Happy holidays! Sending love to everyone this season. If you're missing someone who isn't present for any reason, your feelings are valid. You're deserving of being surrounded in people who love and accept the true you. Brightest blessings during the darkest days of the year 🎄❤ . . . [ID: "happy holidays & happy new year" is written on a white background. There is a stage beside a pinecone on a pine tree branch, and moving & shimmering acorns move around the bottom left corner.]

Taking care of my physical self is sometimes a struggle. One thing that brings me joy (and tastes great!) is making juice! Following a fancy recipe was out of the question for my mental health, so I made this quick vid of my kitchen sink juice! Highly nutritive, kind of spicy, and a great start to an otherwise tough day ❤

#trans and #queer people deserve to be their true selves. For me, yoga has allowed me to see myself from an outside perspective. We can spend much of our lives identifying with the world and the expectations laid on us, and those we have of ourselves. We can identify with who we're socialized to be, the role we are "supposed" to fill. But the more I am able to quiet the constant thoughts in my mind & connect with my truest inner self, the more #queerness I find. The more #transness I find. The deeper I sink into my Self, the more my Self directs me toward fluidity of gender and sexuality. My yoga practice is a dedication to discovering my true self, and through yoga I've found I am an #agender person. It shouldn't be a radical statement for me to express this- humanity is a spectrum of expression, and mine is just one of so many expressions of Source in the world. . . . [ID: a Twitter post on a background of gold and yellow. Below the post are small dried flowers, light gray-purple. The post says, "All people are worthy of kindness and freedom of expression. This shouldn't be a radical statement."]

Yesterday, I GRADUATED! 🎓 I was a part of the last class at OSTM, and our last day on campus was the last day our school would operate the way it has for decades. This bittersweet truth caused my graduating class, a tight knit group of only 13, to become like family, people I now can't imagine my life without. It was either pass or not become an LMT- since the school won't be there next semester, there was no chance to repeat classes. Without my classmates, partner, and a few friends supporting me every step of the way, I absolutely would have dropped or failed out; no point in sugarcoating it. But I didn't; in fact, my neurodivergent self made salutatorian. Something I never imagined I'd ever be able to achieve. Becoming a massage therapist has changed me on every level of my being. I walked onto that campus broken, lost, and lonely. I walked away skilled, empowered, and surrounded in love. Closing this chapter joyfully, and ecstatic to start again with the new year ❤ . . . ID: in the first picture, Fawn is holding up two certificates, the left being an award for salutatorian and the right being a diploma in massage therapy. The first name is crossed out due to deadnaming. Fae are wearing a white turtle neck, brown skirt, and blue & brown jacket with a blue necklace. Their hair is short, messy, and auburn. Behind fae are many plants and pieces of art. In the second picture, 13 handprints of varying color circle 2 more like a yin & yang symbol. On the right, you can see a handprint with the nonbinary flag colors- that's Fawn's!

It's been a while, so allow me to reintroduce myself~ my name is Fawn. I am trans (nonbinary/agender) and queer. I am also a long time energy worker & Reiki Master, a yoga instructor, and when I graduate next Friday, a massage therapist! I specialize in holistic trauma recovery in the trans and queer community. My goal is to treat pain and energy imbalance to allow for healing on the deepest levels. I work with chronic pain and post surgery or injury, as well provide support for mental health, such as PTSD, anxiety and depression. This is done in a space where you feel not only safe, but encouraged to be yourself. Follow me for updates on my practice! Over the next few weeks I'll be announcing locations for in person sessions, redesigning virtual sessions, and more! And if you're already following, thank you so much for witnessing the transformation I've been through this past year. I am so grateful for you! . . ID: Fawn is sitting in the center of the frame wearing a blue shirt with white details, a yellow necklace, a mushroom earrings and a spiral septum piercing. Fae have reddish hair falling into their eyes. Behind fae is a mushroom house figurine, crystals and many plants on black shelving.

Pronouns are not preferred. They are not an option. Ask for peoples' pronouns, and use them all the time, even if they aren't there to hear it. Especially if they aren't there to hear it. Using someone's pronouns is respecting and caring for them. It's suicide prevention. #transrightsarehumanrights . . ID: two images with black, yellow and purple sprinkle backgrounds. Im a purple box, both images state "hi, my pronouns are:" and in a green box below, the first image says they/them and the second says fae/faer.

2.5 weeks until graduation! The last few months have been some of the most strenuous. On top of school, clinic, work, and parenting, my daughter has been quarantined twice this month, and my grandmother passed away. I've had every reason to give up, to step back, and walk away. However, these trying times have allowed me to practice being my authentic self, even when it's uncomfortable. It's taught me how to navigate the unknown while remaining true to myself and to the passion within myself. In the midst of trying times have been many healing moments, and I am grateful. What keeps you #grounded during chaotic times? Where do you turn to ensure you're still being authentic? . . ID: A Twitter post by Fawn is displayed with a yellow watercolor background. The tweet states, "In the stillness, you can begin to feel the quiet passion of your soul. As you learn to tune further into it, it burns brighter, so that you can't be anything other than yourself. Be loud, be proud, be you!"

6 WEEKS UNTIL GRADUATION 🥳🎉 It's been a loooong year, and I'm very much looking forward to being present with myself and my other passions again. Becoming an LMT has been one of the hardest but most rewarding adventures I've ever been on. I've learned so much about the body and how to take care of it. I've found MANY spaces where more inclusivity is needed. But I miss teaching yoga. I miss holding space during moon rituals. I miss being engaged with friends and colleagues here in internet space. I miss YOU. Only a few weeks left, then it's time to come back ❤ . . ID: Fawn is smiling wide. Their hair is red, and is curled back from their face. They are wearing elf ears with multiple silver earrings. They are wearing a white sweater with a black shirt underneath. They are also wearing a yellow necklace.

If it's not safe for you to publicly come out but you still want to be seen, my DMs are open with tons of support waiting 💖🌈 Please remember that if you cannot come out today, this doesn't invalidate your identity. Not everyone can safely be out for various reasons; this doesn't make one less queer, less trans, or less valid. Be safe and celebrate who you are! . . [ID: a pair of hands are painted in rainbow colors. The thumbs come together and the fingers come together, forming a heart. In the center, the text reads, "I am a safe person to come out to" with the hashtag, #nationalcomingoutday]

Yesterday was my 27th birthday! I spent it playing games, learning new poi tricks, eating veggie sushi and talking with the trees 🌳 I am so grateful for the ability to live my life authentically and fully. I learned in yoga teacher training that authenticity was key to being a positive influence in my community and to personal happiness & fulfillment. For me, I am not authentic if I am not openly quiet & nonbinary. Trying to fit into spaces where it's assumed people are cis & straight sometimes feels as if my authentic self is being choked - I cannot fit into a box without losing parts of myself in the bargain. And at 27, I am freeing myself from these kind of situations. I am committed to my own authenticity and to enabling the authentic expression of others. Thank you for allowing me to take up space and be myself. I will always do the same for you. . . . ID: Fawn is spinning two poi, socks with balls at the end. As they bring their hands closer together, the poi begin to spin opposite each other in a way that makes them appear to be hitting each other, but not. The trick is called "butterfly." Fawn is wearing a salmon colored hoodie with a green hat.

Releasing others' expectations of you is tough. And society places a lot of expectations on people, from the moment they're born. We're assigned a gender at birth based on anatomy. This distinction comes with a set of expectations about what you will be interested in, how you will dress, and how you should interact with others around you. To me, these expectations are attachments, meant to be questioned and released. If you keep a set parameter on your role in society, how can you free yourself to experience anything outside of that? Life is meant to be lived fully, moment by moment; expectations don't need to be a part of that. . . [ID: a Twitter post on a background of gold and yellow. Below the post are small dried flowers, light gray-purple. The post says, "You are who you say you are, not what they expect you to be."]

Being non-binary in a world fixated on gendering everything is exhausting. Lately I've been lazy about asking people to use my pronouns. I thought for a little while that maybe it didn't matter so much to me, to be referred to by she/her, but I'm coming to understand it makes a HUGE difference in my mental health. This morning, I accidentally misgendered myself, to myself, in my own subconscious thoughts. This made me want to scream and cry, because I am NOT a girl. But weeks of accepting she/her from clients, classmates and school staff, as well as family members, has really got me down. This is why I am so passionate about creating a space for non-gender conforming bodywork. If it has such a huge effect on my mental health, what does that mean for clients who are misgendered and asked intrusive questions by their massage therapist? How can you relax and have pain addressed when you are so tense from someone using your dead name? By this time next year, you'll be able to access affirming bodywork for pain management, mental health support and relaxation with me. And that is the thing that keeps me going. . . ID: Fawn is sitting in their car in a black shirt. There is sunlight hitting the lower part of their body. They have auburn hair and an undercut, and are looking at the camera with a partial smile. A Snapchat filter has added freckles to their face.