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Today's episode features Dr. Allison Battles, a Queer and Pagan licensed clinical psychologist, trauma specialist, and Certified Therapeutic Game Master. Yes - Game Master! Allison

I got an amazing question from Brenda Lee about how I can acknowledge magic along with science. The answer is simple, even if the explanation

Two seemingly unrelated events came together for me - an overly complicated definition of sex, and a challenge to my gender. In this live stream,

Today's episode features David Alan Brown's story of transformation. David is an author, educator, and developer of the Convergence method, which guides you through self-discovery

Today's show features Arnold Beekes and his story of overcoming the narratives that hold us back. Arnold is an author, speaker, and Brain Fitness Trainer

Today's episode follows Gretchen Schoser's chilling story of despair and rebirth. Gretchen is a suicide attempt survivor, award-winning podcaster, and tech-savvy entrepreneur whose work focuses

Caster Semenya is back in the news, and it's worth discussing whether the organizations policing athletes are using biology properly. How do humans develop reproductive

Today I welcome Tigrilla Gardenia's plant wisdom to the show. Tigrilla is a Nature-Inspired Mentor, Certified Life Coach, and World Ambassador for Plant Advocacy. We

07 July 2025 - marked three years of gender transition!

In this somewhat sprawling retrospective, I discuss the experience and what I've gleaned from it.

This week's episode features Bobbi Barrington's ability to reframe the stories she told herself all her life. Bobbi is a keynote speaker, coach, and transgender

Society defines "normal" only as "common and frequent," as statistics might have it. But statistics weaponizes science. The Scientific Method - that is, actually observing

Today's episode features the life and magic of Storm Faerywolf. Storm is an author, educator, warlock, and Co-Founder of Modern Witch University. In our discussion,

Gender transition is self-care, but it's not the only self-care you have to do when you begin. Transition may address some problems while uncovering long-ignored

Today's episode features the incredible Louise, or LouLou, and what life as a T Elder means. LouLou is just a lass trying to live her

It's been a rough six months getting to Pride Month, and yet here we are again. This year, I realized caring for myself is the

Today's episode is a special Pride Month offering featuring Queer Thelemite Maevius Lynn. Lynn is an esoteric author, content creator, and advocate of the new

Today's episode features some funny (and poignant) stories from Paul Cram. Paul is an actor, book lover, and multimedia designer who catalogs and celebrates Queer

I'm a transgender woman who completed every bit of gender transition. Got questions about the science, the philosophy, the experience? I'm ya girl. 💜🏳️‍⚧️💜

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In this episode, we hear Koby Falks's story of finding authenticity and strength by challenging toxic masculine stereotypes. Koby is an adult content creator, entrepreneur

Trump demanded a review of gender-affirming care data - his version of the Cass Review - but violates every characteristic of good science. Not surprisingly,