Sunday Contemplations and Increasing Ease and Joy: Exploring the Window of Tolerance

A Few Words of Support: How Do We Live Through That iffy Messy Middle?

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2239555/open_sms] A Few Words of Support: Living Through That Iffy, Messy Middle S2, E4 This episode is a little pep talk for anyone stuck in the “??? phase” of life. You know — the in-between season where nothing is fully wrong, nothing is fully right, and everyone keeps asking “So what’s next?” . I share a few honest, comforting thoughts from the middle of my own limbo — about waiting, trusting the process, and learning to breathe while things are still under construction. No life hacks, no toxic positivity — just real talk, humor, and a reminder that you’re doing better than you think. 🌀✨ Check out the Queer Carter Podcast, and please leave a ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!  Show links below: https://queercarterpodcast.buzzsprout.com [https://queercarterpodcast.buzzsprout.com/] https://www.thepostcolorado.com/news-item/you-do-you/  Some of My Favorites!  Max McKnown [https://open.spotify.com/artist/340PS4ZcZ4UCBgyrXzEjcp?si=W_IFCXYpQhCH7iee99JmFA] on Spotify! Stein's Markets and Deli [https://steinsdeli.com/] in New Orleans Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2239555/support]

Traveling Trans, and Oh, Sour Guava Beers Saving the Day

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2239555/open_sms] #S2 E3 Traveling Trans and Delicious Sour Guava Beers January's adventure:  • Queer Carter vs. TSA license protocols 🙃  • Binary World: “Male or Female?”  • Me: “✨Plot twist✨”  • TSA agent: buffering… ⏳ Survived security, found guava beer in Colorado, so honestly I’m thriving 🤌🍻 Being queer out in the world is wild sometimes —  like trying to fit your entire gender into a dropdown menu.  Spoiler: we do not always fit. And that’s the magic ✈️💅🌈 Check out the Queer Carter Podcast and please leave a ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ on Spotify or Apple Podcasts!  Show links below: https://queercarterpodcast.buzzsprout.com [https://queercarterpodcast.buzzsprout.com/] https://www.thepostcolorado.com/news-item/you-do-you/  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2239555/support]

Sunday Contemplations and Increasing Ease and Joy: Exploring the Window of Tolerance

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2239555/open_sms] #S2 E2 Happy Sunday, my Friendlings!  Sundays....one of my favorite days to relax, drink Puka Love tea, and contemplate all the wonderings of this life. My main topic today, how to bring more peace, ease, and joy into life by understanding a concept I'm totally digging on right now....The Window of Tolerance, a term coined by Daniel J. Siegel, a clinical professor of psychiatry [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/psychiatry] at the UCLA School of Medicine. Listen in to learn more or skip to minute 4:15ish where I offer about 60 seconds of pure white noise and relaxation to help you in your busy life and day!  Check out the Queer Carter Podcast and please leave a ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! Love y'all!  Show links below! Check out our homepage: https://queercarterpodcast.buzzsprout.com [https://queercarterpodcast.buzzsprout.com/] Psychology Today article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/making-the-whole-beautiful/202205/what-is-the-window-of-tolerance-and-why-is-it-so-important  Before Operational Stress: https://www.beforeoperationalstress.com/  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2239555/support]

Hello, Again!

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2239555/open_sms] #S2, 1 Does popcorn ever really go bad? Are Honey Nut Cheerios truly made with real honey? And why do people keep calling me ma'am?? My first attempt at "Micro Podcasting"! I think that is what it's called.... Darcy queer style, other ramblings, and more! Check out our homepage: https://queercarterpodcast.buzzsprout.com [https://queercarterpodcast.buzzsprout.com/] If you feel drawn to this episode, please leave a ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! Love y'all!  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2239555/support]

This is Wrong: One Trans Guy’s Lived Experience with Social Security, Name Changes, and Gender Markers

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2239555/open_sms] #8 This one is for you if you have been struggling with your own Trans identity and the desire to claim your name on your social security card, driver's license, and the important documents that support claiming your true and authentic identity. Today I share my lived experience going to the Social Security Administration with a legal court order to change my name and a request to update my gender marker with the U.S. Government. Join me as I share my own painful experience with a SSA government official, how it impacts me as a Transmasculine person, and my thoughts and contemplations as an American and Transgender person. I also comment on where I have been as a host and the future direction of the Queer Carter Podcast!  Check Out The Queer Carter Podcast @queercarterpodcast or https://queercarterpodcast.buzzsprout.com [https://queercarterpodcast.buzzsprout.com/] If you feel drawn to this episode, please leave a ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ on Spotify or Apple Podcasts! Love y'all!  Cheers!  Queer Carter  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2239555/support]