Queer Actor: "Homosexuality is NOT unnormal" – about Masculinity, Tantra and Living Your Truth (8K)

Francis Michael is an award-winning actor and director, and one of the most quietly inspiring humans I’ve met. He’s appeared in productions like The Crown, Eye in the Sky, and The Widow, and is also the founder of the Queer Writers Incubator. This conversation goes far beyond identity labels or surface-level self-development talk. Francis speaks about the tension between who he was taught to be and who he actually is: He opens up about growing up queer, suppressing parts of himself, moving through pain, confusion and darkness, and slowly learning to claim his truth. We also explore how that journey shaped his work as an artist, the relationship to his body and the path that led him into spaces like sexological bodywork, qigong and deeper self-expression.Here’s the timestamps: 0:00 How We Met 2:18 What Is A Tantric Temple Night? 5:50 Francis’ Relationship to His Sexuality12:15 Francis’ Tools for Personal Development12:57 The Power of Shadow Work 15:01 Homosexuality Is Not “Unnormal” 16:01 How Francis Discovered His Homosexuality 20:41 Why Are We All So Attached to Labels? 22:05 What Really Makes A Man24:57 Masculine vs. Feminine Energy27:50 About The Philosophy of Qigong29:14 How Do We Find Balance? 32:02 You Don’t Need Balance 36:35 THIS Is Spiritual Bypassing 40:34 What Makes Life Worth Living 44:34 What’s Missing in Spiritual Practices  51:29 What is Sexological Bodywork? 54:21 How The Mind Has Taken Over Our Body 1:08 Francis’ Work As An Actor & Director 1:02:11 How to Live One’s Truth 1:08:14 What makes life meaningful?  1:09:33 Francis’ Upcoming Director Debut Find Francis and his work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/francischouler/ https://www.instagram.com/queerwritersincubator/ #acting #tantra #sexuality #qigong #spirituality #lgbtq #queer #queerpodcast #homosexuality #spiritualbypassing #selfexpression #selfactualization #therapy #bodywork