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How to Survive the Apocalypse: A Queer Person’s Guide to Living in America

Hosted by Chelsea Johnson, LMFT · health · EN · 19 episodes

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Chelsea Johnson, LMFT discusses strategies and topics related to living as a queer-identified person in America in 2023 and beyond. Chelsea is an LGBTQIA+-specialized marriage and family therapist with over a decade of experience with the community, and owner of Horizons Marriage & Family Therapy.

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What is How to Survive the Apocalypse: A Queer Person’s Guide to Living in America about?

Chelsea Johnson, LMFT discusses strategies and topics related to living as a queer-identified person in America in 2023 and beyond. Chelsea is an LGBTQIA+-specialized marriage and family therapist with over a decade of experience with the community, and owner of Horizons Marriage & Family Therapy.

Who hosts How to Survive the Apocalypse: A Queer Person’s Guide to Living in America?

How to Survive the Apocalypse: A Queer Person’s Guide to Living in America is hosted by Chelsea Johnson, LMFT. The show has published 19 episodes to date.

What has How to Survive the Apocalypse: A Queer Person’s Guide to Living in America covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Bonus Episode: Voices of Pride North Carolina - 2026" (2 July 2026, 8 minutes), "S3E7: When Religion Has Been a Place of Harm" (26 June 2025, 31 minutes), and "S2E6: Safety as a State of Being" (28 April 2025, 60 minutes).

How often does How to Survive the Apocalypse: A Queer Person’s Guide to Living in America publish?

How to Survive the Apocalypse: A Queer Person’s Guide to Living in America publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 34 minutes across 19 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on How to Survive the Apocalypse: A Queer Person’s Guide to Living in America?

Booking probability for How to Survive the Apocalypse: A Queer Person’s Guide to Living in America is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. How to Survive the Apocalypse: A Queer Person’s Guide to Living in America requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. How to Survive the Apocalypse: A Queer Person’s Guide to Living in America's contact route on record: verified email.

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Chelsea Johnson, LMFT hosts How to Survive the Apocalypse: A Queer Person’s Guide to Living in America, a health show with 19 episodes published.

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  • Episode #1

    Bonus Episode: Voices of Pride North Carolina - 2026

    Jul 2, 20268 minS4

    In this episode, Chelsea Johnson LMFT takes soundbites from LGBTQIA+ folks all over North Carolina, and asks them one question, "What does Pride feel like for you this year?" The responses were inspiring, to say the...

  • Episode #7

    S3E7: When Religion Has Been a Place of Harm

    Jun 26, 202531 minS3

    <p>In this episode, Chelsea Johnson LMFT discusses the common impacts of religious trauma and it's historical impacts on LGBTQIA2S+ individuals. Joined by Barbara Hodapp, LCSW (she/her), they explore how folks can...

  • Episode #6

    S2E6: Safety as a State of Being

    Apr 28, 20251 hourS2

    <p>In this episode, Chelsea Johnson LMFT (she/her) discusses how folks get to access "safety". Joined by Jadelynn St Dre, LMFT CST (she/her), they discuss how colonialism and systemic oppression has hindered who can...

  • Episode #2

    S3E5: Queer Parenting in Chaos

    Apr 10, 202539 minS3

    <p>In this episode, Chelsea Johnson LMFT discusses the unique experience LGBTQIA+ identified parents and caregivers are having during this current massive cultural shift. Joined by Kelsey Smith Crowe, LCSW LCAS, they...

  • Episode #2

    S3E4: The Queer Adjusted Systemic Lens

    Feb 11, 20251h 2mS3

    <p>In this episode, Chelsea Johnson LMFT discusses the "QASL" model of family therapy, created by August Tousignant-Stanton LMFT, and it's applications for queer-identified youth and their caregivers. Joined by August...

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  • Episode #3

    S3E3: The Parents Are Not Alright: Supporting TGD* Youth in Trump's America 2.0

    Feb 3, 202531 minS3

    <p>In this episode, Chelsea Johnson, LMFT (she/her) discusses how to best support youth and their caregivers during this time of heightened stress for LGBTQIA-identified minors. Joined by Mack Kirsch, LCMHCA...

  • Episode #1

    S3E2: "We Take Care Of Us": Applying Somatic Tools to Community Care

    Jan 27, 202545 minS3

    <p>In this episode, Chelsea Johnson LMFT (she/her) explores the origins of "community care" in LGBTQIA2S+ and BIPOC populations, and how community care is more important for our community than ever. Joined by Diana...

  • Episode #1

    S3E1: What's the Work Ahead?

    Jan 21, 202527 minS3

    <p>In this episode, Chelsea Johnson LMFT (she/her) discusses major current cultural shifts and divisiveness, how we learn from the past and how we got here as a society, and what queer folks can actually do in this...

  • Episode #7

    S2E7: Look for the Helpers: The Front Lines of the Research on TGD Folx Experiences and Rights

    Aug 24, 202429 minS2

    <p>In this episode, Chelsea Johnson, LMFT shares stories from researchers all over NC and the US who are leading the charge in developing accurate, comprehensive research to better serve transgender and gender-diverse...

  • Episode #6

    S2E6: The DREAM Project in North Carolina is Looking For YOU!

    Jul 31, 20245 minS2

    <p>In this episode, Chelsea Johnson, LMFT shares information about new and exciting research for TGD* folks in the South, coming out of Duke University! Jemm Merritt (they/them), with the DREAM Project at Duke, shares...

  • Episode #4

    S2 E4: The Intersection of Neurodivergence and Queerness, and Chosen Family

    Apr 28, 202443 minS2

    <p>In this episode, Chelsea Johnson LMFT discussed the intersection of neurodivergence and queerness in our world. Joined by a long-standing close friend and queer human, Zachary Kopciak, they unpack this concept...

  • Episode #3

    S2 E3: PTSD and Traumatic Stress Within the LGBTQIA+ Community

    Mar 22, 202441 minS2

    In this episode, Chelsea Johnson LMFT explores the prevalence of PTSD and experience of traumatic stress within the LGBTQIA+ community, and ways to regulate your nervous system during triggers and uncertainty. Joined by...

  • Episode #2

    S2 E2: Queer Erasure and Visibility

    Mar 11, 202438 minS2

    <p>In this episode, Chelsea Johnson LMFT explores the topic of "erasure", and hidden part of our identities we may hold. Joined by Dr. Brittany Bate, they discuss increasing visibility and support for these parts of...

  • Episode #1

    S2 E1: "Late Bloomers" and Coming Out Later in Life

    Mar 7, 202437 minS2

    <p>In this episode, Chelsea Johnson, LMFT explores the "queer awakening" of the pandemic, and the cascade of self-identified "late bloomer" queers that came out in recent years. Topics unique to this experience are...

  • Episode #6

    Episode 6: Ritual, Grief, and Death

    Dec 8, 202336 minS1

    <p>In this episode, Chelsea Johnson LMFT explores topics of ritual, grief, and death amongst folx in the LGBTQIA+ community. Joined by EO Mendelsohn, LMFTA (founder of Queer Death Club), they do a deeper dive into queer...

  • Episode #5

    Episode 5: "Everyone is Shouting All the Time", and Levels of Outness and Code Switching

    Oct 19, 202348 minS1

    In this episode, Chelsea Johnson, LMFT unpacks how to find the right place to share your voice and story, engaging with the systems that oppress us while still surviving, and the choices we get to make. Joined by "Mama"...

  • Episode #4

    Episode 4: Radical Queer Self-Care

    Oct 8, 202330 minS1

    Chelsea Johnson, LMFT explores what "self-care" as a queer person looks like and throws traditional ideas about self-care in the trash can. Together with Julien Alarie, LCMHC-A, they explore ideas of "micro self-care"...

  • Episode #3

    Episode 3: Taming the Inner Oppressor and Battling Inter-Group Discrimination

    Aug 29, 202324 minS1

    <p>In this episode, Chelsea Johnson, LMFT does a deep dive into the "inner oppressor" inside most queer folx, and how we recognize and stop this voice from impacting our authenticity and mental health. Joined by Adriana...

  • Episode #2

    Episode 2: The Kids Are Not Okay, Resources for Youth GAC in Banned States

    Aug 22, 20239 minS1

    <p>Chelsea Johnson, LMFT discusses anti-trans legislation being passed all over the United States, and resources available to trans and gender non-conforming youth and their families. Special thanks to activist Kristen...

  • Episode #1

    Episode 1: Behind the Therapist Chair, Unmasking and Telling Your Story

    Jul 29, 202334 minS1

    <p>In this first Episode, Chelsea Johnson, LMFT opens up about her own personal journey to finding her identity, her calling and her passion, and the amazing power of storytelling. Also joined by her wife, Stephanie...

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