personal
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Narrative Pride: An opportunity to talk
Years ago, a group of year 8 students suggested I start a YouTube Channel. Now, as a more confident person, I’ve launched Narrative Pride to share engaging, blunt, and intelligent discussions on issues affecting the LGBTQIA community. The channel aims to educate and advocate, evolving as a work in progress.
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Uncertain and alone the future is…
As a very planned person, it is hard to deal with the current unceratinty of my future since coming out. It is something that I am continually trying to manage through self care and positivity but there are limits.
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Finding the right mix of self-care
The importance of self-care has become evident, especially during challenging times. Yet, we need to have multiple strategies as when times are tough. These are a few of my strategies, some of the weakness and why they seem to help.
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Great picture books for introducing kids to the concept of transition
As a parent, I considered the impact of my transition on my family and son. Introducing him to gender diversity and transition through picture books was crucial.
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The HRT Journey – 6 Months on the wacky fun continues.
The HRT journey is a gradual process, filled with ups and downs. Despite the slow physical changes, the mental clarity makes it worthwhile. The experience is shared in a personal YouTube video, detailing affirming moments and key changes. Find the video at https://youtu.be/5GJm5LgD0Kc.
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Pushed to overcome the fear of family breakdown and so much more…
Coming out is really an experience in facing fears, for me this was not so much about finding a strategy to overcome these different fears but a push that the alternative was far worse.
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Not all it’s cracked up to be.
We are taught from an early age what to expect from life and how to measure our success. However, we were sold a lie as ‘having it all’ doesn’t make everyone happy. Instead, we need to understand ourselves better to work out what truly matters.
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The last step in my social transition: Facebook
Social transitioning is a terrifying prospect at the best of times. Coming out a work may have meant that I was living my life but there still remained one last step
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Learning to appreciate the potential for social media
Over the last couple of years, I have learned to appreciate the power of social media and it has become a symbol of my growing self-confidence.
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The sadness of our cynical nature and the reality of fear
15 Years ago, I had a chance encounter with a stranger on a train and ever since it made me aware of our cynical nature of society.
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Feline majesty and wounder of natural elegance of cats
In my world, it is a no-brainer, cats make the best pets. They represent a balance between self-suffiency and companionship with a natural elegance to admire.
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Transition: 2 years on, and there is no looking back
It’s been two years since I found the courage to come out, and while life is not without challenges, it has been worth it. Every step has brought me closer to my true self in a way that has given me freedom I thought impossible.