Most Important to You?
Jun 04, 2021
Words Themselves Are Not Violence  — Only Physical Acts of Aggression Are
May 26, 2021
What's the Point of Pursuing Your Purpose If It Doesn't Bring You Freedom, Peace of Mind, and Joy?
May 19, 2021
When You Accept that Success is a Continuous Process, You Can Let Go of Failure as a Moment in Time
May 14, 2021
As a Gay Man, What Do You Believe About Sex, Love, and Relationships?
May 11, 2021
A New Beginning: Birmingham Unicorns LGBTQ+ Cricket Club
May 04, 2021
When Two Paths Intersect and Create the Inflection Point of Human-Heartedness
Apr 30, 2021
What Should You Do When You Don't Feel Competent Enough?
Apr 27, 2021
Sex and the Gay Christian with Jon Carl Lewis
Apr 20, 2021
What Are Your Statements of Self-Truth?
Apr 04, 2021
Success Is Not the Opposite of Failure — How this Dichotomy Reinforces Self-Doubt and Shame
Mar 28, 2021
How to Define, Refine, and Re-Align Your Failures as Successes
Mar 23, 2021
Your Understanding of the Meaning of Failure Could Be the Reason for Unrealized Goals and Dreams
Mar 16, 2021
Are You Waiting For Something to Happen?
Mar 12, 2021
The Fear Of Death Is Illogical — What We Are Actually Afraid Of Is Living
Mar 03, 2021
How The One Creates The Other — On Natural Diversity and Dualities
Feb 21, 2021
Does Your Moral Character Commune Understanding and Respect for Human Dignity?
Feb 18, 2021
Is What You Stand For In Life Making a Meaningful Difference in the World?
Feb 11, 2021
Universal Human Dignity: Human Love and Self-Expression Must be Free
Feb 04, 2021
Interview with the Authors of “Out North: An Archive of Queer Activism and Kinship in Canada”
Jan 28, 2021
On Staying Insecure and Embracing Imposter Syndrome
Jan 22, 2021
What To Do When You Can't Figure Out Why You're Not Doing What You Want (P.E.P.)
Jan 17, 2021
If You’re Missing This One Thing, You'll Fail at Your Goals — Just Like Last Year
Jan 11, 2021
Kelly Walker on Celebrating Life with Grace and Delight Because It’s Good to Be Alive
Jan 05, 2021
Your 2020 Year-End-Review Personal Evolution Process (PEP)
Dec 31, 2020
You Can’t Expect Others to Make You Feel the Way You Want to Feel
Dec 22, 2020
Xmas-tential Questions: How to Have a Happy & Healthy Pandemic Holiday
Dec 19, 2020
What’s Out of Your Control? A Personal Evolution Practice.
Dec 16, 2020
4 Questions to Help You Let Go Of What's Holding You Back
Dec 10, 2020
Self-Forgiveness is the Bridge over the Chasm of Resentment
Dec 04, 2020
How to Cultivate Acceptance, Connection, and Joy in Your Life
Nov 27, 2020
How I Create Myself Every day to Be My Most Authentic Self
Nov 20, 2020
Know That You Do Not Know
Nov 13, 2020
How Expectations Limit Creativity and Personal Liberation
Nov 08, 2020
Do Gay Men Need to Forgive Themselves for Gay Shame?
Nov 06, 2020
There Is a Profound Difference Between Human Rights and Religious Beliefs
Oct 30, 2020
Risk Being Who You Already Are
Oct 23, 2020
No One Can Make You Feel the Way You Feel
Oct 16, 2020
We Don’t Need Gods or Religions to be Spiritual
Oct 13, 2020
Radical Humility: An Antidote to Donald Trump's Arrogance and Self-Importance
Oct 06, 2020
When You Change the Way You Look at Things, the Things You Look at Change
Sep 30, 2020
What Happens When You Don’t Participate in Arguments or Controversy?
Sep 14, 2020
Divisiveness Is an Illusion on Either Side of Balance
Sep 10, 2020
Beauty Is Judgement In the Eye of the Beholder
Sep 03, 2020
Self-Sabotage is the Shame-filled Mistake of Personal Development
Aug 27, 2020
The Way of No Contention
Aug 19, 2020
What Is Human-Hearted Leadership?
Aug 14, 2020
How Can We Understand Gender Within the Fluidity of Human Nature?
Aug 07, 2020
How the Murder of a 12-Year Old Boy Shaped My Queerness
Aug 01, 2020
To Kill Your Darlings — Move Forward By Letting Go
Jul 16, 2020
From Silence to the Deafening Disturbance of Difference
Jul 08, 2020
Celebrating the 2-Year Podcasting Anniversary of Think Queerly
Jun 30, 2020
Has LGBTQ+ Pride Been White-Washed by White Gay Men?
Jun 26, 2020
Reconfiguring Pride to Savour Black Lives in 2020 and Beyond
Jun 16, 2020
Sex Shaming During COVID-19 — A Discussion with Shaun Proulx
Jun 10, 2020
Humanity’s Tipping Point — Without a Return to Compassion, We’re Finished
Jun 04, 2020
Why Are People So Fucking Angry, Right Now?
May 29, 2020
An Invitation to Experience Things As They Are in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 22, 2020
4 Questions to Determine What You Need to Let Go Of
May 16, 2020
Seizures, Tears, and Chasing Thieves: Getting Certainty In Overwhelming Times
May 09, 2020
If Ever There Were a Time to Tell the Truth…
Apr 30, 2020
Why Gay Shame Is Your Superpower
Apr 22, 2020
HIV/AIDS in Contrast with the COVID-19 Pandemic — Lessons in History
Apr 10, 2020
Timeless Wisdom in a Pandemic: Give Up the Need for Control
Apr 02, 2020
Canadian Gay Conversion Therapy Survivor, Matt Ashcroft
Mar 27, 2020
Who Do You Want to Be During the Covid-19 Pandemic?
Mar 24, 2020
How to Create Trust and Certainty in Challenging Times
Mar 19, 2020
A Novel Pandemic — How a Virus Could Unite Humanity
Mar 17, 2020
Owning the Problem Is the Nature of Personal Responsibility
Mar 10, 2020
How Can We Avoid Creating the Very Thing We Are Fighting Against?
Feb 20, 2020
When Prejudice is a Drag Queen: The Loss of a Transgressive Art Form
Feb 05, 2020
Think Queerly: Meditations & Critical Reflections on Liberating Humanity
Jan 30, 2020
How We Treat Each Other As Queer Leaders
Jan 15, 2020
Inspiration Comes from Within But Support Comes from Other Minds
Jan 10, 2020
Furthering my Research into the Development of Queer Leadership
Jan 07, 2020
My 365-Day Queer Publishing Challenge for 2020
Jan 03, 2020
Queer Liberation vs Assimilation: On the Need for Creativity and Critical Thinking
Jan 01, 2020
How Pete Buttigieg 'Covers' His Gay Identity
Dec 20, 2019
Why the World Needs Queer Creativity Now More Than Ever
Dec 05, 2019
Too Many Gender Identifying Pronouns: The Decision Fatigue Paradox
Nov 21, 2019
Gender Identity Discussion on Toronto Radio Show, Rainbow Country
Nov 13, 2019
The Need for Control and Belonging: The Zeitgeist of Social Media
Oct 31, 2019
LGBTQ Diversity Demonstrates that Dualities Are Artificial Constructs
Oct 25, 2019
The Secret that Lives in the Closet
Oct 16, 2019
Queer Leadership Is Grounded in Self-Leadership
Oct 02, 2019
The Problem of LGBTQ Division and Eating Our Own – LOP102
Sep 18, 2019
Queering Leadership: An Evolutionary, Humanitarian Approach – LOP101
Sep 05, 2019
Celebrating 100 Episodes of the Living OUT Podcast – LOP100
Aug 29, 2019
How Otherness Empowers a Queer Leadership – LOP099
Aug 22, 2019
Writing a New Narrative. The Power of Story to Save Humanity – LOP098
Aug 15, 2019
My Interview on Gay Radio Show, Rainbow Country – LOP097
Aug 08, 2019
If There Is No Binary, Where Does Gender Exist? LOP096
Aug 01, 2019
To Make a Difference in the World You Must Live Out Without Apology – LOP095
Jul 25, 2019
How to Think Critically, and for Yourself, in the Information Age – LOP094
Jul 18, 2019
The Prejudice of PrEP: You’re Fucked if You Don’t Bareback – LOP093
Jul 11, 2019
Pride As a Celebration Is De Facto a Protest, But… LOP092
Jul 04, 2019
Deconstructing the Myth of Stonewall and its Influence on Mainstream Society – LOP091
Jun 19, 2019
These Two Simple Words Will Make Your New Habits Stick – LOP090
Jun 12, 2019
The Participation of Uniformed Police at Toronto Pride in 2019 – LOP089
Jun 05, 2019
What’s in a Name? The Importance of Being Queer – LOP088
May 30, 2019
Feeling Sorry for Yourself? How to Overcome that Problem – LOP087
May 23, 2019
Andria Wilson, Executive Director, Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival – LOP086
May 20, 2019
Fleeing Iraq as a Gay Man to Avoid Dying at the Hands of ISIS – LOP085
May 16, 2019
The INSPIRE Awards with Antoine Elhashem – LOP084
May 13, 2019
In Defence of Queers Disrupting the Status Quo – LOP083
May 09, 2019
Remaking Manhood and #MeToo with Mark Greene – LOP082
May 06, 2019
The 10 Commandments of the Heteronormative Patriarchy – LOP081
May 02, 2019
Vulnerability: How Gay Men Teach the Cleansing of Shame – LOP080
Apr 29, 2019
Are You “Special”? Queer, Disabled, and Sex Workers – LOP079
Apr 25, 2019
The Truth About Gay Men: Shaun Proulx Show Interview – LOP078
Apr 22, 2019
Jeffry Iovannone: Deconstructing the Ideal Gay Male Body – LOP077
Apr 15, 2019
The Many Paths of Living OUT Leadership – LOP076
Apr 11, 2019
Were Religions Invented to Control the Ego’s Fear of the Other? LOP075
Apr 08, 2019
We Wait for Nothing or We Create Something – LOP074
Apr 04, 2019
A Message About Hope – LOP073
Apr 01, 2019
How Can You Use Your Difference to Make a Difference? LOP072
Mar 28, 2019
Destructive Emotions Are Related to Ignorance – LOP071
Mar 25, 2019
How to Control and Reduce The Toxic Stress of Homophobia – LOP070
Mar 21, 2019
When the Fight for LGBTQ Equality Seems Lost – LOP069
Mar 18, 2019
Saying Yes to Everything Will Get You Nothing You Want – LOP068
Mar 14, 2019
Being At Ease With Yourself – LOP067
Mar 11, 2019
Life Is What You Make It: Don’t Backdate It. LOP066
Mar 07, 2019
What Are the Qualities of Gay Leadership? LOP065
Mar 04, 2019
Is Instagram to Blame for Gay Thirst Traps or Those Who Follow? LOP064
Feb 28, 2019
The Challenge to Lead as Out Gay Men – LOP063
Feb 25, 2019
What Holds You Back vs What Do You Want More? LOP062
Feb 21, 2019
Sex Panic! And No, I Will Not Think of the Children! LOP061
Feb 18, 2019
The Cute Little Joys My Gay Boyfriend Brings – LOP060
Feb 14, 2019
Fear of “The Other” is Defence of the Ego – LOP059
Feb 12, 2019
The Reluctance to Lead as Out Gay Men: Embracing Gay Spirit – LOP058
Feb 07, 2019
Do Actions Speak Louder Than Words? – LOP057
Feb 05, 2019
The Hateful Prejudice and Elitism that is Jordan Peterson – LOP056
Jan 31, 2019
How to Communicate Better on Gay Dating Apps – LOP055
Jan 29, 2019
The Good Old Days of Meeting Men for Sex at Gay Bars – LOP054
Jan 24, 2019
There Is No Space Between Us In The Gap – LOP053
Jan 22, 2019
Authentic Masculinity Is The Best A Man Can Get – LOP052
Jan 17, 2019
Why We Need to Engage Critics and Defuse Outrage – LOP051
Jan 15, 2019
Gay Men, Resilience, and Our Chosen Family – LOP050
Jan 10, 2019
How to Love Your Body as a Gay Man – LOP049
Jan 08, 2019
Ray Rigoglioso, Gay Man of Wisdom – LOP048
Jan 03, 2019
Words That Hurt: What You Say Matters – LOP047
Jan 01, 2019
If Fear Is the Mind Killer What Is Its Opposite? LOP046
Dec 27, 2018
How to Manifest Your Dreams When They Seem Impossible – LOP045
Dec 25, 2018
How to Discover Your True Purpose in Life – LOP044
Dec 20, 2018
In Gratitude: Meeting My Partner’s Family for the First Time – LOP043
Dec 18, 2018
How Gay Men Imbue Culture With Beauty and Creativity – LOP042
Dec 13, 2018
Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer Is a Queer Hero’s Journey – LOP041
Dec 11, 2018
How My Parents Influenced My Gay Male Identity – LOP040
Dec 06, 2018
Forgiveness and Acceptance of Internalized Homophobia – LOP039
Dec 04, 2018
Th-Ink OUT-side the Box to Improve the Quality of Your Life – LOP038
Nov 29, 2018
We Need Humane Rights, Not Human Rights – LOP037
Nov 27, 2018
The Crisis of Time and Distraction in Our Information Society – LOP036
Nov 22, 2018
How Purging Connects with Your Core Values – LOP034
Nov 15, 2018
Do You Have Faith or Trust that You Will Succeed? LOP033
Nov 13, 2018
Creativity and Ego Cannot Go Together – LOP032
Nov 08, 2018
If You’re Feeling Overwhelmed Solve This One Problem First – LOP031
Nov 06, 2018
Is Forgiveness of Homophobia a Gay Male Gift? LOP030
Nov 01, 2018
Are You Doing Goal Setting Backwards? LOP029
Oct 30, 2018
Why Fear of the Future Keeps You Stuck in Your Past – LOP028
Oct 25, 2018
Love the Journey and the Destination – LOP027
Oct 23, 2018
Why Do We Fear Future Success? LOP026
Oct 18, 2018
Why You Deserve What You Are Worth – LOP025
Oct 16, 2018
How to Finally Achieve Your Goals and Live Your Dream Life – LOP024
Oct 11, 2018
How Journaling Helps You Create What You Want in Life – LOP023
Oct 09, 2018
How to Let Go of People’s Opinions and Gain Personal Insight – LOP022
Oct 04, 2018
These Things Are Not Who You Are (The Shaun Proulx Show) – LOP021
Oct 02, 2018
Why the Stories of Your Past Are Not Who You Are – LOP020
Sep 27, 2018
How to Take Care of YOU First to Live Life By Your Design – LOP019
Sep 25, 2018
How to Let Go of Being Right to Be Who You Are – LOP018
Sep 20, 2018
How to Set Yourself Apart by Taking Creative Risks – LOP017
Sep 18, 2018
Are You Living Out Your Dream Life? LOP016
Sep 12, 2018
Use This Process to Solve Your Problems and Challenges – LOP015
Sep 05, 2018
A Treatise On How We Treat Others – LOP014
Aug 29, 2018
“ADD” to Your Life to Live Out the Best of Who You Are – LOP013
Aug 22, 2018
How Privilege Limits the Nature of Abundance – LOP012
Aug 15, 2018
Bullshitting Myself and Other Excuses – LOP011
Aug 08, 2018
Ask Better Questions To Get What You Need – LOP010
Aug 01, 2018
Questions We Should Be Asking About the Fatal Shooting in Toronto Greektown – LOP009
Jul 26, 2018
How Gay Shame Limits Self-Worth and Personal Growth – LOP008
Jul 25, 2018
How Do We Effectively Respond To So Much Injustice? LOP007
Jul 18, 2018
Good Intentions Versus The Haters – LOP006
Jul 11, 2018
How Can We Be Exceptional Leaders? LOP005
Jul 04, 2018
Pride: Party, Protest, Or Both? – LOP004
Jun 27, 2018
Are You A Top Or A Bottom? – LOP003
Jun 20, 2018
Do You Know What You Want? – LOP002
Jun 20, 2018
The Swinging Closet Door – LOP001
Jun 20, 2018
Think Queerly Podcast Introduction
Jun 19, 2018