Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Trojan Horse
Skyborne
We all have something that holds us down or holds us back. It may be our history, our physicality, our addiction, or our circumstance. We carry some pain we are trying to understand, work through, let go of, or deny. Pain, like talent, comes down to what we do with it. How our pain molds or motivates us is what defines its impact on our life. Will we wallow or rise? The “Skyborne” podcast is rooted in resilience. Listen as I share, with brutal honesty, the journey of my life and the lessons I have learned. This is a serialized narrative; I encourage you to listen in sequence. The story of my life comes with a trigger warning. Episodes covering particularly difficult topics such as sexual abuse, rape, suicide ideation, will be marked as “Explicit”. Episodes will be dropped every 3 weeks. My father was a commissioned officer in the Navy and my mother a nurse. I am the youngest of their 3 children. I will share my journey through complex family dynamics, the physical, sexual, and emotional abuse we all endured, and how I did the work to develop the tools to find my authentic self and my voice. If my story is helping you, please, buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/kglockrams I’ve also launched my website at www.kglockrams.com - stop by!
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Episodes
Episodes
Saturday Nov 12, 2022
Saturday Nov 12, 2022
Airborne picks up where Trojan Horse leaves off and I unpack my rape and its impact on my future intimate relationships. I discuss my road to recovery. An old talent gains a new twist. Bad choices push my luck. My grandmother saves the day.
#Trauma #Incest #CSA #LGBTQ #Rape #Resilience #1in6Men
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Masquerade continues where Airborne leaves off. It's my final year of junior college and time to make some decisions about my future. #CSA #MentalHealth #LGBTQ #1in6Men #Trauma #Resilience
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Me and That Train continues where Masquerade leaves off. The episode title is an homage to my favorite Patty Larkin song of the same name. Some things in our lives are simply inevitable. #CSA #MentalHealth #LGBTQ #1in6Men #Trauma #Resilience
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Friday Dec 23, 2022
Liar. Liar. continues where Me and That Train leaves off. More is revealed within my family of blood as I try to build my family of choice during my first year living on campus. I'm confronted with my past while struggling with the present as I try to secure my future. #CSA #MentalHealth #LGBTQ #1in6Men #Trauma #Resilience
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Refused continues where Liar. Liar. leaves off. My mother confronts me multiple times about my sexuality. Ray learns my secret. My sister's eating disorder takes hold. And I learn looking back isn't always so pretty. #CSA #MentalHealth #LGBTQ #1in6Men #Trauma #Resilience #Anorexia
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Sunday Feb 05, 2023
Cursed continues where Refused left off. I start the second semester of my junior year of college. Ray and I room together. Counseling gets off to a rocky start. I decide it's time to share my true self with my family.
#CSA #MentalHealth #LGBTQ #1in6Men #Trauma #Resilience #Anorexia #ComingOut
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Broken continues where Cursed left off. My mother has thrown me out and wished me dead of AIDS. This episode explores the aftermath of my having come out to my family and ends with a surprise insight I didn't think possible. #LGBTQ #CSA #1in6Men #ComingOut #QueerVoices #Resilience
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Storm's Eye continues where Broken left off. I've heard nothing from my family and do my best to make my way forward. I have a brief realization that my body, mind, and heart are disconnected. After any trauma, it's always important to ask ourselves, "What's next?" #LGBTQ #CSA #1in6Men #ComingOut #QueerVoices #Resilience
Surviving to thriving
I was born into a middle class family. My father and mother were high school sweethearts. He joined the Navy and she became a nurse. By the time I came along, there was not much love left between them.
My podcast explores real issues from a first person narrative for the purpose of shedding light on things too often kept in the shadows.
I served as the first openly gay elected official in my county. I slid into a ten-year medical hell which included barely being able to walk for a year, surviving 5 strokes, and enduring over 30 surgeries from orthopedic to open heart. I’ve died twice – not that I remember.
I’ve invested over 30 years in therapy and workshops to process my pain in order to build a positive life. Somehow, in a life of pain, loneliness, abuse, and disappointment I found enough buoys in the water to keep me navigating the waters of my life toward a better shore.
In short, I’ve survived a tremendous amount of damage and I want to share what I’ve learned in the hopes of being a buoy in the waters of your life.
This is a one man production.
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