I was talking to my therapist yesterday. And we were talking about the importance of retaining all the good things about who you were pre-transition as you go through transition and then start a new, female life.
'You are strong now,' she said, 'and you will be a strong woman, too.'
And then she added, 'I think of my girls as warrior princesses.'
I should say that my therapist is like a girls' school headmistress. Anyone who goes through transition with her - and there are LOTS - is one of 'my girls' and it's possessive, and supportive and very sweet. Anyway, she then went on: 'They're amazing. They're beautiful and feminine, but within them they have everything they learned and experienced when they were living a male life, and it gives them incredible power.'
I think it's an incredibly empowering idea to think of oneself as a warrior princess. And I know that it can apply to all of us, so I just wanted to share it with everyone here.
Be proud.
Be strong.
You're a warrior princess!!
