The One Thing Liz Feels Shame About In Her Coming Out Story | Accepting People Who Live In Shades of Gray

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are often raised to look at things as black or white, meaning we can put a clear and comfortable label on what we do, who we love, and how we live. But what if your love - or anything you do - isn’t black or white, but shades of gray (no, not</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">that</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">shades of gray, just somewhere in the middle of black of white)? In this episode, we’re sharing more of our coming out journey and how challenging it was to define our relationship to our loved ones when we finally accepted that our love was meant to be. Plus, how to live your life with radical acceptance of yourself and others.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Resources mentioned:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-elizabeth-gilbert-disappeared-what-she-came-back-to-say/id1564530722?i=1000560690018"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">We Can Do Hard Things: “Why Elizabeth Gilbert Disappeared & What She Came Back to Say”</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/should-we-get-married-our-thoughts-on-marriage-commitment/id1497348089?i=1000558956572"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to our episode “Should We Get Married?”</span></a></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some key takeaways on accepting people living in shades of gray:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sometimes there simply aren’t words to explain how you feel or the nature of your relationship with somebody else. If your love makes someone else uncomfortable because it challenges their black or white thinking, that’s not on you!</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Be confident that if you’re taking steps for