As I make my way through this journey, I'm often surprised to find that while I feel like I have figured so much out about myself, I still have the same questions and doubts as I did when I first started down this path.
Red pill or Blue pill?
Misconceptions about trans people
There are a lot of misconceptions about what being trans is like, about how it feels, why people are transgender, and so many other things! I'm sharing a number of things that some trans people wish others would understand.
Checking in: 1 year
Thanks for being patient. A lot has happened since my last post, and it's required a lot of energy and attention. So to catch up, let's do another check-in.
EMDR – Part 3: What did I learn?
My EMDR sessions often lead to me having epiphanies about myself. This post gets into some of the epiphanies I had as a result of my first session (dealing with a painful memory).
EMDR – Part 2: The first painful memory
When we left off, I had completed my first session with EMDR, and had one revelation on my way home from the appointment. I was still a little skeptical, but still open to trying more.
EMDR – Part 1: What is EMDR? What is it like?
EMDR is a psychotherapy to reprocess a painful memory while your brain is simultaneously bilaterally stimulated. It's a fancy way of saying that you return to a memory while something (minimally distracting) is working to make sure both the right and left hemispheres of your brain are engaged. Here's my experience with my first session.
Checking in: 6 months
I've been actively writing this blog for around 6 months, and am closing in on the one-year anniversary of my coming-out to myself. I thought this would be a good time to check in and see how things have progressed.
Are you there God? It’s me, Me. (part 3)
"Why did God make me this way?" We left off here. This is the big one. And here's my answer...
Are you there, God? It’s me, Me. (part 1)
I've been mulling this topic for a while, and, to be honest, didn't think I had a lot to say on this yet. Turns out I have at least two posts. This is part 1.
Introversion
With 33-50% of humans being introverts, it's important to understand who we are, how to engage with us, and to give us the space we need to recharge.
Gender World 