Author: Talya

Sorry for the delay between posts but I’ve been of an adventure. I’m still adventuring, but now taking it a little calmer.

The man I was shaped by two good men, my Dad and my Art Teacher, and many strong women (my mum, sisters, the other Art teacher and many more). Even before coming to terms with myself, I understood how much toxic masculinity is normalised in our society and tried to not add to it. To…

I’ve decided to open myself to an opportunity and experience that I’ve been wanting to try for a very long time. And, as you can see, I’m a little excited. The details, not really for this channel, but it should be empowering.

The Women’s Institute has supported Trans women for 40 years. And that has come to an end, not because the stopped believing that Trans Women are Women, but out of fear of weaponised lawsuits they can not afford to defend. This has hit me hard because I had planned on joining my mum’s WI group…

There’s a number of stress points happening right now that have me un-centred. My belly dancing class and the amazing ladies there, have got me feeling so much more me again. Thank you, you amazing ladies

The is a power in accepting and showing vulnerability. Seeing someone fail, accept that failure with grace and try again, can be more inspiring that seeing someone that appears to never fail (they have, they just hide it). Accepting our weaknesses allows us to work with them. Here’s a link to the TED talk that…

This happened to me yesterday, and wanted to share what it is really like.

Bullying is normalised under toxic masculinity and its called Banter. Men are trained from an early age to target those different and create emotional barriers.