Element Q Podcast: Empowering LGBTQ+ Voices, One Story at a Time
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<p>The Element Q Podcast: Empowering LGBTQ+ Voices, One Story at a Time.</p><p>Powered by Element Q Healing Center and hosted by TJ Woodward.</p><p>Each week, TJ interviews authors, thought leaders, therapists, coaches, and healers dedicated to empowering and supporting the LGBTQ+ community.</p><p>ABOUT ELEMENT Q HEALING CENTER</p><p>Our mission is to serve each person’s journey by creating space for growth, connection, and renewal. Through identity, gender, and culturally affirming practices and trauma-focused care, we empower LGBTQIA+ community members to not only discover their voice but to embrace the strength and power within it. </p><p>We honor those who came before us—brave, resilient individuals who fought tirelessly for the rights and recognition the LGBTQ+ community holds today. Their strength laid the foundation for a brighter future built on courage, healing, and transformation.</p><p>ABOUT THE HOST</p><p>TJ Woodward is a revolutionary recovery expert, bestselling author, and addiction treatment specialist who has helped countless individuals through his simple yet powerful teachings. He is also the creator of The Conscious Recovery Method, an innovative approach to understanding and treating addiction.</p><p>With years of experience, TJ specializes in helping the LGBTQ+ community heal from unresolved trauma, spiritual disconnection, and shame.</p>
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Recent Episodes
July 21, 2026
The Hidden Layers of Gender, Shame & Healing With Hana Leyland
<p>In Season 3, Episode 8 of the Element Q Podcast, TJ Woodward welcomes Hana Leyland, Executive Director of the Rainbow Transformations Foundation, for a powerful conversation about identity, recovery, mental health, and the courage to embrace authenticity. </p><p>Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience as a transgender woman in recovery, Hana explores how traditional mental health and addiction systems often overlook the unique experiences of trans, gender-diverse, and intersex individuals. Together, TJ and Hana examine the intersection of trauma, shame, identity, cultural conditioning, and healing while inviting listeners to move beyond labels and into deeper curiosity. </p><p>From delayed adolescence within the LGBTQ+ community to the role of hormones, attachment, social conditioning, and inner child work, this conversation challenges conventional thinking while offering compassion for the complexity of the human experience. </p><p>Whether you're part of the LGBTQ+ community, a clinician, someone in recovery, or simply seeking greater understanding, this episode offers wisdom, vulnerability, and hope. </p><p>In this episode, you'll discover: </p><p>Why healing often uncovers deeper layers of ourselves </p><p>The relationship between transition, identity, and emotional growth </p><p>How shame becomes embedded through secrecy and social conditioning </p><p>Why curiosity creates healing while certainty can limit growth </p><p>The challenges facing transgender mental health today </p><p>How recovery extends far beyond sobriety </p><p>Why authentic healing requires individualized care—not one-size-fits-all solutions </p><p>The importance of creating truly affirming spaces for LGBTQ+ mental health </p><p> If this conversation resonates with you, subscribe, leave a comment, and share this episode with someone who may need to hear it. </p><p>🔗 Learn more: </p><p>Element Q Healing: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.elementqhealingcenter.com">https://www.elementqhealingcenter.com</a> </p><p>TJ Woodward: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tjwoodward.com">https://www.tjwoodward.com</a> </p><p>Hana Leyland: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.rainbowtransformationsfoundation.org">https://www.rainbowtransformationsfoundation.org</a></p>
July 7, 2026
Healing LGBTQ+ Trauma Through Spirituality With Mark Anthony Lord
<p>In Season 3, Episode 7 of the Element Q Podcast, TJ Woodward welcomes longtime friend, spiritual teacher, and ordained minister Mark Anthony Lord to explore healing, identity, recovery, spirituality, and the evolving journey of the LGBTQ+ community. </p><p>Together, they reflect on Pride, the generations that came before us, and how healing our personal pain can become a gift to the collective. Mark shares his perspective that LGBTQ+ lives carry a profound spiritual invitation—not despite challenge, but through it—and opens up about reclaiming the word “queer” as an expression of authenticity, integration, and freedom.</p><p>The conversation moves into powerful territory as TJ and Mark discuss coming of age during the AIDS crisis, internalized shame, spiritual recovery, religious trauma, and the difference between religion and lived spirituality. Mark also shares a remarkable personal story of healing from childhood sexual trauma and the transformational spiritual experience that changed his relationship with pain forever. </p><p>This episode is an invitation to move beyond survival and toward remembrance—of our wholeness, our divinity, and our capacity to bring more love into the world. </p><p>Topics include: </p><p>• LGBTQ+ healing and collective transformation </p><p>• Queer identity and authentic self-expression </p><p>• Recovery, spirituality, and conscious healing </p><p>• Religious trauma and reclaiming God </p><p>• Trauma, forgiveness, and acceptance </p><p>• A Course in Miracles and New Thought principles </p><p>• Moving beyond anger and returning to love If this conversation resonates with you, subscribe, leave a comment, and share this episode with someone who may need to hear it. </p><p>🔗 Learn more: </p><p>Element Q Healing: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.elementqhealingcenter.com">https://www.elementqhealingcenter.com</a> </p><p>TJ Woodward: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tjwoodward.com">https://www.tjwoodward.com</a> </p><p>Mark Anthony Lord: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://markanthonylord.me/">https://markanthonylord.me/</a></p>
June 16, 2026
Healing, Identity & Love: Melody Velaruz on Faith, Queerness, and Trans Visibility
<p>In Season 3, Episode 6 of the Element Q Podcast, host TJ Woodward sits down with LGBTQ+ advocate, community leader, and San Diego Pride board member Melody Velaruz for a conversation about identity, healing, visibility, and love. </p><p>Melody shares her remarkable journey from growing up in a strict Mormon faith tradition to coming out later in life as a queer Latina woman, navigating divorce, embracing her authentic self, and finding a healthy, loving relationship with her fiancé, Roman, a transgender man. Together, they explore what it means to build a relationship rooted in accountability, therapy, communication, and personal growth. </p><p>TJ and Melody dive into important conversations about religious trauma, spirituality beyond organized religion, trans visibility, intersectionality within the LGBTQ+ community, and the courage required to challenge assumptions—even within our own community. They also discuss the impact of representation, the healing power of asking difficult questions, and how curiosity can create deeper understanding and connection. </p><p>This heartfelt episode is an invitation to move beyond labels, embrace nuance, and cultivate compassion for ourselves and others. </p><p>In this episode, you'll discover: </p><p>• How therapy and personal healing strengthen healthy relationships </p><p>• Melody's journey from Mormonism to LGBTQ+ advocacy </p><p>• The challenges and rewards of trans visibility and representation </p><p>• Navigating age gaps, identity, and authenticity in relationships </p><p>• Religious trauma, spirituality, and reclaiming personal truth </p><p>• Why curiosity and courageous conversations matter in healing </p><p>• The importance of community, belonging, and chosen family </p><p>• How accountability creates deeper connection and growth </p><p>🎧 Whether you're navigating your own healing journey, exploring questions of identity, or seeking greater understanding of LGBTQ+ experiences, this conversation offers wisdom, hope, and inspiration. </p><p>👉 Please subscribe to support conversations on conscious healing, authentic living, and personal transformation. </p><p>🔗 Learn more: </p><p>Element Q Healing: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.elementqhealingcenter.com">https://www.elementqhealingcenter.com</a> </p><p>TJ Woodward: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tjwoodward.com">https://www.tjwoodward.com</a> </p><p>Melody Velaruz: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/melodyvelaruz">https://www.instagram.com/melodyvelaruz</a></p>
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- What is Element Q Podcast: Empowering LGBTQ+ Voices, One Story at a Time?
<p>The Element Q Podcast: Empowering LGBTQ+ Voices, One Story at a Time.</p><p>Powered by Element Q Healing Center and hosted by TJ Woodward.</p><p>Each week, TJ interviews authors, thought leaders, therapists, coaches, and healers dedicated to empowering and supporting the LGBTQ+ community.</p><p>ABOUT ELEMENT Q HEALING CENTER</p><p>Our mission is to serve each person’s journey by creating space for growth, connection, and renewal. Through identity, gender, and culturally affirming practices and trauma-focused care, we empower LGBTQIA+ community members to not only discover their voice but to embrace the strength and power within it. </p><p>We honor those who came before us—brave, resilient individuals who fought tirelessly for the rights and recognition the LGBTQ+ community holds today. Their strength laid the foundation for a brighter future built on courage, healing, and transformation.</p><p>ABOUT THE HOST</p><p>TJ Woodward is a revolutionary recovery expert, bestselling author, and addiction treatment specialist who has helped countless individuals through his simple yet powerful teachings. He is also the creator of The Conscious Recovery Method, an innovative approach to understanding and treating addiction.</p><p>With years of experience, TJ specializes in helping the LGBTQ+ community heal from unresolved trauma, spiritual disconnection, and shame.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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