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The Transgender Men's Guide to Life: Overcoming Doubt and Negative Thoughts to Begin Transitioning Towards Your True Gender
By Leo Castana
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Have you always been told you're a woman, but you know inside that you're really a man?
Then "The Transgender Men's Guide to Life Series" is for you.
In "Overcoming Doubt and Negative Thoughts" we will discuss the thoughts, feelings, and doubts you may have in first approaching a medical and/or legal gender transition, and how to overcome “I Can’t Do It.” If you know transitioning—whether this means socially, medically, legally—is right for you, we want you to do it and reap the benefits of living authentically.
Easier said than done, though, right?
I know firsthand that as transgender people, we often inherit negative or limiting thoughts about who, how, when, and what are the “right” reasons and ways to transition. But I got past them, and you can too.
The Transgender Men’s Guide to Life series is advice written by trans men for trans men with a focus on positivity and resilience. There are already enough advice givers who tell trans folks to expect heartbreak and rejection—but we know from experience that for every setback there’s an equal and greater gain.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
CHAPTER 1: Getting Real With Yourself
CHAPTER 2: “Yes, I Can Transition!”: Breaking Through Limiting and Negative Thoughts
CHAPTER 3: Overcoming Doubt through Self-Education and Building Support Systems
Glossary
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Leo Castana
Author of "The Transgender Men's Guide to Life" series.
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Reviews for The Transgender Men's Guide to Life
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great starting point To allow an individual to gently challenge their ideas about their gender identity and Internal barriers to possibly transitioning FtM
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This guidebook is a FANTASTIC starting point for realizing yourself as an ftm trans man, or otherwise non-gender-conforming masculine individual.
Leo Castana is short, direct, warm, encouraging, and uplifting with his writing and guidance. This guide has definitely HELPED ME calm the anxieties within myself surrounding transition. This guide has asserted my need to overcome my doubts through self-education and building support systems (chapter 3); which means overcoming negative-talk, talking myself from irrational thinking, and embracing my true self.
I certainly recommend this guide to others, and carry it with my throughout my transition!1 person found this helpful
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The Transgender Men's Guide to Life - Leo Castana
The Transgender Men’s Guide to Life: Overcoming Doubt and Negative Thoughts to Begin Transitioning Towards Your True Gender
Leo Castana
Copyright © 2014. Leo Castana. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce any or all of the contents of this book, in any manner. The author exclusively retains all rights to reproduce, transmit, upload, download, compile, decompile, reverse-engineer, hold in any retrieval system format, scan, photograph, photocopy or fax, distribute via the internet, or in any other manner the contents of this book. Without exception, written permission of the author is required for any action relating to the content of this book.
The Transgender Men’s Guide to Life: Overcoming Doubt and Negative Thoughts to Begin Transitioning Towards Your True Gender
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1: Getting Real With Yourself
Chapter 2: Yes, I Can Transition!
: Breaking Through Limiting and Negative Thoughts
Chapter 3: Overcoming Doubt through Self-Education and Building Support Systems
Glossary
INTRODUCTION
This isn’t just a trans men’s guide to medical and legal transition—it’s a guide to reaching for the life and happiness you want, need, and deserve.
About the book: In Overcoming Doubt and Negative Thoughts we will discuss the thoughts, feelings, and doubts you may have in first approaching a medical and/or legal gender transition, and how to overcome I Can’t Do It.
If you know transitioning—whether this means socially, medically, legally—is right for you, we want you to do it and reap the benefits of living authentically.
Easier said than done, though, right?
We, the writers, know firsthand
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