My beach
My beach is a lovely wee beach, just down the road from my house. It's almost always quiet and mostly jellyfish free. This was it at...
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Swimming for survival
Open water swimming from a trans perspective
Over the winter, I nearly died. Not from anything other than frustration and dysphoria. There were two things that really stopped me and that is a good therapist and open water swimming. It’s my intention to fill this page with all of the things I get from cold water swimming and even facts and figures occasionally!
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I've been away...
I don't want to get in to why I've been away too much, but suffice it to say, life hasn't been easy since I moved to Northern Ireland,...
It's been a while
But I'm coming back! (Watch this space!)
We're falling this way, that way, over the Irish Sea...
This blog comes with a request, or demand, if you will. Please read it with Grace Petrie's Storm to Weather playing. Her song explains my...
New horizons
There will soon be a different beach, a different bunch of people and different smiles. I am going to Northern Ireland for a pre-move...
Tw: misery-ish
The other night, I was up fairly late and considering going to sleep (I’d had a week long manic episode and could only think about sleep...
What should I take swimming?
So I'm going to make a list of things I consider vital for your first swim. The different seasons obviously affect what you might want to...
Trans Euphoria
There are very few places, or times that I can say I looked at myself and went 'awwww yea'. However, I'm doing it more and more these...
Taking Pride in swimming
I went swimming on the 26/6/2021 with Swim Freedom (Swim Freedom | Your Swimming Adventure) as part of the LEAP Sports Festival Fortnight...
Taking my top off in public
So here's a new thing I would like to write about. I think this will be a short post and it may get ranty and a bit... free the nipple-y....
How I Survived Without The Sea: the Trans Edition
So, it was suggested to me that I write about how I survived for weeks without even putting my toes in the water and even longer without...
I showed the sea my cute nips
Before I get in to this, I want to say something - do not do this without thinking it through. It i not 100% safe given that it can...
Dysphoria and The Sea
I am a water baby. Always have been. I grew up near the sea and have been attracted to places on the coast ever since I moved out of the...
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