And Here You Are Podcast

Effie Dusoleil
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Hosted by Effie Dusoleil, And Here You Are is a celebration of joy, resilience, and love across the world. In each episode, we spotlight LGBTQI+ individuals who defy adversity, finding beauty and strength in their authentic lives. Through heartfelt conversations and affirmations from loved ones, this podcast offers a sanctuary of hope and empowerment. Join us as we rewrite the narrative, embracing the vibrant stories that define our community.​

Episodes

  1. Episode 7, Santy Sanchez

    1D AGO

    Episode 7, Santy Sanchez

    In this episode you'll hear host Effie Dusoleil talk with Santy Sanchez. As Program Director for an organization called The Insight Alliance,  Santy leads Insight to Wellbeing groups in prisons across the US state of Oregon, guiding participants to discover that they are not broken and don’t need fixing.  In this episode Santy and Effie discuss how beautiful insights can come from tragedy, the way isolation can be an opportunity for self-reflection, how our thoughts create made-up stories about what we think things will be look like that don’t always prove to be true and the very timely reminder that it is each one of us that holds the ability to decide how we react and respond to our thoughts and feelings.  Follow, subscribe, & share to spread the news: There is no light at the end of the tunnel, the tunnel is made up and you are the light!  Sign up for our newsletter here: https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share Nominate someone to be on a future episode here: https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7 Get in touch with our team here: Andhereyouarepodcast@gmail.com

    59 min
  2. Episode 6, Chih Lin & Mike Dorsey

    FEB 1

    Episode 6, Chih Lin & Mike Dorsey

    In this episode you'll hear host Effie Dusoleil chat with Chih and Mike of “The Dumpling Dudez”. During this conversation our two guests open up about their experiences living in a deeply conservative area of the world as a gay interracial couple, their journey towards loving themselves full heartedly and the incredible community they’ve built online. Chih and Mike remind us that love can exist anywhere and community can be found everywhere.  More information on The Dumpling Dudes here, https://www.dumplingdudez.com/ Follow, subscribe, & share to spread the news: As RuPaul says, “If you can’t love yourself how in the hell are you going to love somebody else?”. Sign up for our newsletter here: https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share Nominate someone to be on a future episode here: https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7 Get in touch with our team here: andhereyouarepodcast@gmail.com

    47 min
  3. New Year Update from Effie Dusoleil

    12/30/2025

    New Year Update from Effie Dusoleil

    In this episode, your host Effie Dusoleil gives a quick update, thank you and reminder. Next full length episode coming the 1st of February, 2026!  Follow, subscribe, & share to spread the news: It's where you shine your light that you see. Pay attention and you will notice! Meet us in the field beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing. Sign up for our newsletter here: https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share Nominate someone to be on a future episode here: https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7 Get in touch with our team here: Andhereyouarepodcast@gmail.com

    7 min
  4. Episode 5, marita deLeon

    11/01/2025

    Episode 5, marita deLeon

    In this episode you'll hear host Effie Dusoleil chat with marita deLeon. During this conversation marita talks about the power of laughter, their journey of following the threads of joy and euphoria, their experience of being raised by loving parents, and their life’s mission of creating places for people to land. We discuss what restorative justice means and looks like, the deep need for us to liberate ourselves and each other from dominate narratives that cause harm, and the ways that we can intentionally honor each other’s dignity in everyday life.   You can find more information about marita’s business, ur higher selfie, here: https://www.urhigherselfie.com Follow, subscribe, & share to spread the news: You, in every beautiful iteration, deserve to be loved. You get to choose how you react and respond to moments of uncertainty.     Sign up for our newsletter here: https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share Nominate someone to be on a future episode here: https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7 Get in touch with our team here: Andhereyouarepodcast@gmail.com

    59 min
  5. Episode 4, Erika Castellanos

    10/01/2025

    Episode 4, Erika Castellanos

    In this episode you'll hear host Effie Dusoleil chat with Erika Castellanos. During this conversation Erika discusses how it felt to choose herself and leave home at a young age, how our origin stories can fuel our activism and how immensely powerful it is to follow your appetite for love and acceptance. Erika offers a potent reminder that diversity within our beautiful community is the answer to so many efforts to polarize us.     Follow, subscribe, & share to spread the news: Your life as an LGBTQI+ person can look exactly the way you want it to.  Sign up for our newsletter here: https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share Nominate someone to be on a future episode here: https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7 Get in touch with our team here: Andhereyouarepodcast@gmail.com

    49 min
  6. Episode 3, Kiana London

    08/31/2025

    Episode 3, Kiana London

    In this episode you'll hear host Effie Dusoleil chat with Kiana London. During this conversation Kiana shares how it felt to be raised in a household full of love and acceptance, the ways fear and shame showed up during the process of embracing her queerness, and the ways that people can surprise you in their capacity to accept and support you along the journey of being your full self.  Follow, subscribe, & share to spread the news: Your light as an LGBTQI+ person can be seen, held, and reflected back to you. You are normal. You are beautiful.  Sign up for our newsletter here: https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share Nominate someone to be on a future epsisode here: https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7 Get in touch with our team here: Andhereyouarepodcast@gmail.com

    1h 1m
  7. Episode 2, Lourdes Jordan

    08/31/2025

    Episode 2, Lourdes Jordan

    In this episode you'll hear host Effie Dusoleil chat with Lourdes Jordan. This is our first publication in the regular format for this show- an interview with a special guest. Lourdes generously shares about how life has unfolded for her so far, the powerful examples of community and family she's both cultivated and continues to nourish and the ways she's chosen herself- even during moments of fear.   Follow, subscribe, & share to spread the news: Life as an LGBTQI+ person can be full of community, full of love and pride!  Sign up for our newsletter here: https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share Nominate someone to be on a future epsisode here: https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7 Get in touch with our team here: Andhereyouarepodcast@gmail.com

    42 min
  8. Episode 1, Effie Dusoleil

    08/31/2025

    Episode 1, Effie Dusoleil

    In the very first episode of this show, you'll hear host Effie Dusoleil introduce the concept, share more about what brought them to this podcasting adventure, and give the layout for how things will look moving forward.  Follow, subscribe, & share to spread the news: Life as an LGBTQI+ person will and does look a multitude of ways! This show is a love letter to our community. Scream it from the mountaintops! LGBTQI+ people have always been here, and will always be here surviving and thriving!  Sign up for our newsletter here: https://preview.mailerlite.io/forms/1759373/163816691543836396/share Nominate someone to be on a future epsisode here: https://forms.gle/UiieUoEVkYDyYSGf7 Get in touch with our team here: Andhereyouarepodcast@gmail.com

    16 min
  • 8 Episodes

About

Hosted by Effie Dusoleil, And Here You Are is a celebration of joy, resilience, and love across the world. In each episode, we spotlight LGBTQI+ individuals who defy adversity, finding beauty and strength in their authentic lives. Through heartfelt conversations and affirmations from loved ones, this podcast offers a sanctuary of hope and empowerment. Join us as we rewrite the narrative, embracing the vibrant stories that define our community.​

Information

  • Creator
    Effie Dusoleil
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 And Here You Are Podcast
  • Show Website
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