Second Adolescence
Conversations about Second Adolescence - the messy, exhilarating, awkward, healing-filled LGBTQ+ adulthood that comes after growing up in an anti-queer world. Hosted by Adam James Cohen, a licensed psychotherapist and a fellow human who navigated his own Second Adolescence. For more, visit: www.secondadolescencepod.com
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 70
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Ep. 27: Jordan Killebrew & the Living With Purpose Now After the Struggle of Then
This week’s guest is community organizer, Jordan Killebrew (he/him). On this episode, Jordan let's us in on the journey he’s traveled since growing up within a context that was quite oppressive to wh…
Ep. 26: Patrick Carlos Olsen & the Bringing Together of All Our Parts
This week’s guest is Patrick Carlos Olsen (he/him), who is the person behind the gay surfing magazine, podcast, and Instagram account, Surfer.Gay. In his work, Patrick is creating inclusion of queer…
Ep. 25: Nat Urban & the Doing of It All for Our Younger Selves
This week’s guest is queer, non-binary artist and writer, Nat Urban (they/them), who is currently working on a badass project on queerness and girlhood which you’ll hear them talk about towards then …
Ep. 24: Nicole Liv & the Joy and Grief in Late Blooming
This week’s guest is Nicole Liv (she/her), host of Late Bloomers Clvb podcast. The Late Bloomers Clvb is a community and podcast for Late Blooming queer folks who identify as having come out later in…
Ep. 23: Christos Papaioannou & the Knowing of It Never Being Too Late
This week’s guest is Christos Papaioannou (he/him). On this episode, Christos shares SO many things representative of the Second Adolescence experience that many of us will likely relate to. We talk …
Ep. 22: José Morales & the Taking Back of Who You Are
This week’s guest is José Morales (he/him). José shares with us his experience growing up within a context that ended up being quite oppressive to him and his budding queerness. He shares about havin…
Ep. 21: Caleb Irwin & the Flourishing of What Was Stunted
This week’s guest is Caleb Irwin (he/him). Caleb came out two years ago at age 33 which marked the beginning of his Second Adolescence. He so generously lets us in to his experience growing up in Aus…
Ep. 20: Tanaya Joshi & the Holding Firm to Who You Are and What You Need
This week's guest is Tanaya Joshi (she/her). This was SUCH an incredible and powerful conversation! I am so appreciative for Tanaya coming on to let us into her story. She came out 7 years ago, and n…
Mini Pod Update & Gratitude to YOU!
Host of the show, Adam James Cohen, shares a mini update about the podcast - we will be having a full new episode next week and then will be taking a summer break, returning with new episodes in Sept…
Ep. 19: Finn May & the Affirming of Who We've Always Been
This week's guest is Finn May (they/he). Finn shares with us about their experience being genderfluid and what their journey has been to understanding and validating their identity and having this va…
Ep. 18: Saawan Tiwari & the Stepping Out in Your Full Vibrancy
This week’s guest is costume designer, Saawan Tiwari (they/them). They share with us their experience navigating gender and sexuality, as a queer Indian kid born into a body of male sex within a comm…
Ep. 17: Fen Sturniolo & the Journey From Repression to Liberation
This week's guest is librarian and mental health advocate, Fen Sturniolo (they/them). Before this conversation I knew librarians were incredible but, holy moly, I truly think its going to be queer li…
Ep. 16: Brian Watson & the Reunification of Our Romantic and Sexual Selves
This week’s episode is writer, Brian Watson (he/him). Brian brought to this conversation his experience growing up as a gay man born in the 1960s, navigating the underground gay hookup scene in the l…
Ep. 15: Brandon Rumaker & the Drawing of Our Own Blueprint
This week’s guest is artist Brandon Rumaker (they/them). In sharing their individual story, Brandon highlights so many gems about the greater collective queer experience. They share about their chal…
Ep. 14: Hari Ziyad & Liberation Through Abolition
This week’s guest is writer and screenwriter Hari Ziyad (he/they). They are author of the incredible memoir Black Boy Out of Time which explores Hari's experience of healing from anti-blackness, anti…
Ep 13: Garrett Schlichte (he/they) & the Learning Through Experiencing
This week’s guest is writer Garrett Schlichte (he/they). Garrett recently had published on the New York Time’s Modern Love podcast their essay entitled "Confessions of a Late Bloomer" which literally…
Ep. 12: Noris Chavarría (he/him) & the Integration of Our Identities
This week's guest is Noris Chavarría (he/him/él). Noris is someone who has dedicated his adult life to serving others, particularly LGBTQ youth through his work in the non-profit sector, and today he…
Ep. 11: Nikki Hiltz & Getting Back to Who Was There From the Start
Welcome back after a break! This week's guest is Nikki Hiltz (they/them). Nikki is a professional runner and major advocate for the greater LGBTQ+ community. Fun fact: Nikki and host of the show, Ada…
Mini Episode: The Grief Within Second Adolescence
Today's episode is a little different than our typical episodes (which will be returning on Thursday, May 5th with new guests each week!). A lot of listeners have reached out with questions and comme…
Ep. 10: Michael Constable (he/him) & Growing Through the Firsts
This week's guest is Michael Constable (he/him). Michael hosts the podcast Reaching Out on which he interviews queer people about their coming out journey, and today he’s sitting in the guest chair t…