Fear of Transition

Transgender Woman Talking

Elle talks about things that scared her before she began transitioning; things that froze her into inaction. She reflects on the ways in which fear holds us back, and also about how it can show us the way to courage. This episode touches on so-called "imposter syndrome", Pandora's Box, the validity of transition as a "treatment" for gender dysphoria, the financial and social impacts of gender transition, passing, internalized transphobia, and the ways in which transgender women are often viewed suspiciously as predators in waiting. . Transgender Woman Talking is available on YouTube in video form - https://www.youtube.com/@transgenderwomantalking/featured

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The song Elle referenced about brave fucking women - "Ice Cream Man" by RAYE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ywunlu42_ho

. Cornell University Meta-analysis on the success rates and satisfaction of medical care for gender transition - https://whatweknow.inequality.cornell.edu/topics/lgbt-equality/what-does-the-scholarly-research-say-about-the-well-being-of-transgender-people/ . Gender Rebels Podcast - https://genderrebels.podbean.com/e/am-i-transgender-enough/ . Elle's book about keeping secrets - https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Secrets-Hold-Launch-Forward/dp/1737778807 . #transgender #transpodcast #transition #lgbtq #transisbeautiful #transwoman #lgbtqtherapy #lgbtqia #transtherapist #twat #twatpodcast #transgenderwomantalking