Happy National Coming Out Day to all the beautiful souls out there searching for love, acceptance and a life of authenticity. For those looking to come out but are too scared or don’t know where to even begin such a difficult conversation, maybe try this technique I used when I came out in person to those most important to me.
1. Be prepared with what you want to say, but don’t feel like you need to stick to a script
2. Find a nice quiet and private space to hold the conversation
3. Frame the conversation using the following phrase, “There’s something important I want to talk to you about…”
If trying to think of exactly what you’ll say when coming out seems impossible, just focus ONLY on saying that one phrase alone. You only need to say one sentence and the rest will fall into place after that, at least it did for me. This technique helped kick start some of the most difficult and seemingly impossible conversations of my life. I hope it can help you too.
-Erica ❤️