Leaving LGBTQ with Carolyn Wiley

If you could define yourself by one thing, what would it be? This week Kimberly sits down with Dr. Carolyn Wiley, CEO and founder of Rose and Pearl Publishing, for a raw and honest conversation about the fourteen years she spent living as a lesbian, married and divorced twice within that community, and the moment Jesus became more to her than any relationship, identity, or blessing she was chasing.

Carolyn opens up about the childhood trauma that shaped her path, the counselors who finally named the real issue, and the two months of daily scripture reading with her wife that led her to walk away from the relationship and back to Christ. She and Kimberly talk honestly about what it means to separate a person's identity from their behavior, why so many in the LGBTQ community equate disagreement with rejection, and how loving someone well never requires approving of every choice they make. This episode isn't about condemnation. It's an honest, tender look at faith, identity, and what happens when you finally want the Giver more than the gifts.