Welcome to Ghost of a Podcast. I'm your host, Jessica Lignato. I'm an astrologer, psychic medium,

and animal communicator, and I'm going to give you your weekly horoscope and no bullshit,

mystical advice for living your very best life. Welcome to the podcast. What would you like your

reading about? Oh, thank you so much, Jessica. I'm so

excited to be here. So I'm just going to read to you what I wrote you. I am a 46-year-old,

queer, black, fat person living in San Francisco. In the past few years, I've found a really

good group of people with whom I feel supported and loved. I am someone who hasn't

had a long-term adult romantic relationship. In addition, I am an only child and both of my parents are

deceased. Finding this community has been life-changing and I finally feel at home with chosen family.

With Trump returning to office, my queer and trans family is scared.

My community is made up of teachers and therapists and writers. We don't have a ton of money,

but we are extremely fortunate enough to be in a financial place where we are able to consider

leaving the country. As we have begun to seriously consider our choices,

I am realizing that I feel very confused if this is the right choice for me. I worry about the elders

and my family of origin that I will be leaving. I feel scared at creating a new life somewhere I've never

been. I question if it is smart or selfish to leave when so many others

can't. The thought of my chosen family separating physically to keep safe is breaking my heart,

and I feel myself wondering if I need to challenge myself out of my comfort zone and try living

in a new country. I know, no matter what, we will still care for each other and support each other

through what's to come. But I feel like I just found a home with these people and I don't really

know if the best choice for me is going back to being alone. And this is why I answered your long

question. Yeah. There's so many layers to this.

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