The Fox and the Phoenix

In this episode, Julie asks Savannah how her experience was going to therapy for the first time... as Savannah. Sure, Chuck has been going to therapy for a while now, but this marked the first time the therapist asked Savannah to make an actual "wig to heel" appearance "on the couch". They touch on the actual session experience, the nervousness Savannah felt about showing up fo...

In this BLUE SKY episode, Savannah brings together and shared with Julie her own list of a few male-to-female life hacks she either has heard of or employed during her time on this planet. From taking time to make sure every strand of hair is in place to having the right padding and proportions, from taking mindful steps to casting intentional movement in one's feminine space, from being aware...

In this episode, Julie sent out an "all points bulletin" to ask our community what DIY and life hacks they have discovered, invented, or employed in the development of their male-to-female gender diverse lives. On air, she shares some of the responses with Savannah and with the listeners in the hopes that these great ideas can be utilized by others as well. Even Savannah, when her memory...

In this episode, Savannah and Julie wish you a good start to the summer of 2023. We hope you enjoyed your weekend of independence! We will be be back next week - July 12th - with all new episodes! ----- SAVANNAH HAUK is the author of “Living with Crossdressing: Defining a New Normal” and “Living with Crossdressing: Discovering your True Identity“. While both focus on the male-to-female (mtf) cross...

In this episode, Savannah and Julie wish you a good start to the summer of 2023. Have an amazing month of PRIDE! We will be be back July 12th with all new episodes! ----- SAVANNAH HAUK is the author of “Living with Crossdressing: Defining a New Normal” and “Living with Crossdressing: Discovering your True Identity“. While both focus on the male-to-female (mtf) crossdresser, “Defining a New Normal”...

In this episode, Savannah and Julie wish you a good start to the summer of 2023. We will be be back July 12th with all new episodes! ----- SAVANNAH HAUK is the author of “Living with Crossdressing: Defining a New Normal” and “Living with Crossdressing: Discovering your True Identity“. While both focus on the male-to-female (mtf) crossdresser, “Defining a New Normal” delves into crossdressing and r...

In this episode, Savannah joins Julie to read an excerpt from a NEW YORK TIMES article "Always Well Groomed" by Rhona Garelick, an entry that raises questions about what drives the ideals of socially acceptable beauty. From industry determinants to cultural, but fleeting, 'It' standards, from publications and advertisements pushing an agenda of beauty that is not only nearly unat...

In this episode, Julie lightens the heavy mood from the last couple of weeks to talk about something that affects every woman and male-to-female crossdresser who doesn't live off the grid in a plush forest somewhere... shoes and heels. Julie reads a love letter sent in by a lover of heels, creating a conversation with Savannah about the power of feminine footwear, how best to fill your shoe tr...

In this episode, Savannah comes back from a trip west. She returns with a heavy heart and some of her father's ashes. Per a thought from Julie Savannah sat down to write a letter to her father, finally putting into words and onto paper everything she had ever wanted to share with her dad. Today, Savannah reads that letter aloud in a very emotional pod. ----- SAVANNAH HAUK is the author of “Liv...

In this episode, Savannah finds out minutes before recording the podcast episode that their father is terminally ill in the hospital without any chance to recover. What bubbles up to the surface is a frank conversation with Julie about Savannah's childhood as the little boy his parents' assumed them to be, how Savannah dealt with their upbringing, the things they felt they missed out on, t...

In this second of two episodes, Julie and Savannah reconnect in person as Julie makes a cross-country trip to be IRL with Savannah in the studio. Above and beyond that, Julie, Savannah AND Judy come together again for day trips to local downtowns, lunches and dinners out, work trips to Starbucks, and a couple hours at the podcast mic to ask Judy questions from our listeners, specifically from the...

In this first of two episodes, Julie and Savannah reconnect in person as Julie makes a cross-country trip to be IRL with Savannah in the studio. Above and beyond that, Julie, Savannah AND Judy come together for day trips to local downtowns, lunches and dinners out, work trips to Starbucks, and a couple hours at the podcast mic to ask Judy questions from our listeners, specifically from the wonderf...

In this episode, Julie and Savannah reconnect after a couple weeks away from podcasting. Julie talks about her new laptop and Savannah regales Julie with her trip to the 13th Annual Keystone Conference in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Other than the conference and workshops as a whole, Savannah comes back with tales from the Significant Ones--the partners of their male-to-female crossdressing mates--m...

In this episode, Julie brings to the mic and to Savannah her frustration about the hundreds of anti-Trans, anti-Drag, and anti-LGBTQIA+ bills currently under review or in committee in almost every legislative state house in the United States. From a handful of bill written up and introduced in 2018 to almost four hundred active bills introduced since then, the attacks on the queer community contin...

In this episode, Savannah is inspired by a comment referring to her first TEDx talk where she mentioned she had not told her parents about being gender diverse...nor had any intention of sharing her feminine identity with them. Savannah and Julie discuss the pros and cons of keeping a secret this important and encompassing, when, why and with whom to share with, and how sharing secrets can be vuln...

In this  episode, Savannah and Julie choose comments and letters from listeners and followers to read on air. From gratitude that Savannah's partner,Judy, was able to voice her own side of their journey together, to agreeing with the distaste for the word 'transvestite', to feeling sadness after deconstructing from enfemme mode back to  biological male mode, each listener has a rich stor...

In this second of a two-part episode, Savannah and Julie continue to take a deep dive into the 'at the thing' cute list of all the great benefits significant ones have when coupled with a male-to-female crossdresser. In 'Living with Crossdressing: Defining the New Normal', toward the back of the book, Savannah wrote out a lengthy list of the reasons why a crossdresser's partner would benefit from...

In this first of a two-part episode, Savannah and Julie take a deep dive into the 'at the thing' cute list of all the great benefits significant ones have when coupled with a male-to-female crossdresser. In 'Living with Crossdressing: Defining the New Normal', toward the back of the book, Savannah wrote out a lengthy list of the reasons why a crossdresser's partner would benefit from having a CD i...

In this episode, Savannah and Julie tackle a topic they have touched on many times but never dedicated an episode to. During a podcast appearance with Dr. Dan, Savannah was asked a question about how one would see themselves in their sexuality if they had transitioned from man to woman. Would they consider themselves a heterosexual woman after transition if they started dated men, or would they st...

In this episode, Julie reads a letter to Savannah from a 14-year-old individual whose parents found out about their crossdressing. As a result, this teenager is afraid to dress again. Savannah and Julie, both having strong feelings on the topic, spend the episode dissecting the short letter, Julie's response, and what it's like to be a teenager struggling with an inherent sense of their own gender...

In this episode, Savannah reveals to Julie a mind-blowing revelation. During a counseling session, the therapist comments that much of Savannah's current proclivities, life coping skills, and non-confrontational demeanor may have stemmed from a childhood chock full of continued attempts to keep herself safe from emotional harm and invalidation by her parents. Self-preservation is a critical and of...

In this episode, Julie is rallying behind all those crossdressing men who single, ready to mingle, and who are looking for relationships, love, and fun with a partner. From casual to flirty, from romance to a long-term relationship, the non-binary among us deserve just as much companionship as the next guy or gal. Julie whips up her app and goes through the process of setting up a dating profile a...

In this episode, Savannah comes to the table with Julie with a story of detransition. Chris Beck, a United States Navy Seal, who gained public attention in 2013 after coming out as a trans woman (Kristin Beck), announced in 2022 that he would be detransitioning. Upon investigation, Savannah found an article and interview entitled, "Former Navy SEAL Trans Poster Boy Announces DeTransition: 'Transge...

In this episode, Julie talks with Savannah about her favorite culture... the drag culture. They discuss RuPaul's Drag Race and how drag in person and in entertainment has gone from the underground to the mainstream of pop culture. From NYC's Lucky Cheng's to 'We're Here", drag and the culture it represents has been int he zeitgeist for at least the last fifty years. And, as it becomes more a part...

In this Blue Sky episode, Savannah and Julie bring you all the outtakes from the last several episodes, including some discussion of Candace Cameron Bure and her public move away from The Hallmark Channel, the passing of the Respect for Marriage Act in late 2022, and a breakdown of the commercials from the last episode. Enjoy! ----- SAVANNAH HAUK is the author of “Living with Crossdressing: Defini...