Familial Acceptance & Self-Love with Mike Talplacido

In this episode of Yellow Glitter podcast, we're joined by Mike Talplacido. Mike Talplacido is a queer Filipino-American artist based in North Carolina. He is the author of Kiss My Mike, a memoir detailing his life as a gay Filipino immigrant navigating self-discovery and acceptance in America. In this episode, we chat about: Acceptance and what it means to be gay in an immigrant household Unlearning the colonized mindset and the pressure to assimilate as an Filipino-American Navigating family and writing your own story of self-love Radical acceptance and unconditional love of your entire personhood  You can find our guest at: Website: kissmymike.com Instagram: @kissmymike_official Facebook: @kissmymike TikTok: @kissmymike YouTube: @KissMyMike_Official You can follow me at: Instagram: @stevenwakabayashi YouTube: @stevenwakabayashi Subscribe to my weekly newsletter: yellowglitterpodcast.substack.com  Visit our website yellowglitterpodcast.com