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Transition Radio Industries September 2012
Transition Radio Industries September 2012
TWT transitioned MTF at age 19, and retransitioned to male presentation at age 39. TWT never imagined that this would happen, as he believed that he had an essential female identity that required me to transition both socially and physically. However, there was always a part of him that was still restless, even after transitioning.
Transitioning solved some problems. He was a little more comfortable in my body, although he still had dysphoria and frustration at how it was not possible to fully transform his body. The pain that he felt motivated a 20 year long spiritual and psychological journey which took me through the pagan community, meditation, somatic dance practices, psychotherapy and eventually receiving an MA in Counseling Psychology. He is currently enrolled in a PhD program in Clinical Psychology.
As he began to let go of dissociation and connect to my body he became more sensitive to its processes and inner workings. He discovered that much of his tension was caused by holding my body in ways to appear more female, and that attempting to speak in a voice that would be perceived as female was inauthentic. This process further accelerated during his training as a therapist where he learned to use his body as an instrument. This made him more sensitive to the dissonance in his body created by his attempts to be perceived as a woman.
He then worked through a lot of trauma in therapy and discovered that he could be comfortable with presenting male after all. He was approved for hormones at a gender clinic after just two sessions of therapy, without any exploration of alternatives, working through the underlying issues took around 150 sessions. He is interested in using the knowledge that he gained on his journey to help others that can find alternative ways to deal with these issues.
Transitioning solved some problems. He was a little more comfortable in my body, although he still had dysphoria and frustration at how it was not possible to fully transform his body. The pain that he felt motivated a 20 year long spiritual and psychological journey which took me through the pagan community, meditation, somatic dance practices, psychotherapy and eventually receiving an MA in Counseling Psychology. He is currently enrolled in a PhD program in Clinical Psychology.
As he began to let go of dissociation and connect to my body he became more sensitive to its processes and inner workings. He discovered that much of his tension was caused by holding my body in ways to appear more female, and that attempting to speak in a voice that would be perceived as female was inauthentic. This process further accelerated during his training as a therapist where he learned to use his body as an instrument. This made him more sensitive to the dissonance in his body created by his attempts to be perceived as a woman.
He then worked through a lot of trauma in therapy and discovered that he could be comfortable with presenting male after all. He was approved for hormones at a gender clinic after just two sessions of therapy, without any exploration of alternatives, working through the underlying issues took around 150 sessions. He is interested in using the knowledge that he gained on his journey to help others that can find alternative ways to deal with these issues.
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