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Transition
Happy Sunday everyone, and if you're in the UK right now we're transitioning from autumn into winter, I'm sat under a blanket with chilly...
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Nov 26, 20235 min read
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Navigating The Authority Gap as a Trans Women in Medicine
I've been thinking all week about what to talk about for Trans Awareness Week. There hasn't really been a topic that has jumped out to my...
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Nov 17, 20234 min read
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Creating The World We Want to See
As we all know I like to reflect on things a lot. Probably too much; but it's me and I've always been the same and I'm not going to...
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Nov 5, 20233 min read
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Let's Talk About Sex: The Science
One of the reasons discussions around trans people have become so challenging is because over the past century we've become used to...
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Oct 29, 20235 min read
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Let's Talk About Sex: the worrying rise of 'biological' in discussions around trans people
I've wanted to write this post for a while. I've not been sure how to though as it can get sciencey and I want my posts to be accessible...
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Oct 22, 20235 min read
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Dear Ellie
One of the tasks I was set early on in therapy was to write a letter to my younger self. I haven't don't it. Why? I don't really know. I...
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Oct 13, 20233 min read
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Waving through a Window
Anyone that's been within 10 feet of me recently will know that I'm currently obsessed with 'Dear Evan Hansen'. I'm liable to break into...
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Oct 11, 20234 min read
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The Apologetics of Being Trans
As a student I was a member of a bible study group. I know that I've talked before about the mixed feelings I've been left with from...
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Oct 7, 20234 min read
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The Subtle Shifting Sands of Time
Well it all got very heavy there for a moment didn't it. I hope you enjoyed that extended interlude into my attempt to find joy and...
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Sep 7, 20235 min read
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In Pursuit of Joy: The End
When I started this post a week or so ago I thought it was a simple post about ice skating. It's turned into an absolute flood of complex...
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Aug 30, 20234 min read
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In Pursuit of Joy: Ellie Goes Ice Skating
Gosh well that was a lot of introduction to what was meant to be a post about how much I love ice skating. I wasn't quite expecting to go...
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Aug 22, 20238 min read
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In Pursuit of Joy: Saying Yes to Change
So I know I said in part one that that part 2 would be about ice skating but I was mistaken. I'm grateful to those of you that have...
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Aug 19, 20235 min read
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In Pursuit of Joy: Part 1
This was originally going to be a single post about Figure Skating, but as I started to write it I realised that I needed to explain why...
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Aug 17, 20235 min read
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Hair: Getting my childish wish and my attempt to undo it
When I was little I had ridiculous hair. It was golden, curly and shiny for days. I always remember older women gushing with how much...
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Aug 13, 20234 min read
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Once More With Feeling
Gosh it's been a while hasn't it! Life has been a hectic rollercoaster these past few months and well I just haven't had the headspace to...
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Aug 8, 20233 min read
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Mabon
As summer turns to autumn we finally reach the point where the days from here on in will be shorter than the night. The curtain begins to...
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Sep 23, 20223 min read
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On trying to be a little less Piglet and a little more Tigger
It’s been a while since I’ve had the capacity to think about writing some of my thoughts out on paper. The past few months have been...
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Sep 7, 20224 min read
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Faith and The Power It Had Over Me
I currently have three versions of this post sat waiting for me to finish in my drafts folder. You'll have noticed that I haven't posted...
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Jul 27, 20228 min read
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Faith: Part 1
I've talked in previous posts about how sometimes there are moments when I feel connected to the world in a bigger way than just myself....
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Jul 13, 20224 min read
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Dysphoria
When you start looking into conversations about trans people one of the first things you'll hear about is a word that for a long time has...
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Jul 10, 20225 min read
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I started Diary of a Trans Girl with the goal of offering readers a glimpse into my thoughts and experiences. It might be interesting for some it might not for others but it's mine.
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