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Podcast: You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist
Episode: 150. When Treatment Worsens Trauma: Detransitioner Levi Hayes on Filing a Board Complaint
Description: Levi Hayes is an artist and writer eight months into his deeply personal journey of detransitioning who recently decided to file a complaint against the therapist who “affirmed” his “gender identity” rather than treating his trauma. We delve into the often-overlooked trauma that accompanies both the transition process and the aftermath of living a transitioned life. Levi opens up about the emotional toll of navigating societal expectations, the pressure to maintain an illusion, and the regret that can follow such significant life changes.We explore the complexities of Levi's experiences, from his childhood in a rural...