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The Magic of Tori Amos

 So, last night, I got to see Tori Amos (my first live concert back since the pandemic…I think…). Now, Tori always brings such light and inspiration, but what was so special was seeing her joy for live performing knowing how much she’s missed it. Being a performer myself, it was so humanizing to see that one of my idols was feeling the same way I was about the loss of performing and now having it back.  Not only, could you see the joy, but there was also this renewed sense of fire you can only get when something you love and treasure so deeply is taken from you and given back. There was even a wonderful moment where she got tangled in the mic chords and yelled “I’m stuck!” Every performer knows mishaps are bound to happen, and to see her take such joy even in that was so unbelievably refreshing.  Also she performed with a band for the first time in over a decade I believe. The sheer joy of watching live musicians connect and create on stage, there’s just nothing else like it on earth.
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Heartstopper

 So, I just discovered the Netflix series Heartstopper (based on the graphic novel of the same name), and I’m obsessed. Spoiler alert: it’s the cutest young adult LGBTQ+ romance show you will ever see.  Seeing a show like this is always a double-edged sword for me - on one hand it’s so incredibly cathartic to see a show with such great visibility and representation especially for future queer generations so they won’t have to have so much pain in finding their identity. On the other hand, it makes me deeply sad for myself and others like me who didn’t have shows like this growing up and had to feel so utterly alone (if only I had something like this growing up). In my therapy, we call this dialectics, or as I think about it, a “both-and” instead of an “either-or”. This show is incredibly healing and moving and gives me hope for the future, and it makes me sad for the unnecessary struggle I and others had to go through because of the lack of this kind of visibility. I think it’s importa
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Intro to Me

 Hi…I’m Kyra Leigh… I’m a 40 something trans woman who transitioned later in life (at 38). I have so many thoughts in my head and thought what better way to deal with them than to start a blog and share them with complete strangers. Haha! My plan is to talk about my trans experience and just my experience as a human being on this planet. I am by no means a medical or psychological professional in any way, nor am I the holder of a universal trans experience (as everyone is different). That said, if anything I say connects with people or helps people on their journey, that would be amazing. I don’t really have a game plan going into this either. So, expect lots of organized randomness (I am a Virgo after all). Anyway, thanks for reading and hopefully tuning in for more. Kyra 🏳️‍⚧️💙💗🤍💗💙
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