Insights on Gender-Affirming Care

If someone has ever told you hormone therapy is quietly wrecking your bones, this post is for you.   It’s a fear that gets passed around a lot, sometimes by well-meaning providers who read one outdated study, sometimes by people who just want another reason to make you doubt your own care. Here’s the more […]

If you’re trying to start or stay on hormone therapy and the noise online has you scared, this post is for you.   Let’s start with the thing you actually need to hear: as of 2026, HRT in Texas is still legal for adults. Despite a steady stream of alarming headlines and a lot of

If you had top surgery and no one on your care team mentioned physical therapy, this post is for you.   Most of the conversation around chest surgery stops at the operating room. You get your drains removed, a follow-up with your surgeon, and a vague instruction to “take it easy.” What often goes unsaid

If you’re planning gender-affirming surgery — or recovering from one — and nobody has mentioned physical therapy to you yet, this post is for you.   Gender affirming physical therapy is one of the most useful, least talked-about pieces of transition care. Surgeons tell you what to expect in the operating room. They don’t always

  If you’ve started hormone therapy and noticed the gym feels different — or you’re about to start and want to know what to expect — this post is for you.   Hormone therapy changes a lot: sleep, mood, skin, energy, how your clothes fit. It also changes how your muscles build, repair, and respond

If you’re preparing for top surgery and want to give your body the best possible head start, this post is for you.   Most of the mental energy before surgery goes where it should: finding the right surgeon, setting up your recovery space, arranging time off, and texting your people. What rarely makes the list

For many people, the holidays are framed as a time of closeness, tradition, and togetherness. For others, this season can bring up grief, stress, or feelings of ostracization. We see this especially in queer and trans folks, people with chronic illness or disability, and anyone who’s experienced exclusion or harm from their family of origin.

Netflix’s new docuseries about The Biggest Loser stirred up a lot of feelings — especially for those of us who work at the intersection of movement, metabolism, body image, and real-world health. As I watched, one detail stuck with me: when people undergo massive weight-loss, chest contouring and skin-removal often leave scars that look a

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What does gender mean to you? For Syd Young, answering that question meant diving headfirst into something completely out of their comfort zone—drag. Think six-inch white leather boots, burlesque classes, and a whole lot of trial and error. “I had no idea if hyper-femininity was for me,” Syd admits. “But I knew I had to