My posts
You can subscribe to receive new posts via email here.
on my mind
Published: 2023-06-12
This is a follow up to the post I wrote a few weeks ago (Committing To A Better Me). Content warnings for depression themes and mentions of suicide. About five weeks ago, I finally reached out to my doctor about my symptoms of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. They gave me a referral to a therapist, nearly two months off work, and a prescription for an anti depressant, sertraline. The next couple of weeks were extremely tough as I was dealing with both my own breakdown and adjusting t
Reading time: 5 minutes
Read
Committing To A Better Me
Published: 2023-05-09
I don’t need to tell any of you about the many stressors and anxieties surrounding being a trans person in the year 2023. I feel like it’s a topic that’s been done to death and only serves to make people needlessly worried and scared and serves no real purpose. No, what I’m focussing on today is how that there’s so many things that have been affecting my brain and my ability to function normally in my day to day, and finally, I’ve hit a point where I’m getting the help I need and working on a pl
Reading time: 2 minutes
Read
Pizza Restaurants Are Too Pretentious For Their Own Good
Published: 2023-04-28
Pizza should be an unfussy vessel for cheese and carbs to enter your mouth.
Reading time: 2 minutes
Read
i wish i was normal
Published: 2023-04-17
i wish i didn’t have breakdowns from being around too many people or unfamiliar situations or too many sensory inputs. i wish i didn’t have to act hard to blend in with others. i wish i didn’t have to constantly worry about my access to healthcare and medication. i wish i didn’t have to worry about getting harassed or hurt any time i leave my house. i wish i didn’t get misgendered by strangers daily, especially when i talk to them. i wish i didn’t have to avoid social media and reading news
Reading time: 1 minutes
Read
Trans Day of Invisibility And Two Years Out
Published: 2023-03-31
Trans Day of Visibility 2021, two years ago, I changed my social media and came out to everyone remaining as Maisie. You can read about it here: Hello World, Again. The two years that have followed have been such a whirlwind rollercoaster ride. I’ve made some incredible friends, found many wonderful and supportive communities, and finally in 2022 I was able to really start feeling like I’d found my place in the world. Things have got to a point where transition is far from being my main person
Reading time: 2 minutes
Read