Episode 25: An interview with accomplished lesbian distance runner and activist, CC Tellez
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Release Date: 02/26/2023
Unraveling Ezra - Episode 1: The Grave Next Door
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Welcome to a special series within the Practical Change for MidLife Lesbians podcast: Unraveling Ezra — a journey into the life, legacy, and contradictions of my great-great-great grandfather, Ezra Baker Jr. MD. This arc is a departure from my usual content, but sometimes, life pulls you in an unexpected direction. This is one of those times. In this first episode, I share how a dramatic quote from a dusty 19th-century history book led me to a quiet cemetery plot near my home—and how that small contradiction launched a full-blown research quest across U.S. history, family folklore,...
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Embracing Self Compassion with Allison Landry
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In this inspiring and deeply personal episode, I sit down with Allison Landry to explore the transformative power of self-compassion. Allison and certified counselor Megan Welwood are offering a free 8-week online Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) course starting February 3, 2025. In our discussion, we dive into: What self-compassion is—and what it isn’t. Unique challenges faced by the LGBTQIA+ community and how self-compassion can help. Allison’s own journey toward embracing self-compassion. Practical strategies you can start using today to be kinder to yourself. About the Free Course:...
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Season 2, Episode 1: When you are sure it's time, it's already too late
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Welcome to Season 2! Unvarnished and short, it's a new dawn for Claire and Practical Change for Midlife Lesbians, but same great insights for those of us lesbians who are working on making changes we want. Visit for more.
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Episode 31: Midyear Review
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Did you make some resolutions or set some goals way back in January? At the midpoint of the year, it's a great time to take stock. How’s it going? Claire gives an update and offers suggestions for leaning into your values and getting past barriers to help you keep moving forward. In addition, for the months of July & August 2023, Claire is giving away coaching and a free downloadable resource, PRACTICAL CHANGE WITH DESIGN THINKING - LESBIAN EDITION. and get your . You are also invited to join the private Facebook group And you can follow Claire and Practical Change Coaching on...
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Episode 30: Should I stay or should I go now?
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Episode 30: Should I stay or should I go now? Sunk Cost Fallacy and Loss Aversion: Why do we tend to stay with something maybe longer than we should? How do we decide if it really *is* time to go? Doesn't the fact that I've already devoted a lot of time, money and energy to something mean that it's worth staying? What does it say about me if I decide to change direction? Live from the back yard, this episode explains sunk cost fallacy, loss aversion, and gives some steps you can take to sort out whether to stay or go. Last Call! If you are a midlife lesbian, you need a shirt to proclaim it!...
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Episode 29: Interview with Author and Influencer Shakira Sison
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Episode 29: Interview with award winning writer and influencer Shakira Sison, columnist for Rappler. Shakira shares what it’s like to immigrate from the Philippines as a lesbian and how that experience shaped how she sees creating change in her life today. Check out her writing at and And here we are at our first in-person meeting! If you are a midlife lesbian, you need a shirt to proclaim it! Visit and get your garb in time for Pride. You are also invited to join the private Facebook group And you can follow Claire and Practical Change Coaching on these social media platforms: ...
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Episode 28: An interview with Alexandra Tydings, part 2
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Episode 28: Part 2 of the interview with actor, writer and director Alexandra Tydings, who is best known for her recurring role as Aphrodite in the TV serieses Xena, Warrior Princess and Hercules, The Legendary Journeys. Alex shared what it was really like being the scantily clad goddess of love on Hercules and Xena, being an out queer woman while on a show rife with lesbian subtext, her love for acting, and how she has reinvented herself and her career of 2. If you are a midlife lesbian, you need a shirt to proclaim it! Visit and get your garb in time for Pride. You are...
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Episode 27: An interview with Alexandra Tydings, part 1
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Episode 27: An interview with actor, writer and director Alexandra Tydings, who is best known for her recurring role as Aphrodite in the TV serieses Xena, Warrior Princess and Hercules, The Legendary Journeys. For her “pandemic project,” Alex became a certified intimacy coordinator and has come full circle from lived experiences in her first roles on Showtime’s Red Shoe Diaries to now supporting actors and filmmakers get steamy yet safe sex scenes. This is part 1 of 2. If you are a midlife lesbian, you are invited to join the private Facebook group And you can follow Claire...
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Episode 26: It's part of the process
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The world is full of advice about how we should do things. Frequently that becomes a recipe for beating yourself up if what works for one person doesn't work for you. We've all been there - been offered a "system" or a collection of steps that if we follow them, we'll get the results want. We try it out for ourselves, only to find that it just doesn't work for us. And we make it mean that we are somehow flawed, rather than the system being a bad fit for us. Claire suggests practical tips to actually feel better and make progress on your goals. You can let go of the pressure to fit into someone...
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Episode 25: An interview with accomplished lesbian distance runner and activist, CC Tellez
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Episode 25: An interview with accomplished lesbian distance runner and founder, organizer and coach for Philadelphia running group Lez Run, CC Tellez. CC is also the Associate Director of LGBTQ+ Programing at Students Run Philly Style and has served on numerous boards and in volunteer leadership roles in the Philadelphia area and nationally. Originally from La Paz Bolivia, CC’s story is one of both lifting people up through the power of running, and also addressing inequality, inequity and exclusion, especially for nonbinary and transgender runners who have not been able to...
info_outlineEpisode 25: An interview with accomplished lesbian distance runner and founder, organizer and coach for Philadelphia running group Lez Run, CC Tellez. CC is also the Associate Director of LGBTQ+ Programing at Students Run Philly Style and has served on numerous boards and in volunteer leadership roles in the Philadelphia area and nationally.
Originally from La Paz Bolivia, CC’s story is one of both lifting people up through the power of running, and also addressing inequality, inequity and exclusion, especially for nonbinary and transgender runners who have not been able to participate in runs and races in a way that aligns with their gender identity. Her story is one of making the world expand and be more inclusive, rather than accepting the status quo.
I the podcast, CC tells a delightful story of her personal challenge and connection to an icon in the women’s running world: Kathrine Switzer, who in 1967 was the first registered woman to run the Boston Marathon. Here’s a link of CC with Kathrine after her 2017 Right To Run 19K race, and you can see Claire, CC and others from their races and Saturday morning runs on Instagram and Facebook. If you would like to support LezRun with a financial contribution, contact Claire at [email protected].
If you are a midlife lesbian, you are invited to join the private Facebook group “A Group of Our Own.” And you can follow Claire and Practical Change Coaching on these social media platforms: