In this episode we will be celebrating all things trans and gender diverse in honour of trans day of visibility which was this week on March 31st.

In particular I want to talk about visibility. Because so often we hear this term and I think it's one that comes attached with a bit of stigma.

It's almost like if you're trans or gender diverse that you're obligated to show up and advocate for the community and this is definitely not the case.

You don't owe anyone your visibility. Not the TGD community and especially not the cis. And regardless of where you're at or how you wanna express yourself you are flippin awesome and so valid.

If you have any questions about this episode or would like to learn about how we may be able to support you, you can go to www.fearlessmovement.co and send us a message.

In this episode we will be looking at some of the ways that training can support both non medical and medical transition pathways for Trans and Gender Diverse folks.

And today I really want to take a look how getting active can support whatever transition avenues you may be following.

I have worked with so many TGD folks from places all around the world who have all been interested in adding movement to their lives to help them affirm their identities.

Whether they've had physical goals or mental health goals, moving their bodies has been a really positive way to help them get there.

If you have any questions about this episode or would like to learn about how we may be able to support you, you can go to www.fearlessmovement.co and send us a message.

In this episode I'm gonna be talking with you about body image. Particularly the image that is sold by the fitness industry of stereotypically muscular "men" (People assigned Male at birth) and feminine, toned and petite "women" (People assigned Female at birth).

Now I know that I often point out the messaging and imagery that the fitness industry uses. This is because they are selling a false image to people.

They bet on folks coming to them because they feel unhappy with where they are at and thinking that if they just cut calories and go to a gym do and do HIIT classes and lift weights then they are going to look like the fitness models in the pictures they see everywhere.

And there is so much wrong with this. The biggest problem I see here is that it is selling a really toxic image that implies that health can only be achieved if you look like a fitness model.

If you have any questions about this episode or would like to learn about how we may be able to support you, you can go to www.fearlessmovement.co and send us a message.

In this episode we will be looking at cardio training. From all my years as a coach it is consistently the one form of training that most people dread and I used to be one of those people too.

Now just to be clear, this is not an episode where I try to convince you that you need to change your mind about your opinion of cardio.

I'm actually gonna share with you how I began to approach cardio training and how that changed my mind about it.

If you have any questions about this episode or would like to learn about how we may be able to support you, you can go to www.fearlessmovement.co and send us a message.

In this episode we will be looking at the benefits of body fat. Because having fat on our bodies is totally normal and totally ok.

The one sided narrative pushed by general social standards that fat is bad, unattractive, unhealthy or unneeded are just messed up and not a true representation of the truth about our bodies.

If you have any questions about this episode or would like to learn about how we may be able to support you, you can go to www.fearlessmovement.co and send us a message.

In this episode we will be busting a pretty commonly believed training myth. This is that training needs to be highly uncomfortable/painful to be effective.

This is a common narrative and is visible in "motivational" training slogans like:

no pain no gain.

The pain you feel today will be the strength you feel tomorrow.

Use the pain as fuel and keep on going.

You push through the pain because results matter.

It is a common misconception pushed by the fitness industry that training has to be uncomfortable to be effective. This isn't true. And it certainly isn't motivating.

And it's dangerous to think that pain is an acceptable part of training.

If you have any questions about this episode or would like to learn about how we may be able to support you, you can go to www.fearlessmovement.co and send us a message.

In this episode we will be looking at show you can physically prepare for top surgery or chest reduction.

There are many factors involved in preparing for surgery. It's a pretty impactful experience on our bodies.

When it comes to top surgery or having a chest reduction, the biggest things that many TGD folks focus on is pec development and weight loss in the lead up. And this is a great focus. It can definitely help with how your chest may look post surgery.

But this focus misses a key part of top surgery, and this is the recovery process.

If you have any questions about this episode or would like to learn about how we may be able to support you, you can go to www.fearlessmovement.co and send us a message.

This is part two of how to become a trans and gender diverse ally. Today we're going to take a look at the importance of language and the way that we use it.

Remember allyship is not about telling everyone how inclusive and accepting you are. It's about showing up every day and doing the work to help make the spaces you engage in, safer and more accessible for TGD folks.

If you have any questions about this episode or would like to learn about how we may be able to support you, you can go to www.fearlessmovement.co and send us a message.

This episode is for anyone wanting to do better as an ally for trans and gender diverse folks or learn about becoming one.

Because being an ally isn't just a once off thing. It's not just being performative when Trans or Gender Diverse (TGD) folks are around. It's about doing the work even when TGD folks aren't around.

It's having those tough conversations with friends, colleagues and family about transphobic things they may say or do and not being willing to be complicate in their transphobia.

If you have any questions about this episode or would like to learn about how we may be able to support you, you can go to www.fearlessmovement.co and send us a message.

In this episode we will be looking at managing your expectations around getting active. When we are starting to get active or getting back into movement after a break it can be really easy to place expectations on what you're going to do for yourself.

However, these expectations may not be helpful or sustainable and can ultimately make training something that you may dread or not enjoy doing. But, it doesn't have to be this way.