Am I Trans Enough? How to Overcome Your Doubts and Find Your Authentic Self | With Alo Johnston, Therapist and Author

Summary

Alo Johnston discusses his journey to becoming a therapist and author of the book, Am I Trans Enough? The book was born out of thousands of hours of research and conversations with hundreds of trans people.

In this episode, you’ll learn about:

• How you can ease into a transitioning to decide if that’s the path for you

  
  



• The advice Alo wished he had going through his own transition

  
  



• What questions to ask when questioning your gender

  
  



• Am I Trans Enough? digs deep into internalized transphobia and the historical narratives that fuel it

  
  

Alo Johnston (he/him) is a marriage and family therapist and author of Am I Trans Enough?: How to Overcome Your Doubts and Find Your Authentic Self. He particularly loves working with trans, queer, and non-monogamous clients. He is based in Los Angeles and when he’s not working he’s often busy exploring the restorative power of naps.

Resources from this episode

Am I Trans Enough - by Alo Johnston

Noteworthy quotes from this episode:

“You reach the end of where your imagination can take you and you're just like, I don't know what's after that. That may be a sign that you're not going to like bore through this wall through the power of your thoughts and logic. You have to have start having experiences that are going to give you data.”

“Certainty is not the standard that we should be shooting for in terms of mental certainty and then you take action. I think you get certainty through action.”

Connect with Alo

Website: https://alojohnston.com

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Paige Bond hosts the Stubborn Love podcast, is a Licensed Marriage Therapist, and is a Polyamory Relationship Coach. Her mission is to help people-pleasing millennials navigate non-monogamy so they can tame their jealousy and love with ease. Her own journey from feeling lonely, insecure, and jealous to feeling empowered and reassured is what fuels her passion to help other people-pleasers to conquer jealousy and embrace love.

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