"The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters" As a child I was very fortunate to never lose anybody close to me, I didn't lose any family members and I didn't lose any friends. As those around me coped with the lose of those they … Continue reading “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear”
"I really want to talk to someone about my thoughts and feelings, but I can't" * THERE IS A TRIGGER WARNING ATTACHED TO THIS BLOG POST, PLEASE LEAVE IF YOU SELF HARM, OR GET TRIGGERED EASILY * On the First of March every year the world honours Self Harm Awareness day - A day where … Continue reading Self Harm Day Of Awareness 2018
"The whole point in being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be" - Oprah Over these last few months I have disowned my blog badly - I have been busy because I have lost people close to me, I have been ill on multiple occasions, I have been studying … Continue reading 6 Months On Testosterone Update
Christmas is such a stressful and emotional time for everybody, especially those who identify as transgender. When I was in my early stages of transition I was always worrying about how my family would react, or how they would perceive me. My family are now amazing with who I am, I just worry about what … Continue reading Tips For Trans Individuals During Christmas
When you're in school you tend to learn about microorganisms, angles, safe sex and tons of other stuff. When I was in school, I learnt an awful lot about lots of different things, but still, to this day they haven't become useful at all. I'm not saying that my education wasn't useful, but some of … Continue reading School Children Should be Taught About Key Life Issues
It's that time of the year were you see a ton of gendered Christmas presents everywhere, whether its online, in magazines, television adverts or television programmes. We see them everywhere "This doll is for a little girl" "This train is for a little boy" "This deodorant is for a woman" "This game is for a … Continue reading Gendered Christmas Gifts
I always get asked on why I volunteer, and why I spend most of my hours in a day helping others, writing blog posts or sending important emails, when I could be out socialising, working or doing other bits and bobs. To be honest over the last three years I have managed to work 30+ … Continue reading Why is volunteering important to me?
Over the last few months transgender children have been the focus of most newspapers, with headlines such as "Sing along children. The skirt on the drag queen goes swish swish swish" in the Sun newspaper and "Church: Let little boys wear tiaras" in the Daily Mail newspaper. Our television programmes are highlighting that being transgender … Continue reading Transgender Children Need Our Support
At least once in our life we will suffer from a mental health issue, whether its anxiety, depression or an addiction. Our mental health is critical, and sometimes we never get real help, because it's not always "seen". The NHS is extremely underfunded when it comes to mental health services, we always hear of inpatient … Continue reading Don’t be an elf on the shelf – Speak up
December the first every year you will see a ton of red ribbons and individuals talking about world AIDS Day. World AIDS day is critical because it allows charities and individuals to talk about a subject which is very taboo. HIV is a virus that is spread through certain body fluids, which attacks the body's … Continue reading World AIDS Day 2017
