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

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   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices