This week Derek is joined by music writer, author, speaker, and podcast host, Craig Stewart. Derek and Craig crack wide open the journey of learning your sexuality and then learning to believe and own it.

Both Derek and Craig recall times at a young age where the wanted to "pray it away." Craig opens up about being belittled and called names such as "a sissy and a faggot" by his family and community well before he was ever called out with racial slurs.

Craig opens up about his 8 year journey between high school to the end of college where he repressed his feelings and often found himself being unsure of what he felt about his sexuality.

In college he continued to date women and wasn't able to own his truth until it came to a head in the middle of when he had to end a heterosexual relationship. Craig and Derek both own that self discovery is critical with many gay men.

It's almost like a transitional period every man must experience from heterosexual to the gay life and it needs to be done alone. Some of the struggles for gay men are different then most think, Craig discusses how he often struggled with making straight men feel uncomfortable.

This honest and vulnerable episode is everything we need to hear about the transition for man who is looking to stand tall is who he is, gay or straight.

Learn more about Craig Stewart: www.craigthewriterstewart.com