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Conversations about gender identity are happening in homes and hospitals, therapy offices and classrooms. This podcast invites you to bear witness to how gender identity impacts children and families. All of the testimonies that you will hear have been anonymously shared with Partners for Ethical Care. These stories have been shared by Individuals who have agreed to have their experiences published in order to bring awareness and to document what is happening. Recorded voices are only representational and are not the writers actual voices. We invite you to listen and bear witness
Episodes
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
A father talks of his intelligent, sensitive son with ADHD who was bullied throughout public school. He went off to college and after a difficult breakup with a girlfriend and encouragement from "gender affirming" therapists decided he was a female. His parents fear for his mental and medical health as they watch him struggle with the concept of who he is.
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
A mother describes the difficulties her daughter with ADHD and high functioning autism has fitting in with her peers. Her daughter vacillates between believing she is a girl and a boy and finds communities that support her confusion and seemingly accept her.
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Follow this mom's reflections on her journey with her trans-identifying daughter. She finds meaning and tries to "savor and appreciate the moments of closeness."
You can find StoicMom's written piece and more from her here: https://stoicmom.substack.com/p/pivotal-moments
Most episodes for The Witness are read and recorded by voice actors. This episode was done with the voice of the author, StoicMom.
Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
A mother details her daughter's pathway to a "trans" identification and the inconsistencies and maladaptive strategies she observes along the way.
Monday May 23, 2022
Monday May 23, 2022
This father takes a turn in his strategy with his ROGD daughter as they navigate the ramifications of a "transgender" identity. This is part 5 in a 5 part series.
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Loving father continues to have impactful conversations with daughter and navigate how to handle an ROGD adoption.
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Father continues the long process of loving discussion with his ROGD daughter and offers guidance and reassurance for other parents.
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Conversations between a father and ROGD daughter. Part 2 of a 5 part series.
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Listen to this father have lighthearted conversation while discussing trans-identification with his ROGD daughter in this 5 part series.
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
Tuesday Mar 08, 2022
A mother chronicles how the courts and other adults facilitate the loss of her young adolescent daughter and the breakdown of the bonds they once had.