40 min
Supporting Transgender People in your Life - Sam's story Gloriously Unready
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Sam is bisexual and a non-binary trans person who was a significant part of the LGBTQ+ community in their hometown of Nottingham for many years. Sam is an equality, diversity and inclusion trainer with specialisms in minority stress, trauma, and gender.
In this episode Sam shares their journey of understanding and recognising their gender and how it isn't always a straightforward journey.
They also talk about the importance of supporting the trans and non binary people in your life and how you can do that.
To access counselling in the UK with a therapist who is trained in working with LGBTQ+ people and their families, the following organisations have directories of therapists:
Gendered Intelligence
https://genderedintelligence.co.uk/professionals/therapists-and-counsellors/directory.html
Pink Therapy
https://pinktherapy.com/find-a-therapist/
Look for therapists who state that they are inclusive, an LGBTQ+ ally, and who share their own pronouns.
Has a young person in your life just come out as transgender or non-binary? Do you feel confused and have a lot of questions?
Perhaps you’re feeling frightened for them? Or maybe you’re feeling upset?
Download Josephine's guide for parents Help! My Child Is Trans at GloriouslyUnready.com/transgender
Please Note:
Everybody mentioned in this podcast series has agreed for their story to be told.
We are keeping the names of Josephine's children private.
The information contained in Gloriously Unready is provided for information purposes only.
The contents of this podcast are not intended to amount to advice and you should not rely on any of the contents of this podcast.
Professional advice should be obtained before taking or refraining from taking any action as a result of the contents of this podcast.
Josephine Hughes disclaims all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on any of the contents of this podcast.
Sam is bisexual and a non-binary trans person who was a significant part of the LGBTQ+ community in their hometown of Nottingham for many years. Sam is an equality, diversity and inclusion trainer with specialisms in minority stress, trauma, and gender.
In this episode Sam shares their journey of understanding and recognising their gender and how it isn't always a straightforward journey.
They also talk about the importance of supporting the trans and non binary people in your life and how you can do that.
To access counselling in the UK with a therapist who is trained in working with LGBTQ+ people and their families, the following organisations have directories of therapists:
Gendered Intelligence
https://genderedintelligence.co.uk/professionals/therapists-and-counsellors/directory.html
Pink Therapy
https://pinktherapy.com/find-a-therapist/
Look for therapists who state that they are inclusive, an LGBTQ+ ally, and who share their own pronouns.
Has a young person in your life just come out as transgender or non-binary? Do you feel confused and have a lot of questions?
Perhaps you’re feeling frightened for them? Or maybe you’re feeling upset?
Download Josephine's guide for parents Help! My Child Is Trans at GloriouslyUnready.com/transgender
Please Note:
Everybody mentioned in this podcast series has agreed for their story to be told.
We are keeping the names of Josephine's children private.
The information contained in Gloriously Unready is provided for information purposes only.
The contents of this podcast are not intended to amount to advice and you should not rely on any of the contents of this podcast.
Professional advice should be obtained before taking or refraining from taking any action as a result of the contents of this podcast.
Josephine Hughes disclaims all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on any of the contents of this podcast.
40 min