Eli Lawliet, Ph.D., The Gender Doula

@thegenderdoula.com

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🍉 Providing support to trans people, gender explorers, and families with trans members in Los Angeles, CA and worldwide! 🍉 www.TheGenderDoula.com

a white background with a pink wiggle shape at the top and an orange-y squiggle at the bottom. In the upper left corner is The Gender Doula logo - it says The Gender Doula in green bold serif font on a black circle with 3 magenta protea flowers behind and around it. Next to the logo, in thick black serif font, it reads, “Official Merch.” These details are the same for each slide and will not be repeated. On the first slide, there is a pink t-shirt that has a design on it. The words at the top of the shirt read “Trans People are Magic”. The design itself has all kinds of hummingbirds, mushrooms, flowers, and plants against a navy sky with golden stars. At the bottom, it says “@TheGenderDoula”. In sans serif font, text above the shirt reads, “It’s finally here!!” And “Totes available too!” Under the shirt, in the same font, it reads, “Trans People are Magic” available in 4 styles and lots of colors!
A tiny hummingbird with green body and red throat sitting in a shallow bath.
You do not need to hate your body. You do not need to hate your name. You do not need to hate at all. Because gender transition is a profound act of love.
The background of this and all following slides is the same - a blurry pink rose. In white serif font which is also the same for each slide, it reads: The threshold for transition is not self-hatred or dysphoria. It is desire.
A screen shot of a Spotify playlist titled Breathwork for Trans Liberation Feb 2025z songs shows are “meeting is a pleasant place” by Sam lee, “thrift (dig in dig in)” by spell songs, and “Imali” by The Joy.
A little cat with tan fur and dark brown points, sleeping face down in a rolling sea of fuzzy pink blankets.
On a bed covered in soft pink blankets, a dog and two cats are all curled into matching positions while the rain falls outside.
Text reads: How to be nimble: We will be learning this lesson together in 2025 and beyond. However, between the LA fires and a personal health crisis, January of 2025 started my own lessons in nimbleness with a bang. Here’s what I’ve learned so far. Don’t get attached to any specific outcomes, good or bad. Moderate your intake of the news and of other people’s reactions to the news (aka, social media). Focus on meeting the moment where it is at: be present with what is more than what you assume will be. Cultivate your discernment. Resource yourself daily, in as many ways as you can.
Background image is the same for all slides and will not be repeated. A white, fluffy mountain goat picks their way down what might, from a distance, appear to be a sheer rock face. Their small hooves manage to find the outcroppings. A beige banner over the top carries bold, black text that reads, "A Theme for 2025." The same color and style of bonner below hold text that reads, "Be Nimble." At the bottom of every slide, a beige banner holds text that reads "@TheGenderDoula | www.TheGenderDoula.com"
Eli, a white trans man with brown hair and a brown beard, stands in a redwood grove. He is wearing a pink and green dress and a flower crown, along with several necklaces. He is standing in front of an altar made out of a ladder covered with various items, as well as two puppets - one shaped like a heart with a face on it, and the other, a sun with a face.