The Queer Quest Podcast | Exploring Queer Healing and Transformation

In this week's episode, Christiano talks about what it is like being gay in the corporate world. Christiano has worked in many different working environments and has often been the only gay in the office. 30-40% of gay men hide their sexuality in the workplace and that can be done for a number of different reasons. Whether, you want to have separation from your work and personal lifes or fear judg...

In this week's episode, Christiano has an indepth, fun, and interesting topic with good friend and fellow coach Bettina Banks. The discussion is all about taking off the masks that we all wear in life to figure out who we truly are underneath. We wear masks in different areas of our lives to protect ourselves and it's about learning how we can put who we truly are into everything we do so we can t...

In this week's episode, Christiano jumps into the history of Mardi Gras in Sydney. The first Mardi Gras Parade was in 1978 and it was to protest the decriminisation of homosexuality and to move towards equality and against the police brutality of gays and lesbians. Christiano also discusses what Mardi Gras means to him and his own history of attending, marching, volunteering, and partying at Mardi...

In this week's episode, Christiano shares a deep conversation he had with a fellow coach on the topic of Gender & Sexual Identity. Not everyone understand the differences and the variety that is out there when it comes to gender and sexuality. Gender & sexuality are spectrums and it is an individual journey for each person to go through. No one else can tell you about who you are and that...

In this week's episode, Christiano goes deep into WTF is a Life Audit? A life audit is a full, thorough assessment of your life. You take stock of anything that’s taking up time, space, mental energy, and physical energy. This thorough assessment will give you a clear picture of your life, what’s going well, and what isn’t going well.  The purpose of a life audit is to be able to confidently...

In this week's episode, Christiano share an excerpt of a fantastic conversation he had with one of his good friends and fellow coach Lisa Barry. The discussion was all about who are you when no one is watching. It's a fun and super interesting chat about are we showing up in the world as who we are or are we putting on a show. When we can figure out who we are when we are alone then we can figure...

In this week's episode, Christiano goes deep into his experience with the plant medicine Ayahuasca. Back in 2018, I was in a deep, dark place and felt completely stuck, falling deeper into depression and hiding it well from the world. I had heard about Ayahuasca from a friend about 6 months prior and felt a calling to go do it. During a comedown from a weekend binge drinking session where I was at...

In this week's episode, Christiano shares a Confidence Mastery Training he ran a few months back. No-One likes to sit on a LONG and BORING 2-Hr Webinar Hence, I am running a short, sharp, direct, pointed and super fast 16 minute Mini-Training on how to get Unstoppable Confidence and live a Fulfilled and Free life even if you don't think possible. It's all about how to gain Unstoppable Confidence i...

In this week's episode, Christiano get's into the very touchy topic of Internalised Homophobia. It is highly likely if you are gay, lesbian, or bisexual that you have dealt with internalised homophobia at some point. During the stages of coming out, it is almost impossible to go straight to acceptance. The stages of denial, anger, bargaining, and depression lead people into internalised homophobia...

In this week's episode of 'The TOTAL BOSS Podcast', Christiano shares an epic moment from his recent King's Bootcamp. In this discussion, we discuss bullying, mental health, the stages of coming out, internalized homophobia. The most important part is where we discuss that in fact we are never coming out as gay, we are accepting all parts of ourself and just coming out as who we are so we can let...

In this week's episode of 'The TOTAL BOSS Podcast', Christiano goes into the facts within the gay community. From bullying, depression, anxiety, suicide rates, to statistics on gay men who hide their status. It's a great, deep conversation that brings light to some facts that many people just aren't aware of. When you know, you can't hide, and you also realise that you are not alone. If you have a...

In this week's episode of 'The TOTAL BOSS Podcast' Christiano talks about the 5 Stages Of Coming Out As A Gay Man. 1. Denial - denying we are gay 2. Anger - being angry about being gay 3. Bargaining - thinking maybe there is a way to change being gay 4. Depression - becoming depressed at all the challenges faced of being gay 5. Acceptance - accepting fully that we are gay You see, gay men don't ju...

In this week's episode of 'The TOTAL BOSS Podcast', Christiano talks in depth about why we all need to get our SH!T together at times. We are our own worst enemies when we procratinate, and try to make everything perfect, we focus way too much of our time on the problem and we keep ourselves in a negative mindset. Learn how to become solution focused and shift your mindset around so you can actual...

In this week's episode of 'The TOTAL BOSS Podcast', Christiano discusses how he has previously met his core human needs in unresourceful ways. Christiano talks about how through awareness, understanding, and compassion that we can change the channel and find more resourceful ways to meet our needs. If you have any questions or comments about this episode then please leave a comment below or reach...

In this week's episode, Christiano talks about the fundamentals of being a leader of your own life. Christiano shares how being a leader of others taught him how to become a leader of his own life because when others saw him as a role model and a leader it forced him to face his fears and improve his life. Christiano shares the 4 principles of self-leadership - Purposefulness, Mindfulness, Reflect...

In this week's episode, Christiano shares a story of how he has found courage within himself to make changes in his life. He talks about overcoming statistics, coming out, becoming a man, a coach, and most importantly himself. The story is there to inspire you to take a look back at your life to realise you have more courage in you than you think. If you have any questions or comments then please...

In this week's episode of 'The TOTAL BOSS Podcast', Christiano goes deep into how to gain unstoppable confidence. 1. Understanding that confidence is a skillset that everyone can learn. 2. Making it clear that true confidence is internal and not external and what we need to do to build it. 3. The meaning of Confidence Mastery and how we can all attain it. Christiano also shares a very special anno...

In this week's episode, Christiano interviews fellow LGBT+ coach Jeroen Van Zanten on his journey to become a coach. They get into a great discussion on what it is like to coach gay men and why coaching is the career path they chose. As always, if you have any feedback or questions then please leave a comment below or contact Christiano on Facebook, Instagram, or Linkedin.

In this week's episode of 'The TOTAL BOSS Podcast', Christiano discusses the importance of personal development and growth has been on his life. He breaks down his experiences with Tony Robbins Mastery University and why he feels everyone can benefit from personal development. Whether you get yourself a coach, join a program, do an online course, read a book, listen to a podcast, or watch a youtub...

In this week's episode of 'The TOTAL BOSS Podcast' Christiano discusses why he initially had been working with clients 1:1 for the last 18 month. The discussion jumps into why a Group Coaching environment is powerful and liberating for the gay community as many gay men struggle to really connect to other gay men in a sober environment. 99% of coaching and personal development courses are targeted...

In this week's episode of The TOTAL BOSS Podcast I discuss how everything in life is a choice and how all the choices in our life have led us to the life and business that we have today. The power we have in life is that we always have the opportunity to make a better choice with how we choose to respond to a situation or person. If you want to have a different result in life then make a different...

In this week's episode I talk about raising the standards in my life and how you can do the same in yours. I delve into the wheel of life and talk about the 12 areas that we need to focus on to be able to create balance across our life. If you would like a copy of the wheel of life or have any questions or comments from today's episode then feel free to leave a comment below or reach out to me on...

In this weeks episode I share about my journey of writing my very first book which is tentatively titled 'Stepping Into Your Uniqueness' and is due out later this year. I've always known that I have had the skills to be a writer and I've always wanted to share my story so that I can inspire others. Let me know in the comments below or via my social media what you thought of today's episode.

In this week's episode I chat with my good friend Danny Nercessian. I met Danny back in 2008 on the Sydney gay scene. We discuss our experience on how it helped us and how easy we got caught up in alcohol and drugs. Danny goes deep on his addiction to meth and how he went to rehab. Danny is honest about the whole experience and it is a great understanding on how it can happen to anyone. We would l...

In this weeks episode, I go deep into my history with alcoholism that I suffered for over a decade and I shre the understanding of how it all happened. I also go onto talk about how I got past this and went through an amazing journey of sobriety. I love your comments so feel free to share with me below or connect with me on Instagram or Facebook.