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Fear of People Abandoning You if You Transition.

Many experience fear of people abandoning you if you transition. People such as your family, your children, your partners, your friends. Often, this fear prevents you from moving forward in your life. Watch as I discuss two areas where this fear stems from and how to deal with it.

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The Problem With Paralysis Analysis When it Comes to Transition.

When it comes to transition, it is easy to get lost in paralysis analysis. As a result, you end up hitting a standstill. And that standstill can keep you away from making a progress. Watch as I discuss the problem with paralysis analysis.

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What if You Feel Transition is Not Worth It?

What if you feel going though transition at this point in your life is not worth it? This question often comes to mind to individuals who are older. Individuals who have families, children, perhaps even grandchildren. Wondering if the benefits of transition will outweigh potentially loosing or rocking the life they have build.

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Questioning if You Are Doing the Right Thing? Here is How to Get Back on Track!

As you start gender transition, especially with the introduction of hormone regiment, dysphoria lessens. With dysphoria diminishing, fears tend to creep in. “Am I doing the right thing?” “Is transition the right choice?” These fears are common and normal part of the process.

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Afraid & Not Wanting Some Changes on HRT?

Hormone therapy is an essential part for many individuals seeking transition. And while many of you want and even welcome physical changes on HRT, many do not. Especially individuals who identify as non binary and seek slight feminizing or masculinizing changes to their appearance. Watch as I discuss how you can approach this fear

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Affirming Steps to Take and How to Know You are On the Right Track!

When exploring your gender identity, it can be confusing to know which steps to take. Especially when it comes to affirming steps and how to spot them. Affirming steps, or small tasks on the way to your bigger goal, are vital to knowing you are on the right track.

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Trans Identity Does Not Always Equal Transition!

People who are not comfortable with their gender assigned at birth, end up under the wide meaning of the word “trans.” As a result, many often assume that if you identify as transgender, you have to transition. The truth is, not everyone who identifies as trans needs or wants to transition.

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How to Deal with Group Pressures to Transition?

It can be exciting to be a part of LGBTQ group especially as you become aware of your true sense of self. While groups are important for many reasons, they also carry potential dangers. One of which is peer pressure to conform. In this video, I discuss such pressures and ways you can cope with it.

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De-Transition Stories! What Can We Learn From Them?

De-transition stories are real! Valid! And important for all of us to hear! There is much to learn from this stories and to understand about gender transition and gender at large. Lately, there have been more people sharing their stories of de-transition. Watch as I discuss in this video what can we learn from this individual narratives.

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Does Gender Dysphoria Ever Goes Away?

Many of my YouTube viewers often wonder if Gender Dysphoria ever fully goes away once you transition. Especially given that many start gender transition with hopes of completely eliminating feelings of Gender Dysphoria. But does it ever fully goes away? And if not, what tends to contribute to it?

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Age 40 & up! Here are Tips on How To Break Cycle of Self Doubt!

Self doubting your gender identity is very common, especially the older you are. As you continue to self doubt over the years, without being aware, you are actually accumulating a compounding negative investment of emotions. In this video, I discuss and share ways you can break out of the cycle of self doubt.

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Ages 18-28! Tips on How To Break Out of Self Doubt Cycle!

Self doubt in relation to your gender identity is incredibly common and often can lead to more confusion. That’s because there are multi layers that make up your sense of who you. Sorting out through layers can be a challenge and often may lead you to jump into medical transition, which can be a mistake. In this video, I discuss tips on how to break out of cycle of self doubt.

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Ages 40 & up! Here is a #1 Reason Why You Feel Doubt About Your Trans Identity.

It is incredibly common to experience tremendous amount of self doubt when it comes to your trans identity. Especially if you are about 40 years old and older! In fact, there are important factors which have shown correlation between age and self doubt when it comes to gender identity.

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