What’s up y’all of little faith and welcome to the 7th episode of season 2 of TFP.

I’m your hostess, not your Moses, Mat Hayes, and if I’m still giving you episodes, it means that I am still looking for answers.

Today I have got 2 of the Mama Dragons on to talk about what they’re doing for LGBTQ children and their mothers. You may have heard of this amazing organization, but if not, it’s a non profit based in Utah that started as a handful of moms and now serves over 8000 mothers, impacting countless youth.

Mama Dragons' focus is on education programs and safe online spaces where mothers can learn and connect with other Mama Dragons traveling similar paths as they learn accepting and affirming parenting practices that can help prevent LGBTQ youth suicide and self-harming behaviors, depression, and homelessness.

Celeste Carolin and Anne Eliason are joining us today to talk about how they got involved with the organization.

Celeste is the executive director of Mama Dragons. She comes from a business and leadership background, and has worked with LGBTQ youth and non-profits for the past decade.

She and her partner, Jamie, live just outside Seattle and have both come from non-accepting religious backgrounds. This fuels Celeste's passion for understanding and serving the intersectionality of faith and parenting LGBTQ children.

Anne is the director of PR and events and came to Mama Dragons after being referred to the organization following her child coming out as trans. From the moment her daughter came out to her, she has been working to help other mothers navigate the waters of supporting and loving their queer children.

We all deserve to have a Mama Dragon in our corner and I’m excited to share this conversation with you.

Welcome to the show Mama Dragons!