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Trey Toler

Trey Toler

Atlanta-based author, keynote speaker, and stand-up comedian; author of the memoir "Good Damage: Tragedy. Lightly Polished, with a Side of Optimism" (Ripples Media, 2026).

Aug 25, 2026

Bold Moves: How Did You Know | Midlife Career Change & Life Transitions for Women

Bold Moves: How Did You Know | Midlife Career Change & Life Transitions for Women

From Grief to Growth: Shedding Old Identities & Becoming the Best Version of You (feat. Trey Toler, author of Good Damage)

Aug 25 · 59m

Kristen Rocco
Kristen RoccoHOST
9:59
And so looking back at your childhood, what was that polished performance protecting you from?
Trey Toler
Trey TolerGUEST
10:05
Absolutely.
Trey Toler
Trey TolerGUEST
10:06
So there are two things going on parallel when I was growing up.
Trey Toler
Trey TolerGUEST
10:11
One of those is I grew up gay and in the South and I was like hidden very back in the deep of a closet by like the winter coats.
Trey Toler
Trey TolerGUEST
10:20
And that's like one part of it.
Trey Toler
Trey TolerGUEST
10:23
And the other side of that coin is my mom had a chronic lung disease.
Trey Toler
Trey TolerGUEST
10:27
And the first time she was hospitalized was in 1995.

29 MINS LATER

Kristen Rocco
Kristen RoccoHOST
39:02
Tell me a little bit more about why it felt so important to have that conversation with your mom.

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