128: Trans Health & Body Liberation - with Dr. Sand Chang, Licensed Psychologist & Gender Specialist

Dr. Sand Chang, PhD (they/them/their) is a Chinese American genderfluid/nonbinary/femme psychologist/trainer in practice for 15+ years.

Dr. Chang's work is focused on intersectional body liberation. Dr. Chang co-authored A Clinician’s Guide to Gender Affirming Care (New Harbinger, 2018) and the APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients (2015).

They are Board Member and section editor for Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, chapter author of the forthcoming WPATH SOC8, and co-founder of The Gender Affirming Letter Access Project (The GALAP), a movement to make mental health letters for trans health care financially accessible.

Sand’s work is focused on gender, sexuality, disordered eating (from an anti-diet and HAES perspective), addictions, trauma/EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and attachment concerns. Sand is a certified Body Trust Provider. Outside of work, they are a dancer, food top, punoff competitor, and small dog enthusiast.

In this episode, we touch on the white-washed view of body liberation & the negative effects of diet culture, trans health and body oppression, gender vs. sexuality, gender stereotypes in diagnosis criteria, intersectional identities, understanding authenticity as a privilege, and more.

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