17 May 2024 - Doing What It Takes Because You Must Gender Identity Weekly podcast

17 May 2024 - Doing What It Takes Because You Must

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In today's episode, I speak with the incredible Jasmine Vine! If you've been living under a rock for the past decade, Jasmine is a trans empowerment specialist with training in several modalities of mental health treatment. Jasmine and I discuss the urgency of gender transition, being able to identify with your therapist, and West Coast Privilege.

REFERENCES:

Javine Coaching: https://www.javinecoaching.com

Follow Jasmine on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jasminevinee

Follow Jasmine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasmine.vinee

Follow Jasmine on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jasminevinee
Gender Identity Today: https://genderidentitytoday.com

(00:00) - Opening credits
(00:37) - Show opening
(01:24) - Introducing Jasmine Vine
(02:11) - Jasmine's public gender transition
(06:06) - Not initially a transgender story
(10:18) - We do what it takes because we must
(13:31) - Was transition a part of the mental health struggle?
(18:09) - Breaking out of the hater cycle
(23:48) - Find the root cause
(27:39) - Risk involved in becoming who we are
(32:07) - Young transition doesn't mean less shame to process
(35:24) - Experience makes a better teacher
(40:10) - How does a mentor process another person's shame?
(44:33) - Vocal feminization and West Coast Privilege
(51:25) - You must believe for it to be true
(57:16) - How to find Jasmine Vine
(58:41) - Show closing