Resilience in Love, Trans Journeys, and the Climb to Success

This clip episode explores the resilience and love found in pursuing dreams while navigating personal challenges. 

Highlighting the journey of a trans individual, Allison Blaylock, through grad school and meaningful partnerships, it emphasizes the importance of adventure, growth, and community support. 

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Chapters

• 0:00 Resilience and Success as Trans Individuals
• 5:15 Adventure, Friendship, and Life Lessons

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:00

I together there's Boo. Yeah, there's Boo, one of our adventures in Joshua Tree.

Speaker 2: 0:09

We were out there having fun, just doing our thing and always trying to find a new adventure to go on as your roommate was dating apps and meeting people and struggling to get and so when Boo finally came in, it was like so amazing and she's just been a joy to have as a part of our family and getting to see her and it's clear the love between you two, it's so beautiful.

Speaker 1: 0:40

Yeah, yeah, and she definitely has been an amazing individual and she's been a supporter for me and the nice thing is is that when I started back to grad school, I started grad school pretty much the same exact time her and I met, and so she got to go pretty much through grad school with me as a partner and she got to go through the trials and tribulations of what it's like to go through grad school and not just any grad school, but you know, grad school for somebody who's going through clinical psychology and someone who's going to grad school at Pepperdine and you succeeded.

Speaker 2: 1:31

You actually did amazing and this April I was so, so proud to watch you walk across that stage and get your degree and your master's in psychology, because I know how badly you wanted it and I know what you had been doing and how you had been working, even outside of the LGBT center to get your practical hours. And watching you do, sometimes it seemed like it was 20-hour days that you were working, but seeing your dedication and your wanting, your desire to go forward and do that, it's just been amazing watching you be able to rebuild your life.

Speaker 1: 2:13

Yes, and that's kind of one of the things that I look at is that so many times I tell and I see people where they say that you know, as trans people, that I can't do something, I can't do something, I can't do something and you know.

Speaker 1: 2:28

Here's a perfect example of where I took all these no's and all these doors that were closed in my face and I applied to Pepperdine. I received an acceptance letter in less than two hours and I graduated from Pepperdine with full honors. I graduated with honors from Psy Chi, which is the honors program for psychologists or for psychology, Honors from Pepperdine, honors from the Golden Key Society, veterans honors. So I received any honors that you could for what I was going for and I was able to truly succeed. And I was able to also utilize the opportunity of being a trans individual and open the eyes to my cohort and to the professors that I worked with in this process so that that way they could see what it was like being a trans person going through school, and that's what it's like Our everyday life is.

Speaker 2: 3:41

We are a testament to resiliency, we are a testament to growth. We are a testament that we can't be kept down and seeing you go from having almost nothing to now having this amazing life where you've got your fiance, you've got a good job, you have the prospects for even better jobs and you have the prospect to, you know, even become self-employed, if, if you want to, to not have uh, to go through middle people Uh, you are are just such an inspiration to me. I have no idea of how much you have helped me in my journey, because getting a chance to talk with you and see you and your determination and your can-do attitude that's what I think so many people don't understand about trans people is. We get put into positions that are untenable, really to a certain extent, and then we are forced to have to come up with responses and we are such resilient people that we're able to do that.

Speaker 1: 4:50

Yes, yes, we definitely have the ability that I've been able to completely come full circle. That I didn't have. You know, I had everything, I lost everything and now I'm back to having everything again. You know I have the ability to financially do things I want to do. You know, here's a picture of Boo and I in Switzerland. We were just in Switzerland back in May. This photo is shortly after Boo proposed to me while we were in Switzerland. She proposed to me at the highest point in Europe, in Jongfa, and we're looking up at Mount Iger and we're actually wearing our shirts that says Adventure Seeker, which is the name of my Tesla, and we're always out seeking adventures together.

Speaker 2: 5:53

So you are the hardest person to actually get down and be able to do something with, because you, I think, have your life scheduled out for the next six months, and so even my being able to get you to come on here was like a miracle.

Speaker 1: 6:10

Yes, it's always a joke that I tell people I said you know, if you want to get something with me, you need to get on my calendar ahead of time, because if you don't get on my calendar, the chances of doing something this weekend is pretty much out of the question, because there's the weekends already booked and the weekends coming up are already booked, and you know, even as roommates, there's times where it's like sorry, jesse, I can't see you today.

Speaker 2: 6:39

There's times where it's like, sorry, jesse, I can't see you today. It's like at times we don't even see each other for like days at a time, but it's like trying to schedule just a dinner for the roommates so we can do that. We have to do that sometimes, you know, a month in advance.

Speaker 1: 6:55

Yes, and it is kind of funny. Yes, and it is kind of funny, but it's just want to live our lives as humans and being humans. We're designed to adventure, we're designed to go out, we're designed to go and explore things. I mean, we wouldn't be in America if it wasn't for us exploring as human beings.

Speaker 2: 7:43

Well, I just have to thank you because you've given me such an education over the course of the years and advocacy and how to do certain things, Because a lot of this I never knew, and so talking with you, getting your expertise, your advice, it's always been fantastic. I know you've helped our roommates out frequently on issues. I still remember one time one of our roommates talking about having some tax issue. It's like you do know I'm an accountant, right?

Speaker 1: 8:23

She looked over at you and I was like what Yep, that has always been a joke that we've had with her and the aspect of you don't understand how complex this is. And I was like you do realize that I've done corporate taxes right. Your taxes cannot be any more involved than corporate tax, trust me. And then she but I have a rental house that I rent. And I told her and I had four, and yeah, and then she actually ended up taking some of my advice and she goes. That was easy. You.