Support and Education for Parents of Trans People
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Free 5-day video series for parents
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Are you...
- Grappling with your child (kid, teen or adult) being potentially transgender?
- Afraid of how the world will treat them?
- Worried they might make big choices before they're sure or ready?
- Want to support them fully and also feeling a sense of grief or loss?
- Overwhelmed by how to find them good support, or how you are going to talk to other people about this?
- Find yourself thinking, "but there were no signs." and worried about what that means.
- Doing your best, feeling isolated and confused at times.
You are not alone.
You want your child to be safe and happy in the world. To be comfortable in their own skin. To come to you and connect with you so that you can guide and support them.
The thing is... The truth is very hopeful. You can absolutely support your transgender or non-binary child to thrive.
Research shows that parental support and connection is by far the biggest predictor of wellbeing and happiness for trans and gender diverse people.
Not only that...
Even with all the additional challenges that trans people face, with strong parental support, trans and gender diverse people have been shown to have similar mental health outcomes as the general population.
Your strong support is incredibly powerful. For them, you are it.
When Your Child is Trans
Free 5-day video series for parents
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When Your Child is Trans
- Common Parental Emotions and Thoughts: What parents say about their experience of parenting a trans child (you are not alone)
- Why it's so Hard: and cultivating self-compassion
- Risk and Resilience Factors: The pivotal #1 factor affecting trans mental health
- The Parental Support Paradox: How trying to protect your child might paradoxically be the hardest thing they face
- The Positive Support Cycle: Getting There Faster
When Your Child is Trans
Free 5-day video series for parents
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Who We Are
We are Ari Heart (they/them) and Jes Anderberg (she/her).
We are both therapists and educators, working in the fields of trans mental health, advocacy and education. Together we have thousands of hours of clinical experience working with gender diverse people and their families.
Throughout our work, we have continuously seen the urgent need for parents to receive high-quality and compassionate information and support when their child is gender diverse.
We have collated years of professional, community, and personal expertise and research into this 7 week program, so that parents can escalate their learning and improve their life and relationship with their child.
"I could not imagine better facilitators for this program than Ari and Jes, whose immense kindness, generosity, wisdom and relevant personal and clinical experience enliven and enrich the course content and discussions."
- Sally & Justin, parents of 5 year old.
“Ari is a caring and thoughtful practitioner who I have known for many years, they’re someone I trust and highly respect. I’m so happy that they are supporting parents to help our young people thrive.”
- Starlady, Zoe Belle Gender Collective
About Jes
When Your Child is Trans
Free 5-day video series for parents
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“There are times as a parent when you realise that your job is not to be the parent you always imagined you’d be, the parent you always wished you had. Your job is to be the parent your child needs, given the particulars of [their] own life and nature.”
Ayelet Waldman