Azeen Ghorayshi

And so what Peggy was realizing was that puberty was this incredibly critical period in these patients' lives.

And so what Peggy was realizing was that puberty was this incredibly critical period in these patients' lives.

Yeah, and their development, I mean, they're going through these, you know, irreversible changes that will be much harder to undo further down the line. And this was becoming even more clear to her as she started to see younger kids.

Yeah, and their development, I mean, they're going through these, you know, irreversible changes that will be much harder to undo further down the line. And this was becoming even more clear to her as she started to see younger kids.

Kids who were in extreme distress, kids who hadn't yet gone through puberty or were just starting to, and their distress was actually being exacerbated by that or even by the prospect of it. of going through puberty. So there's a scientific paper from around this time that talks about how in the years before puberty, these kids would engage with a kind of magical thinking.

Kids who were in extreme distress, kids who hadn't yet gone through puberty or were just starting to, and their distress was actually being exacerbated by that or even by the prospect of it. of going through puberty. So there's a scientific paper from around this time that talks about how in the years before puberty, these kids would engage with a kind of magical thinking.

And it was this belief that one day they would just wake up and their bodies would finally match the way they felt inside. And what Peggy was seeing was that puberty just shattered this magical thinking. And it made these kids feel like their bodies were basically betraying them. That they were actually becoming less and less the way they felt inside. And there was nothing they could do about it.

And it was this belief that one day they would just wake up and their bodies would finally match the way they felt inside. And what Peggy was seeing was that puberty just shattered this magical thinking. And it made these kids feel like their bodies were basically betraying them. That they were actually becoming less and less the way they felt inside. And there was nothing they could do about it.

And just as Peggy was starting to recognize the significance of this moment for her patients... And then I came across FGE. That's when a kid walked into her office and offered an unexpected solution.

And just as Peggy was starting to recognize the significance of this moment for her patients... And then I came across FGE. That's when a kid walked into her office and offered an unexpected solution.

We had talked about what his comfort level was with his voice even appearing in this.

We had talked about what his comfort level was with his voice even appearing in this.

He knows you're recording.

He knows you're recording.

So we're coming up on...

So we're coming up on...

I love these big windows. I know, it's beautiful. The light is so nice.

I love these big windows. I know, it's beautiful. The light is so nice.

And what is your comfort level with your name? FG is what we're sticking with? Yeah, okay.

And what is your comfort level with your name? FG is what we're sticking with? Yeah, okay.