Amethysta Herrick, Ph.D.

Amethysta Herrick, Ph.D.

Ami is a transgender woman dedicated to exploring identity and gender. She is Editor-in-an Identity Guide and Founder of The Purplepaw Clan, LLC.

  • Colorado, USA
  • 278 Posts

The Meaning Is in the Experience

Gender Identity Today - now in convenient podcast form!

In this episode, I speak with Andrea Leigh about saying "yes" to experiences. Andrea is a high-impact coach, fashionista, and Co-Host on Thriving Women Network

What Is a Woman?

Identify Yourself - a live stream you can live with

In media today, we hear plenty about gender. Gender is a social construct. Gender is derived from physical organs. Join Ami as she questions the

Finding My Femininity Only to Lose It

Humans must balance the masculine and feminine - or suffer the consequences

Who are we, really?

Is identity based in our job? Our clothes? Our hair? Is identity derived from our family's legacy - noble or otherwise?

How to Be an Ally during Pride Month and HRT before Surgery

Identify Yourself - a live stream you can live with

I asked you for questions, and you had a few! In this live stream...

  • During Pride Month, @angelvii wonders how best to be an Ally

When Am I Qualified to Decide Who I Am?

Identify Yourself - a live stream you can live with

In this live stream, I address comments I got about being able to understand myself, my identity, and my gender. I then talk about how

07 June 2024 - Kink Will Bring Us Together

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Today's episode features Jake Didinsky, a pansexual, nonbinary DJ and Producer. Jake is also co-founder of the inclusive night club event "Lights Out, Barks Out.

Within Madness Lies Power - 31 May 2024

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In today's episode, I speak with Karen Anne Coccioli. Karen is a queer author and public speaker whose queer memoir "Paradise" is available on Amazon.

My False Step of Transgender Hope

I was never equipped to be an Alpha Male

The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 rocked United States society to its core. For the first time in recent US history, citizens felt unsafe

24 May 2024 - Changing the Narrative

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Today's episode features the effervescent Cherish Amber! Cherish is a queer sex, love, and relationship coach who teaches we must know ourselves in order to

A Transgender Retrospective

A quarter-century of poor choices and exceptional support

I am scheduled to travel to Thailand in July for gender-affirming surgery, as I wrote in a previous post. Because I must wind down my

17 May 2024 - Doing What It Takes Because You Must

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In today's episode, I speak with the incredible Jasmine Vine! If you've been living under a rock for the past decade, Jasmine is a trans

The Nonexistent Link between Autism and Gender Dysphoria

Two observations can be true and yet unrelated

A recent article in the Daily Mail claims a biological link between autism and gender dysphoria. I provided comments to the author of the article,

Sex vs. Gender - The Science and Philosophy

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This is a presentation I did for California Aggregation for Gender Diversity that culminates all the work I have done over the past two years.

10 May 2024 - Breaking All the Rules

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In this episode, I am proud to feature my dear friend Kaedyn Nedopak. Kaedyn is an Award-winning Queer Transgender Producer, Author, Podcaster, and Activist...and

The Human System of Identity

We are both immutable and correctable - a contradiction in human experience

Two comments caught my attention recently. At first, they seem contradictory, but together, they expose a deeper-lying mechanism of human identity.

The first comment concerned

03 May 2024 - Evolving Past Adversity

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This episode features Win Charles, an award-winning author, podcaster, and advocate for people with disabilities. Win and I discuss the abuse people with disability face,

Success in a Creative World

The benefit of a creative life must not entail the detriment of an adoring audience

This past weekend, I went to a burlesque show directed by my dear friend Julia DiVerdi. The event was almost overwhelming in its innovation. I

26 April 2024 - The Stories That Must Be Told

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Today I present an amazing conversation with Lindsay Law. Lindsay retired from a career as an executive producer and President of Fox Searchlight Pictures to

19 April 2024 - Reclaiming the Present Moment

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In this episode, I host Dr. Lino Martinez! Dr. Lino is an author, podcaster, and Professor of Psychology who views his ability to survive not

Leaving Some in the Tank

The one time you're glad you still have gas

Over the past week, I feel I entered a manic period. I am sleeping less, but I have a sense of energy that surprises me.