Ainsley DS Creative

16/06/2026

📷 PARTICIPANTS WANTED for an endometriosis photography project.

I'm looking for North Island-based trans men and women aged 50+ living with endometriosis to be part of Now You See Me, an empowerment photography project sharing the diverse faces and stories of endometriosis.

Portrait sessions will take place in late July.

No modelling experience is needed, just a willingness to be seen.
If you're interested in taking part or would like to learn more, please send me a DM. I'd love to hear from you. 💛

Find out more here- https://www.ainsleydscreative.com/endo-empowerment-project

14/06/2026

As someone who advocates for people with endometriosis and better women’s healthcare, I find the current obsession with trans people deeply frustrating.

While politicians and commentators spend their time debating who should be allowed in a bathroom, people with endometriosis are still waiting years for diagnosis. Many are struggling to access specialist care, pain management, surgery, and treatment. Women’s health remains underfunded, under-researched, and too often dismissed.

If politicians genuinely cared about protecting women, these are the conversations we’d be having.

What’s often overlooked is that transphobia is deeply rooted in misogyny.

Much of the anti-trans rhetoric we see today relies on rigid ideas about what a woman should look like, how a woman should behave, and who gets to be recognised as a “real” woman. These same attitudes have been used for generations to control, police, and diminish women.

As women with endometriosis know all too well, we already live in a world where our bodies are questioned, our experiences are doubted, and our autonomy is often challenged. We know what it feels like to have other people decide they know our bodies better than we do.

Don’t let anti-trans rhetoric distract you from the issues that are actually impacting women’s lives every single day.

Trans people are not the reason someone waited a decade for an endometriosis diagnosis.

Trans people are not the reason healthcare services are stretched.

Trans people are not the reason women’s pain is routinely minimised and ignored.

Division is a distraction. A very effective one.

While we’re busy arguing with our neighbours, the real issues remain unsolved.

Women deserve better healthcare. Trans people deserve dignity and safety. These goals are not in conflict.

In fact, the fight for bodily autonomy, dignity, respect, and access to healthcare is the same fight.

We don’t improve women’s lives by attacking another marginalised community. We improve them by challenging misogyny, demanding better from our institutions, and refusing to let politicians turn vulnerable people into scapegoats.
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Make your submission here https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/committees-press-releases/have-your-say-on-the-legislation-definitions-of-woman-and-man-amendment-bill/

30/05/2026

I had so much lovely feedback from this story I’ve decided to throw it on the main grid. 🧡

It’s amazing how many of you struggle with this same thing! The pressure we put on ourselves that might be doing more harm than good.

So this is your reminder to take a break and check in with your body! 🧡

28/05/2026

NEW on the website - A deeply personal documentary photography series exploring return, memory, and belonging in Tunisia. Revisiting the home, family, and landscapes of La Soukra where I lived as a 16-year-old exchange student, these images capture everyday rituals, warmth, and the enduring meaning of home beyond travel.

More than travel photography, this documentary series captures a return to Tunisia as home. Photographed in La Soukra, where I lived during a teenage student exchange, these intimate images explore family, culture, ritual, nostalgia, and the lasting connections that shape identity and belonging.

24/05/2026

Life update: I started a new job! A big one! A really important one!✨

After years of no- work, freelance work, being on a sickness benefit, and doing odd jobs to get by, its a huge excitement to have some financial security in a stable position, for an organisation that I truly love.

Before anyone asks, no, I’m not disappearing. This page isn’t going anywhere, I’ll still be doing advocacy work, photography, empowerment shoots and working on the Endo Empowerment Project.

I may just be posting a little less while I settle into the world of full-time work + chronic illness balancing act 🫠

It’s also opened up a new topic I’m keen to explore more: what does working full-time with chronic illness actually look like?
The practical side, messy side, realistic side. full of its ups and downs.

Stay tuned for the usual chronic illness content… plus some fresh perspectives from this new chapter 👀.

I'm excited to see it all come together.

20/05/2026

Friends….!

I can’t believe I’m saying this after so many years of struggling…. But I’ve just started a new job in a role that felt like it was made for me, and I’m so happy 🩷

This obviously means there might be some changes around here, but I’m not going anywhere. Advocacy is so important to me, and this community is a big part of my life. I will continue to work on here and complete my various projects, it might just be a little more infrequent than the last few months 🩷

Thank you all for your support and I can’t wait to take you with me on this new adventure!! 🧡🧡

05/05/2026

Genuinely shocked that I found a supplement I can actually drink without it instantly making me feel 🤢

Huge shout out to for making the most delicious and effective tummy friendly powder! The packaging is so gorgeous too.

I have adhesions on my bowel from endometriosis so slippery elm has been a necessary addition to my diet. The chamomile, ginger and probiotics in this is the perfect addition and I’ve noticed a real difference while taking it. It also doesn’t make me bloat like some probiotics do (yes SIBO issues).

Now I know how good this is I’m keen to try some of their other products 👀🩷

Not an ad but they did send me this as a thank you after I shared my Endo story on their website- you can also find this on my profile 🩷🧡

04/05/2026

In the last few weeks I’ve had DOZENS of people unfollow me…. And honestly, that’s okay!

My content has changed dramatically from who I used to be, and not everyone will be on board with these new changes. Becoming chronically ill is a life-changing event, and I’m done hiding away from it. I’ve also never been shy about boldly showing who I am and what I believe in, and I don’t plan to start making myself or my content smaller in order to appeal who people who I probably wouldn’t want to hang out with IRL anyway.

So if you’re unsure where this account is at right now, here are ten reasons for you to consider whether you’re on this journey with me or not 🩷🧡🤎