New Naming Days

It is an incredibly brave person who fully accepts themselves, especially when it seems the world is asking you to conform and just go with what society expects.

If you are someone who has struggled on the journey to self acceptance, you have more than likely had difficult conversations with loved ones, where you have to explain you are still the same person on the inside, you have just chosen to be happy and be your true self.

More often than not your birth name doesn`t continue with you on the rest of your journey and it can also be triggering to be constantly dead named and misgendered. I believe that your new name should be celebrated, this is a moment you should be proud of and able to share with everyone you love.

For a lot of family the lack of understanding comes from a place of not knowing what your new name and or pronouns will mean; will you have a new persona, will you be accepted and should they treat you differently?

Having a ceremony that can be as small or grand as you wish, will give your family and friends a place to fully take in and understand, why you have to say goodbye to your birth name and why you choose happiness and self love. 

Like Mama Ru always says, `If you can`t love yourself, how the hell can you gonna love somebody else?`.

You will always be you and that sometimes has to be said, no one is losing, your family are gaining a member of their family that believes in their own worth and wants to take their place in the world.

I am an ally and I want everyone to get a seat at the table where they are treated as equals.

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