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Grief as a Portal with Anne-Marie Zanzal
On waking up from the 'trance' of compulsory heterosexuality and navigating the portal of grief as a late-in-life lesbian
Baxstar Jonmarie Ferguson
August 17, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes
MEET TODAY’S GUESTAnne-Marie Zanzalis a coach, hospice chaplain, and grief counselor who came out as a lesbian at age 51 in 2016. She founded Authentically Us, a community for later-in-life LGBTQ+ women, and runs Lotus Group Coaching, a six-month wellness program. She hosts the "Coming Out & Beyond | LGBTQIA+ Stories" podcast and recently co-created Healthy Lesbian Relationships with Dr. Robin Sesan. Her background spans ministry, chaplaincy, and bereavement work, which now informs her approach to supporting women navigating later-in-life coming out processes. |  |
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