The moment people feel relief after talking about their gender for the first time
Helen describes how patients who are scared to discuss their gender identity for the first time feel so much better afterwards, just from getting it off their chest and putting their feelings into words
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Dr Helen Webberley, Gender Specialist and Medical Educator
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