Austin Mitchell

Yes, I do. I mean, and I actually was thinking about this the other day, how... they were so generous. You know, they took me under their wing. They taught me the ropes and then trusted me, you know, trusted me to bring this to our country and try to make it work. And there is a part of me that, that definitely feels like I've let them down in some way. It's weird.

Yes, I do. I mean, and I actually was thinking about this the other day, how... they were so generous. You know, they took me under their wing. They taught me the ropes and then trusted me, you know, trusted me to bring this to our country and try to make it work. And there is a part of me that, that definitely feels like I've let them down in some way. It's weird.

I mean, cause obviously I know I'm not, I can't be that responsible. I'm not responsible for all of this, you know, going wrong, but, um, I think that they know, I hope that they know, how hard I've tried to keep things on the right track.

I mean, cause obviously I know I'm not, I can't be that responsible. I'm not responsible for all of this, you know, going wrong, but, um, I think that they know, I hope that they know, how hard I've tried to keep things on the right track.

I got my first job at Boston Children's Hospital, actually in the primary care center there. And while I was working in primary care, the gender program was getting started. And so I saw an email saying that they needed a very part-time psychologist and responded immediately.

I got my first job at Boston Children's Hospital, actually in the primary care center there. And while I was working in primary care, the gender program was getting started. And so I saw an email saying that they needed a very part-time psychologist and responded immediately.

I've been always very interested in gender development. And specifically, I was really interested in adolescent girls.

I've been always very interested in gender development. And specifically, I was really interested in adolescent girls.

Because that was not talked about at that time. That wasn't an area of focus.

Because that was not talked about at that time. That wasn't an area of focus.

We just need to take away all of the boys' toys and encourage them, you know, to do the girl things, and then they'll be fine being a girl.

We just need to take away all of the boys' toys and encourage them, you know, to do the girl things, and then they'll be fine being a girl.

Their assessment process, they did kind of over the course of a year or more, I think.

Their assessment process, they did kind of over the course of a year or more, I think.

People were going to be coming from all over the country, so obviously they weren't going to be able to meet with me, you know, for therapy, you know, over every week.

People were going to be coming from all over the country, so obviously they weren't going to be able to meet with me, you know, for therapy, you know, over every week.

And so basically what I created was a structured clinical interview.

And so basically what I created was a structured clinical interview.

Lots of questions about gender identity development, what's going on in the family, significant events in the kid's life. You know, of course, asking about like abuse and trauma and all of that kind of stuff was an important piece. And then in addition to the clinical interview,

Lots of questions about gender identity development, what's going on in the family, significant events in the kid's life. You know, of course, asking about like abuse and trauma and all of that kind of stuff was an important piece. And then in addition to the clinical interview,