Transgender Body Dysphoria and How I Deal With the Mirror
Struggling with transgender body dysphoria in the mirror? Here’s how I manage it—what helps, what hurts, and how I keep showing up.
Exploring gender in all its complexity—for me, for you, for anyone questioning where they fit or who they are.
Struggling with transgender body dysphoria in the mirror? Here’s how I manage it—what helps, what hurts, and how I keep showing up.
I read “She’s Not the Man I Married” by Helen Boyd and saw parts of my own marriage in it. Honest, emotional, and messy in all the ways gender and love can be.
I worked through the Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook as part of gender therapy. Here’s how it helped—and why I recommend it for trans folks in crisis.
My therapist asked me: how can I become more feminine in my everyday life? This post explores the small, subtle, and emotional ways I’m answering that.
I thought feminization turned me on—but it was really submission. Being a submissive crossdresser helped me uncover who I really am.
Do I still benefit from white male privilege when I present as Michelle? A personal reflection on identity, perception, and the weight of what I carry.
I read “My Husband Betty” by Helen Boyd and kinda saw my marriage in it. Not perfect, but honest and real—and it hit way closer than I expected.
Is crossdressing offensive to women? Here’s what my wife asked me that shook me—and why I think it’s a question worth sitting with, not avoiding.
Why a transgender photoshoot feels like more than a fantasy—and how it could help me build confidence, feel seen, and finally be myself.
Living between two worlds—public conformity and private truth—makes crossdressing feel both essential and exhausting. Here’s how I cope.