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
  • 290 Posts

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.

A Sense of Beauty in Gender Identity and Sexuality

Completing my circuitous walk around a theory of identity

In a previous article describing gender and gender identity, I refer to gender as a process as opposed to an object or possession. That is,

12 April 2024 - Music, Community, and How We Become

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Today's episode features Mx. Crys/ta Song, a Speech Language Pathologist and vocalist who is also Board Co-Chair of Queer Oriented Radical Days of Summer

05 April 2024 - Marketing to the Transgender Experience

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This week's episode features the ever-talented Danni Velasquez-Mora. Danni is Founder and Creative Director of Womankind Creative and - because we had such a great

Transgender Day of Visibility Is for Us All

You and I both feel pain from social trauma

This past Sunday - 31 March 2024 - was Transgender Day of Visibility. I made a tongue-in-cheek video for the occasion predicting an uproar over

29 March 2024 - In Praise of the Mammal Brain

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In this week's episode, I speak with Professor Loretta Breuning about human behavior. Loretta is a Professor Emerita of Management, the Founder of The Inner

22 March 2024 - The Stories That Live between the Lines

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Today's episode features an amazing artist and friend, Cendrine Marrouat. Cendrine really has done it all: poet, photographer, painter, podcaster, and author. We discuss topics

The Cheap Distraction of "Gender Ideology"

Public Service Announcement: your government isn't interested in helping you

I am very angry.

Last week, I discovered the gender-affirming surgery I scheduled for 01 May 2024 is not likely to occur. In short, I

15 March 2024 - The Effect of Childhood on Who We Are

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In today's episode, I have a fun discussion about a serious topic with Brittany Sandoval. As a registered nurse and foster parent, Brittany had to