Paria Hassouri on Parenting a Transgender Child

<p>Paria Hassouri is a pediatrician, writer, transgender rights activist, wife and mother of three children. Her personal essays have been published in the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, Huffington Post, and many more.</p><p>In this episode, Eric and Paria talk about her book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781608687084" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Found In Transition: A Mother’s Evolution During Her Child’s Gender Change</em></a>. Her story of understanding, accepting, and ultimately supporting her daughter as a transgender girl is so honest and beautiful and inspiring.&nbsp;</p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong>In This Interview, Paria Hassouri and I Discuss Parenting a Transgender Child and…</strong></p><ul><li>Her book,<em>&nbsp;</em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/16850/9781608687084" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Found In Transition: A Mother’s Evolution During Her Child’s Gender Change</em></a></li><li>The question, “Am I acting out of love or am I acting out of fear?”</li><li>The story of her middle child coming out as a trans girl</li><li>The process she went through of educating herself about transgender children and teenagers</li><li>The factors that ultimately guided her towards supporting her child’s transition</li><li>The change that shifted her outlook and her child’s outlook for the future</li><li>Her journey through denial, anger, acceptance, support, and ultimately celebration about her child’s transition</li><li>Her internal struggle about her child’s transition</li><li>The power of finding people who have been through what you’re going through</li><li>The stories we m