35 - Communicating About Gender: Translating Between Parent & Child
Aug 06, 2021•1 hr 1 min
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Summary
Sasha Ayad and Stella O'Malley act as translators, helping parents understand their gender-questioning children and vice versa, across various scenarios from initial identity discovery to medical transition. They delve into the underlying fears, hopes, and differing interpretations that lead to communication breakdowns. The episode emphasizes the importance of empathy, space, and a shared foundation of love to navigate these complex family dynamics, advocating for compassion for all involved.Episode description
We invite parents and children to listen to this episode together. Stella and Sasha alternate between the perspectives of the parent and their dysphoric child and attempt to translate what each may be thinking and feeling when communicating about gender identity becomes difficult. Discussing the emotions, the inner motivations, and the thoughts parents and children might experience when gender related distress hits the family, we hope that this episode might begin to build bridges between parents and young people and foster more empathy in the parent-child dyad.
Links
Cat Stephens: Father and Son https://youtu.be/P6zaCV4niKk
WB Yeats: The Mask http://www.online-literature.com/yeats/800/
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