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Christy: What is the "academy", please? Dee and Christy: After writing my comment on Monday I came across the report that my coach provided when I went through a more extensive test (which is known as the Meyers-Briggs Step I and Step II Testing and Interpretive Report) about seven years ago. Indeed, it pegs me as INTJ, however: - Although I'm an "I" (Introversion) I'm one of those people who often strikes up a friendly conversation in places like grocery store check out lines. When it comes to more professional conversations I have to push myself. - It's a real toss-up for me between S vs. I (Sensing vs. Intuition) and T vs. F (Thinking vs. Feeling). It's fascinating for me to read and consider this now, and with the added details in the report — which is 18 pages long — it's interesting to consider how I (we) straddle the Meyers-Briggs type indicators. I engaged with this coach at a time when I also wanted to consider an alternative career that I hoped would be more aligned with my core personality, values, etc. This has been a common theme throughout my adult life... although successful I was never satisfied. Notably, at that time (2012) my gender dysphoria and all that was buried way back in the closet under layers of shame. I certainly didn't share any of this with my coach. And now that I'm no longer avoiding that aspect of myself I feel confident that had I acknowledged and supported living and being authentic earlier in my life, well, I might very well have been happier in my career and/or would have found one that truly was more satisfying for me.

I went to my first support group session tonight. The group. meets once a month and is moderated by my therapist. Approximately 15 people attended and was highly relevant to the issues I'm most concerned with and many other issues important to the others. All were MTF, and some were post surgery. Met several girls with very similar backgrounds as myself and made a few friends that I look forward to getting to know better, too. I think on all accounts, for myself and the others it was very productive and informative. I am looking forward to the next one.☺️

Sorry Christy/Emma, I do not know anything about the academy - i'm guessing it must be connected to the site Christy used for her test somehow? You can change which answers you get at different times, as we can drift as we become more confident or if we are doing certain tasks, but knowing that as an introvert being with others drains my energy no matter how much I enjoy building relationships - it makes sense when I do not want to leave the house, and then being someone who is intuitive and reactive & struggles to make detailed plans, means if I am working with someone who needs those things then I will have to adapt to prevent clashes. It is extremely useful and I've never seen it get someone "wrong".

It is herbal, the claim is for up to two cup sizes in 6 months... I'll let you gals know how it comes out. All my love, Tilly