Ep21: Poet Jen Harris

At one time or another, we all struggle to find our place in this world. Some of us much more than others. At times one finds themselves dismissed from their family because they don't fit into the traditional, comfortable box of the family's morality. Jen Harris experienced this first hand as she tried to identify her place in a gay, lesbian, queer life. This conflict within herself and within her very traditional midwest family led to an early path in adulthood that one might expect. Drugs, alcohol, and a despondent sense of confusion and betrayal. Fortunately Jen was able to pour out the booze and pour her soul into writing, and subsequently performing her poetry.

She has since shared her art all over the country, inspiring others who find themselves in similarly painful and confusing times. This podcast is real, and it's raw, and we get down to the nitty gritty of what it truly means to share one's deepest, darkest demons as a way of stepping out into the light of love and life.