Today's episode is not a rant! I promise. It IS, however, an opportunity to learn about the mental health implications of legislation that will affect transgender communities, especially the youth in these communities, who are the most vulnerable. This was not the episode I'd planned for this week but legislative actions in Alabama, Tennessee, and my home state of Arkansas prompted me to change course.
Susan Warren of Cardinal Counseling, located in North Little Rock, Arkansas is my guest. The licensed professionals at Cardinal Counseling specialize in "providing therapy services with a special focus on providing Feedback-Informed Treatment in the areas of depression, anxiety, grief, trauma recovery, and relationship issues." Ms. Warren is an outpatient psychotherapist with a background in behavioral health and working in medical social work settings. I am so thankful that she agreed to this last-minute interview and my hope is that you learn from her and this conversation so that you can grow, or help someone else to grow mentally and emotionally as it concerns the LGBTQ, specifically the "T" community.
This is all love. I welcome your questions and comments and will funnel them to more informed people if I can't answer them. Thank you for coming to the pod with an open mind.
Resources!
If you want to learn more, or if something in the episode interested you, here are links to some of the things we discussed, as well as educational resources.
Survey of Transgender and Nonbinary Youth
Advancing Acceptance Infographic
The following are the bills that sparked this discussion.
Arkansas HB 1570 Vetoed by the Governor, Overridden by the Arkansas Senate, Likely to be fought in the courts
Arkansas HB 1749 Recommended to Pass
Arkansas SB 354 Sadly, this is now Act 461
As always, the music for this show is from the very talented Penn Davis. Check out his Instagram Page. He is working on a new album and has some very entertaining freestyles on his stories and page there. The official art for the show is from the very talented Michaela Adams.
Check out the social media pages for the show this week for interactive opportunities. I'm on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram all as @thisyeariturn40.