What does being a part of the Therian and a few other communities mean for me?
•Being a Therian and Otherkin is part of who I am, how I identify, and my life experience.
•Being a Therian and Otherkin has to do with my brain and how it works. It is how my brain sees myself and how it understands the world around me.
•Being Otherhearted is how I formed a connection to an animal beyond a “normal” connection.
•Being Otherhearted means I recognize something in this animal. I have a strong bond with it. I don’t identify as it but with it. I see things I value in this animal.
•Having Coping Link means it helps me with my trauma.
•Having a Coping Link means I have something to cheer me up. I have something to appreciate. I have something important to me that helps me through hard times.











