Shiloh Madison
Bio
Writer. Wiccan. Trans Man. Neurodivergent. Pet Parent. I explore LGBTQIA2S+, human rights, mental health, poetry, and gaming. Sharing my lived experience to heal, spark dialogue, and hold space for others.
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Colorado Springs LGBTQIA
Colorado Springs, Colorado. Once a notorious red spot in an otherwise blue state, is slowly becoming more liberal and accepting. Don’t get me wrong, there is still a heavy religious and military presence in the area, but that just means Grindr is never quiet.
By Shiloh Madison8 days ago in Pride
Coming Out as Trans
Six years ago I had a well meaning therapist try to point out to me that I should take a look within myself and see how I feel about my gender orientation. He said this due to a year of me unloading all of my issues and insecurities onto him and a pattern that he recognized within my stories that I personally did not, and would not for another four years.
By Shiloh Madisonabout a month ago in Humans
A Guide to LGBTQA Identifications
Unless you have been living under a rock since the 1960s, you are at least vaguely aware of the LGBTQA+ Community and have probably heard endless terms that you have no clue the meaning of. It is hard to understand a community when you can't even understand what they are talking about in the first place, so here is a list of the most common and basic identifications in the LGBTQA+ Community.
By Shiloh Madison5 years ago in Humans
An Open Letter to Moms of Angels
Dear Mothers, You are a Mom. Even if your baby never got to take its first breath, you are a Mom. I am so, so sorry that you have lost your baby. No words or false 'it will get better's' will ever fill that hole from your child. It doesn't matter if it was miscarriage, stillborn, SIDS, or some other unfortunate event that ended in you losing your child.
By Shiloh Madison5 years ago in Families
So You Want To Be Wiccan
In 2014, the Pew Research Center conducted a survey that estimated 0.4% of Americans identify as being part of a pagan or Wiccan religion. That is around 1 million people. Neopaganism, as it is sometimes called, has flourished in the past 20-30 years.
By Shiloh Madison5 years ago in Longevity
Coping With Grief and Loss
Grief is something that is unique in that everyone feels and processes the pain in a different way. Most people have heard about the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. But there are people that don’t go through all five stages before they begin to heal, and others that do go through all five and still aren’t healing. The path to healing is uniquely your own.
By Shiloh Madison5 years ago in Psyche
How to Manage During a Depressive Episode
Depression has a way of taking over your daily life without you noticing it until it has managed to consume everything. Figuring out how to take control of your depression so you can still focus on the day to day mundane tasks without wanting to crawl back into bed and never return is a real skill.
By Shiloh Madison5 years ago in Psyche
