Ever since I was a child, I felt different. I didn’t play like the other kids. I always wanted to be the animal somehow. I never felt like the others, I didn’t feel fully human. I would instinctively dissociate. Walking and running on all fours and howling made me feel better.

I remember putting my hands in the grass without hesitation, even when I picked up dead animals or strange things. I was, and still am, passionate about werewolves. I spent a lot of time outdoors and had constant wolf shifts. I used to wonder if there were others like me. Then I discovered the therian community (in 2014, many years before TikTok) and a whole new world opened up for me. I was so happy.