Terry

@nakedmindfulness.bsky.social

Gender queer(any pronouns) and pan 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 | body affirming and sex positive photographer All bodies are worthy of being documented and celebrated as artwork.

I bought a shoulder length wig. Put it on and then just looked in the mirror for a good two minutes before realizing that I was smiling. That’s the magic of gender euphoria.

I will never stop being in awe at the amazing ways that we exist as humans in this world. The shapes and colors of our bodies. The myriad of textures and all ways that we are unique. I will never stop enjoying creating art focused on humans and their relationship with their body.

Person looking into the camera with their hand gently resting on their chest

Nothing will make you feel more insignificant than observing the night sky from a place with zero light pollution getting in the way. I recently took this when visiting Big Bend National Park.

The night sky featuring an image full of stars and the observable Milky Way.

That we have been so well conditioned by ideals of bodies being something we should be ashamed of is wild. We are naked before we are anything else. Before the immense weight of body shame and chronic self image issues were thrust upon us we were unclothed and just present and content in our bodies.

It’s been mentally draining just existing lately. It’s made me have little to no desire to do anything that involves other people. I long for a world that I don’t have to fight so hard to just exist in. It’s absolutely exhausting being queer and trans right now. Just let us exist.

Person sitting in car looking off to the distance.

Self pleasure is important. If you don’t know what brings you pleasure how are you going to be able to express to your partner(s) what you need. A healthy relationship with sex and your body will directly contribute to a healthy sexual relationship with the partners you engage with.

I don’t know who needs to hear this but, you’re doing a good job. You don’t have to burn yourself out to be worthy of rest and healing. Now go drink your water you cutie patootie.