Welcome to the Cocoon, the beginning of every transformation. The Cocoon is where stillness lives. It’s where the old dissolves before the new can emerge. It can feel heavy, uncertain, or even endless—but it is always sacred. This space is here to hold you as you arrive. Before the breakthroughs, before the flight, we honor the moment of becoming. 🌑 What to Share Here - Who you are and what brought you into the Butterfly Portal. - The season of transformation you’re currently moving through. - What you’re ready to shed, and what you hope to grow into.

The cocoon is not forever. Every season of stillness and struggle prepares you for wings. The Flight is where we celebrate those wings—no matter how new, how fragile, or how powerful they’ve become. This space is about honoring progress: Not just the big breakthroughs, but the small shifts, too. Because every step forward is evidence that transformation is real. 🦋 What to Share Here - A win you’ve experienced, personal, professional, or spiritual. - A shift in mindset, a breakthrough moment, or a habit you’ve transformed. - A testimonial about how the Butterfly Portal or your transformation journey has impacted you. Every story here is proof of what’s possible. Your flight inspires someone else to keep going in their cocoon. 🦋 Prompt to Begin - What wings have you grown recently? - What are you proud of that deserves to be celebrated? - How has this space or your process helped you move forward?

Metamorphosis is never clean. It’s messy, raw, and often begins with a breaking. I’ve lived many lifetimes. I’ve shed identities, jobs, loves, and wounds that once felt permanent. Each time I entered the cocoon not knowing if I’d survive the dark, only to emerge with new wings. That’s why this space exists. To honor the in-between. The courage it takes to let something die so something new can be born. ꩜ What to Share Here - A story of a transformation you’ve lived through. - The lessons, scars, or gifts it gave you. - Where you are in the cocoon right now. It doesn’t have to be polished. It doesn’t have to be complete. This is the place for truth-telling. ꩜ Prompt to Begin Take a moment and reflect: - What part of your old self have you shed? - What wings are beginning to grow?

This space was birthed from a lifetime of transformation. I know what it feels like to shed old skins again and again: - Transitioning my gender. - Shifting from “untranslatable” careers—caregiving, stripping, dog walking, budtending—into software engineering and entrepreneurship. - Alchemizing childhood and adult trauma into raw power. - Transforming a decade-long friendship into a love that could last forever. Each time, I entered the cocoon not knowing who I’d be on the other side—only trusting that change was necessary. This is what the Butterfly Portal is about: A place to honor the cocoon, to break open, and to fly. What You’ll Find Here 🌑 The Cocoon: a space to share where you are and what you’re leaving behind. ꩜ Metamorphosis: lessons, tools, and stories to guide you through your own transformations. 🦋 The Flight: wins, breakthroughs, and living proof that change is possible. What I Ask of You - Show up with honesty, even if it’s raw. - Celebrate your wins, big and small. - Honor others’ transformations as sacred. This is not just a community. It’s a portal. And once you step through, you’re never the same.