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516: Rae McDaniel: Taking The Suffering Out Of Transitioning for Trans People

02.01.2021 - By Sara DeanPlay

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Rae McDaniel, MEd, LCPC, CST (They/Them) is a Gender and Certified Sex Therapist and Coach who works with folks feeling anxious and lost about a transition they’re experiencing in sex, gender, sexual identity, or relationships. Rae also provides consultation & training for professionals and organizations wishing to uplevel their knowledge and expertise in these areas.

Rae is the founder of Practical Audacity, a Gender & Sex Therapy group practice in Chicago, and GenderFck: The Club, an online group coaching community designed to help transgender/non-binary/questioning folks transition with less suffering and more ease.

Listen in to hear Rae share:

Their experience growing up adopted into a family of evangelical christian missionary puppeteers

The evolution of their identity from bisexual to queer to non binary

The relief of coming out as non binary

Why not everyone in your life needs to know all the ins and outs of your identity and how you can prioritize safety when coming out

How gender exists on a spectrum, not just two categories of male and female

Why they are having top surgery and how they came to this decision

Why they use they/them pronouns and why pronouns matter

Why it’s inaccurate to refer to someone’s pronouns as their “preferred pronouns”

How they are working to take the suffering out of transitioning for trans people

Linke mentioned:

Connect with Rae: Practical Audacity

Join Rae’s Genderfck program

Rae on IG/FB: @practicalaudacity

 

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