Trigger Happy News Feed: Recent Episodes
Gender Centre
Family can be one of the most stressful experiences transgender and gender diverse people have to deal within in their lives. The people who are supposed to love us and know us best are often the ones most likely to do us harm. Candy and James explore the anxiety trigger of family events and offer ways for TGD people to survive and thrive in the face of that looming family get together.
'Meeting people' can be one of the most stressful things transgender and gender diverse people ever experience. Will I be judged? Will people be hostile? How might I get through a job interview? Candy and James explore the anxiety trigger of meeting people and offer ways for Trans and Gender Diverse people to overcome them.
Candy and James, counsellor and psychologist at the Gender Centre unpack the harmful effects of psychological triggers on trans and gender diverse (TGD) people. This episode focuses on 'passing' and how to prepare, survive and thrive when faced with a word that doesn't always see us the way we want to be seen.