🎙 Welcome to The Great Unbecoming! This podcast is all about letting go of the stories that no longer serve us—stories about coming out, deconstruction, divorce, and more—to make space for authenticity, purpose, and joy. What did you let go of to become who you are today? And what did you gain in the process? 🚀 Meet Eric Feltes Eric is a Life Coach, actor, and speaker dedicated to helping gay men break free from Religious-Shame and embrace their most authentic selves. If you’ve ever felt like you were bad or unworthy because of who you are, or if you’re struggling to build meaningful friendships and find your community, you’re not alone. The Shame-Free Gay Life programs have empowered hundreds of gay and bi men to: 🎯Build meaningful connections and make friends 🎯Navigate the gay world of dating, sex, and relationships 🎯Free themselves from shame to live happy, confident lives 🌟 Want to Take the Next Step? Book a FREE Discovery Call with Eric today and begin your journey toward a shame-free, joyful life: 👉 https://forms.gle/dvmooao2TpBU69HM9 💬 Learn More About the Shame-Free Gay Life Community: Visit Eric’s website: https://www.lifecoachingbyfeltes.com/ 🎧 This Episode’s Guest Lucas is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Toronto Mississauga and was formerly the Justice, Equity, and Transformation Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Calgary. He is the editor of Shame-Sex Attraction: Survivors’ Stories of Conversion Therapy, and he is the author of At Home with the Holocaust: Postmemory, Domestic Space, and Second-Generation Holocaust Literature, which received the Jordan Schnitzer First Book Publication Award. His public-facing writing has appeared in The Advocate, Queerty, LGBTQ Nation, and Religion Dispatches, among other venues. Where can you find Lucas? Instagram: @lukeslamdunkwilson Threads: @lukeslamdunkwilson Bluesky: @lukeslamdunkwilson.bsky.social Twitter/X: @wilson_fw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-wilson-2a0753b1/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luke.wilson.96 TikTok: @lukeslamdunkwilson 🪴Life Outside of Coaching You may have seen Eric in shows on Showtime, Netflix, or Amazon Prime, or heard him speak in churches across the U.S. Eric lives in Atlanta, GA, with his dog Cadence and his thriving collection of 29 houseplants. 🎥 IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5895857/ 📩 Talent Inquiries: monroetalentmgmt@gmail.com