Robin Zabiegalski (they/them)Letting Go of Productivity and Being Okay With Doing LessI’m yet again in the place where I need to figure out how to recover from burnout and truly commit to preventing it from happening in the…May 1, 2023May 1, 2023
Robin Zabiegalski (they/them)To the Doctor Who Told Me I Had to Lose Weight to Manage Back PainSeven months ago, I waited in your exam room, literally shaking with fear. I didn’t want a referral to a sports medicine specialist for my…Apr 4, 2023Apr 4, 2023
Robin Zabiegalski (they/them)Do You Have an Advance Directive?A few months ago, I read a Twitter thread written by a woman preparing to have a cancerous mass removed. The thread gave a play-by-play of…Jan 25, 2023Jan 25, 2023
Robin Zabiegalski (they/them)Six Months on T: The Recap(Note: This is a long one. Scroll to the second and third section if you’re just interested in a recap of my time on T)Jan 5, 2023Jan 5, 2023
Robin Zabiegalski (they/them)Social Media & The Culture of ViolenceThe first time I was verbally attacked because of something I wrote. I’d written an essay about getting fat in recovery from eating…Dec 9, 2022Dec 9, 2022
Robin Zabiegalski (they/them)How I went from ‘I don’t have gender dysphoria’ to ‘I need top surgery’ in under six monthsBefore I talk specifically about my experience, I want to make it clear that nobody has to change their body at all to be non-binary or…Nov 18, 2022Nov 18, 2022
Robin Zabiegalski (they/them)Robin Zabiegalski: Vermont offers excellent trans health care, unless you’re fat — VTDiggerThis essay was originally published on VTDigger.Nov 7, 2022Nov 7, 2022
Robin Zabiegalski (they/them)Remember Who The Real Enemy IsOver the weekend, I finally worked up the nerve to request a consultation for top surgery. Since I came out as non-binary, I’ve started to…Oct 26, 2022Oct 26, 2022
Robin Zabiegalski (they/them)Gender in Transitition, Body Image in TransitionI haven’t written a lot about body image lately. I’ve been writing a lot of informational pieces on body liberation and reflections on my…Aug 23, 2022Aug 23, 2022
Robin Zabiegalski (they/them)Embracing “Too Much”Some of my earliest memories are of being told that I was “too much.” I talked too much. I was too loud. My feelings were too big and the…Aug 20, 20211Aug 20, 20211