043 - Loving Yourself As Your Body Changes with Nikki Starkiller - Part 1

The Love With Liana® Podcast

In a society that constantly bombards us with idolized images and ways to change ourselves, all in an effort to get us to confirm to a certain standard, it is hard to love our authentic self. There’s no group of people who knows this more to be true than those of the LGBTQ+ community. My dear friend, Nikki Starkiller joins us on The Love With Liana™ Podcast for the second time in almost a year to give us an update on her journey as a transgender female to loving herself.

Nikki has suffered from gender dysphoria for her entire life, but she suppressed these feelings for nearly 36 years. Now at the eve of her 40th birthday and on the day this podcast episode airs, Nikki will have completed bottom surgery along with several other surgeries over the years to help her further eliminate her gender dysphoria and deepen her self-love. She shares openly how she has learned to accept the life she has been given and how she makes the choice everyday to live her life the way she wants to live it.

I am inspired by Nikki’s honesty, openness, and overall story for many reasons, but the biggest reason is that she has learned to love herself throughout her transformation into being her authentic self. That is a mirror of my personal journey of which I share with you all on a daily basis in my social media content and in my own reflections. Her journey and friendship has given me hope to be able to love myself, but also for my clients to love themselves as well.

I am grateful that we exist together during a time where many of us are called to love our authentic selves, and this means as that authentic self changes and shifts and grows. I hope you enjoy part 1 of our conversation today and receive many new insights you can take with you as you learn to love yourself even more.

At the end of part 2 (that will air on Nikki’s 40th birthday), Nikki reminds us to donate to our local community to support the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals. I am also offering a 19% discount on my services for those in the LGBTQ+ community as a way to personally show my support. Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

🌟✨💫

Connect with Nikki Starkiller @nikkistarkiller on Instagram and YouTube.

Support for LGBTQ+:

• The Trevor Project (LGBTQ+ Support): 1-866-488-7386
• The Trans Lifeline (Transgender Specific Support): 1-877-565-8860

If at any time you are in crisis, please call 911 or the Crisis Hotline [phone] (or text HELP to 741-741). If necessary, please visit your local emergency room. The below (US) numbers are listed for further support if needed:

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): 1-800-950-6264

—

If you would like support on your own journey to greater self-worth, connect with me @LoveWithLiana and visit my website LoveWithLiana.com.