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The Underlying Fears of Gender Transition: Understanding Their Impact on Your Mental Health

Gender transition is a complex and life-changing decision for transgender individuals that involves several challenges, including internal and external fears. These fears may include the fear of rejection, discrimination, and stigma, as well as the fear of losing close relationships and the fear of surgery or medical procedures. This blog...
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Healing Burnout on the Gender Transition Journey: A Somatic Approach

Over the past four weeks, I’ve been blogging about a type of burnout that ventures away from the usual work-related discourse and identifies that stuck feeling that may afflict us right smack dab in the middle of gender questioning or social transition. As trans* and nonbinary folx, we’re not just...
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Taking Care of Your Mind and Body During Gender Transition Burnout: What Happens When the Autonomic Nervous System Can’t Keep Up?

Gender transition is an empowering journey that can also be physically and emotionally demanding. Many individuals experience burnout during this process, which can be attributed in part to the effects of chronic stress on the autonomic nervous system (ANS). Burnout is not just a mental state or temporary fatigue. It...
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Exploring Brain Changes: Understanding the Science of Burnout and Building Resilience During Gender Transition

Last week, I connected the familiar concept of burnout to gender transition. Burnout during transition is a common occurrence. Due to compounding factors of hyperarousal (anxiety, fight and flight responses, and agitation) with intersecting oppression, gender transition burnout is a defense mechanism against chronic sympathetic nervous system activation that has...
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The Unexpected Costs of Prolonged Stress During Gender Transition: Introducing Burnout and Its Impact

There is no denying that life is sometimes overwhelming to the point of exhaustion, especially over the last few years of surviving a pandemic, facing global crisis after crisis, and leaning into your gender transition as a small but vocal opposition takes up arms against our queer existence. Juggling life...
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Navigating Sexual Experiences During Gender Transition: A Comprehensive Guide

Navigating the complexities of gender transition can be both empowering and challenging, particularly when it comes to understanding and embracing one’s evolving sexual experiences. As a psychotherapist with advanced training in gender-affirming care, I recognize the importance of addressing this often overlooked and under-discussed aspect of gender transition. In this...
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Understanding Internalized Transphobia and Its Impact on Mental Health

In a society that often privileges cisgender identities, transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals can encounter numerous obstacles as they strive to live authentically. Among these challenges is the complex issue of internalized transphobia, which can insidiously impact mental health and well-being. In this blog post, we will delve into the nuances...
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