Periagoge
Scenario

When mental health frameworks pathologize cultural identity

My therapist suggested I might have trauma around gender when really I just live in a world that doesn't understand what I've always known about myself.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Therapeutic interventions harm when they interpret traditional identity expressions through the lens of dysfunction rather than cultural difference.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Two-spirit and indigenous gender traditions?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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