Transphobia, Unsafe Clients, and other Patron Emails
Psychology In Seattle Podcast
Kirk Honda
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🗓️ 21 December 2022
⏱️ 82 minutes
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00:00 Transphobia, Unsafe Clients, and other Patron Emails
00:17 Why isn't being transgender considered a mental illness?
11:20 How does Rebecca feel about the response to her story?
25:51 Has Rebecca had unsafe clients?
36:20 Is it possible to support both sides in a sexual assault accusation?
43:33 Should we check on our cheerful friends?
1:00:49 Why did my therapist compliment my appearance?
1:15:55 What social media platforms are Rebecca and Dr. Kirk on?
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December 21, 2022
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| 0:00.0 | So, Rebecca, it is the holiday season, which is your favorite time of season. |
| 0:06.0 | It's your birthday coming up. |
| 0:08.0 | It's a whole time of year for a lot of people. |
| 0:12.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:13.0 | Black. |
| 0:14.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:15.0 | Well, let's distract ourselves by answering some patron emails. |
| 0:17.0 | What do you say? |
| 0:18.0 | I'm ready. |
| 0:19.0 | Anonymous listener wrote in and said, |
| 0:21.0 | I ask this as a genuine question and is not meant as a provocation. |
| 0:25.0 | Just chime in here. |
| 0:27.0 | That's not always a good sign. |
| 0:30.0 | Why is being transgender not considered a mental illness or disorder? |
| 0:35.0 | If a man thinks he is a woman, why is this any different than him thinking that he is an animal |
| 0:41.0 | or the reincarnation of Jesus or Hitler? |
| 0:44.0 | Again, I mean no disrespect with this question. |
| 0:47.0 | Well, it's so disrespectful that it's okay. |
| 0:51.0 | I just gotta let it go. |
| 0:53.0 | So, gender is a construct. |
| 0:57.0 | And so, feeling, you can feel that you're any kind of gender, |
| 1:02.0 | and that doesn't make you crazy. |
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