In episode, "143: Cross Dressing and Trauma Counseling (Healing the Parts You Hide): Gain Self-Acceptance, Heal Shame, Embrace Your Authentic Self, Talk About Masculinity and Femininity, Sexual Abuse, PTSD," of the All Things Love and Intimacy, trauma therapist and Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional Katie Ziskind explores the relationship between cross dressing, shame, self-rejection, childhood trauma, sexual abuse, masculinity, femininity, sexuality, and self-acceptance. If you are a man who cross dresses, enjoys feminine clothing, struggles with guilt after dressing, experiences cross-dressing purge cycles, questions your gender expression, or has spent years hiding a feminine side from your partner, family, or community, Katie Ziskind, cross dressing specialist and sexuality therapist, discusses why so many men feel drawn to femininity, beauty, softness, lingerie, dresses, breast forms, makeup, stockings, pantyhose, and feminine self-expression while simultaneously struggling with shame, secrecy, and fear of rejection. Many successful professionals: executives, physicians, attorneys, engineers, business owners, military veterans, first responders, husbands, and fathers—cross dress. Cross dressing is often far more common than people realize and explores the important differences between gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, and emotional self-expression. Katie Ziskind also dives into the cross-dressing purge cycle, where individuals buy feminine clothing, feel relief and comfort while dressing, then experience overwhelming shame, throw everything away, and later repurchase similar items. In addition to cross dressing, Katie Ziskind explores the impact of childhood trauma, emotional neglect, sexual abuse, molestation, incest, rape, grooming, and Complex PTSD on adult relationships, self-esteem, sexuality, and emotional well-being. Many survivors of sexual abuse struggle with low self-worth, self-blame, anxiety, hypervigilance, emotional numbness, intimacy challenges, and confusion about their sexuality. You will also learn about freeze responses during trauma and intimacy, why survivors often blame themselves, and how sexual trauma can affect libido. This episode addresses religious trauma and purity culture. If you grew up hearing messages that sexuality was sinful or something to fear, you may be carrying those beliefs today. Katie Ziskind explains how purity culture can impact adult intimacy. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, trauma specialist, Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional, and Gottman Level 2 trained couples therapist, Katie integrates Internal Family Systems (IFS), parts work, inner child healing, somatic therapy, and Yoga Nidra.• Why do I cross dress?• Why do I feel shame after dressing?• What is the difference between gender identity and gender expression?• Why do I keep throwing away my feminine clothing and buying it back?• How does sexual abuse affect sexuality and intimacy?• How can I heal from religious trauma and purity culture?• How do I learn to accept myself? Katie Ziskind specializes in counseling for men who cross dress, survivors of childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault recovery, Complex PTSD, religious trauma, intimacy challenges, and sexuality concerns. She provides therapy in Texas, Florida, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Oregon, as well as therapy intensives counseling experiences. Topics:Cross dressing counseling, cross dresser therapist, cross dressing shame, cross dressing purge cycle, men who wear lingerie, men who wear pantyhose, men who wear breast forms, gender expression counseling, gender identity exploration, masculinity and femininity, childhood trauma recovery, sexual abuse healing, incest recovery, rape recovery, PTSD treatment, Complex PTSD therapy, intimacy counseling, low libido therapy, sex therapy informed counseling, purity culture recovery, religious trauma therapy, Internal Family Systems therapy. www.WisdomWithinCt.com
