Reflections on Time Away From Social Media

Creating space in our lives for being.

Quick announcement: As some of you may know, my name has been through many iterations throughout my life. Two years ago, when I came out as nonbinary, I changed my name back to Stacy, which is an iteration of my middle name, Anastasia. This is my childhood name. It has never felt quite right, but it felt better than Anastasia.

I have been searching for a name that feels like “me” and is an iteration of a name I already have, but isn’t so feminine, because I don’t identify as a woman (or a man). I also didn’t want a purely masculine name.

So, I’m changing my name (not legally, because this is already an iteration of my name, as I said).

Please call me Stasi. Pronounced Staa-zee.