The Purplepaw Blog

I did not enjoy last week. No, that description is simply too bland. Last week was horrid - worse than the little girl in the Longfellow

My good friend Morgan Whitten responded to a photograph I posted to social media recently. She called me beautiful, and I had to stifle the

Today I speak with the one and only Ossiana Tepfenhart, who covered the adult film industry as a journalist and has written on topics from

I was 13 years old when my father took me to a movie theatre to watch "Risky Business." I was certainly too young to understand

In this slightly different show, I engage my witchy side with Miriam Rachel, a medium and tarot reader who writes and teaches how to improve

A common assertion among many transgender people is the abject futility of explaining gender dysphoria to cisgender people. In answer, many cisgender people throw up

In this episode, I talk to Caitie Corradino, a Registered Dietician and body worker who explains the connections among body, mind, and spirit. Caitie and

Not long ago, my mental health deteriorated to the point I believed suicide was the only resolution. It was the worst I had felt since

When describing the distinction between sex and gender, I use an example of a species of fish from the Great Barrier Reef. This species of

Today I talk to Tucker Lieberman, an excellent author and philosopher whose transgender journey took place in part through his creativity. Tucker and I discuss

In this episode, I have an informal discussion with my good friend Alison (Dragon) Hiester - because any discussion we have is informal! We talk about

I am a scientist - an Analytical Chemist. As a graduate student, I was taught to consider experimental design, to question data acquisition and processing techniques,

Today I am honored to share this interview with my inspiring Sister Döro. She speaks under cover of anonymity about being transgender in Türkiye. The

I am a very special person. I am transgender. When I was born, a doctor inspected my anatomy and came to a conclusion about identity

Today's episode is about feminism. My friend Kendra and I muse on Western society and feminism's role in it.

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In my introduction to Internal Family Systems (IFS), I closed with Richard Schwartz's statement that there are no bad parts. That statement is at

It's October 2023, which means it's time to begin a new tradition. I love it when I get to talk directly to the

In this episode, we meet Morgaine (no, a different one!) whose education in Ancient Mediterranean History turns out to be some of the most fascinating

Previously, I compared the pressure of gender dysphoria to the Yellowstone Caldera. As I navigated the eruption that resulted in me transitioning gender, I expected

A good friend of mine - also a transgender woman, but currently unable to transition - sent me a surprising message. She apologized for not reaching out