06/15/2026
Part 3 of 6!
In Part 3, Michelle offers 3 ways to navigate through a disclosure from a child. In this series, "child" includes adolescents and young-adults (no disrespect to the young adults by calling them "child!" 😉).
A summary of the 3 suggestions:
1) Parents, find your own safe space to navigate your feelings and questions. Be mindful to not make your child someone to be "fixed."
2) Offer a safe space for your child to continue to process, if not with you, perhaps with a therapist. Makes sure you let them (and yourself) know that it's not to "fix" them but to offer an alternative safe space to process their experience.
3) Stay connected to your child and do your best to repair from any ruptures. If there are deep ruptures, seek a family therapist to help you if you feel stuck.
This series is for Christian Parents (as well as guardians & care-givers) who "wrestle" with, have fears or anxieties around your child's same s*x attraction and also LGBTQIA plus concerns (while it mainly focuses on same s*x attraction the same principles can be applied). This is being presented not to convince you of anything or to replace guidance from your pastors and spiritual leaders but as food for thought and as just one way to move through an area of life that many Christian parents find anxiety in.
Michelle is a therapist and she'll be offering guidance from that perspective. Michelle is married to a pastor and works with many Christian clients and speaks in many different Christian spaces outside of private practice, on topics of faith, marriage and parenting. She is also parents to a 20 year old and a 16 year old.
We hope this short series will be helpful and enable life-giving conversations with your child, spouse and your spiritual leaders/pastors.
Please note that these thoughts are Michelle's alone and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts of the other therapists that work at ReEnvision Marriage and Family Therapy.
Thanks for watching!