The Purplepaw Blog

The Universe knows I am different. I was marked Other from birth.

Perhaps in innocent eyes, I would appear as a white hound with red

This week, I want to tackle a comment that wonders if the transgender community is being punished in some way for past crimes. The commenter

On today's episode, I speak with Ailsa Blair about the drag community. Ailsa is a neurodiverse, nonbinary product designer and research leader who founded Drag

In last week's live stream, a viewer asked what I felt about a minority changing language against the will of the majority. Language, however, is

In this episode, I talk history with Neil Laird. Neil is an Emmy and BAFTA-nominated TV producer, novelist, and ancient history geek whose fiction retells

When I began this live stream, I intended to have it as interactive as I could. But I haven't done really well at that. Do

Today we hear an inspirational story from Duncan Bhaskaran-Brown. Duncan is a speaker, author, sober coach, and Morris dancer whose work challenges the stranglehold alcohol

In 1994, I moved from Southern California to Northeast Georgia.

I had little desire to relocate; I didn't move for fun or profit. Instead, I

Both sex and gender are well-defined terms used by biologists. But politicians and religious leaders have warped these terms for their gain. Today we face

Today's episode features a story of what can go right when you don't like school. Eric Gee is an author, a writing and life coach,

The Collective Unconscious is Carl Jung's best-known contribution to psychology. Symbols particular to human understanding of the Universe are stored there, waiting to be tapped

I'm back from a brief rest and ready to talk about my Big Problems - those questions I just have to answer, no matter how

Today we hear a heartbreaking story of disconnection with Kyleigh Weathers. Kyleigh is an attachment coach, podcaster, and the founder of Queerly Attached, through which

As I move into the realm of "just living" after gender-affirming care changed my life for the better, what tangible results have I experienced? The

For the past four months, my content - video and written - has focused largely on gender-affirming surgery. I wrote a retrospective leading up to

Today's episode features the eminently magical Jhenah Telyndru! Jhenah is an author, Celticist, and Priestess who founded the Sisterhood of Avalon. In this illuminating discussion,

When I traveled to Thailand for gender-affirming surgery, I never expected the best part of returning to the United States would be taking a cold

On today's show, I speak with the wonderfully introspective Louise Boye. Louise is a Qi Gong instructor and musician who also facilitates groups in learning

Coming to terms with being transgender is difficult enough, even without social pressure from friends, family, and employers. Throw in the expense of medical treatment,

I read an article recently that congealed many disparate thoughts I had over the past year into a coherent foundation for future work. That doesn't