The GenderGP Podcast
Dr Helen Webberley and Marianne Oakes are joined by a range of inspiring guests to discuss matters affecting the trans community.
The GenderGP Podcast is a series of interviews and discussions hosted by GenderGP Founder, Dr Helen Webberley and GenderGP Lead Therapist, Marianne Oakes, covering all aspects of life as a member of the trans community.
Chatting with experts, healthcare professionals, influencers and most importantly, transgender people themselves, the GenderGP Podcast aims to provide information, insight and inspiration to those on their own gender journey. It also aims to be a valuable source of information for family, friends, and anyone looking to understand more about this wonderfully diverse community.
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Transitions: Amy
Transitions is a new mini-series from the GenderGP podcast. GenderGP team member, Cleo Madeleine, will be joined by members of the community to talk about the journeys they have been on, the transitions they have been through and the moments that changed everything....
Transitions: Chloe
During Dr Helen Webberley’s hearing we’re bringing you Transitions, a new mini-series from the GenderGP podcast. GenderGP team member, Cleo Madeleine, will be joined by members of the community to talk about the journeys they have been on, the transitions they have...
Transitions: Jamie
During Dr Helen Webberley’s hearing we’re bringing you Transitions, a new mini-series from the GenderGP podcast. GenderGP team member, Cleo Madeleine, will be joined by members of the community to talk about the journeys they have been on, the transitions they have...
Transitions: Ezra
During Dr Helen Webberley’s hearing we’re bringing you Transitions, a new mini-series from the GenderGP podcast. GenderGP team member, Cleo Madeleine, will be joined by members of the community to talk about the journeys they have been on, the transitions they have...
Transitions: Oliver
During Dr Helen Webberley’s hearing we’re bringing you Transitions, a new mini-series from the GenderGP podcast. GenderGP team member, Cleo Madeleine, will be joined by members of the community to talk about the journeys they have been on, the transitions they have...
Transitions: Cleo
During Dr Helen Webberley’s hearing we’re bringing you Transitions, a new mini-series from the GenderGP podcast. GenderGP team member, Cleo Madeleine, will be joined by members of the community to talk about the journeys they have been on, the transitions they have...
Transitions: Rhy
During Dr Helen Webberley’s hearing we’re bringing you Transitions, a new mini-series from the GenderGP podcast. GenderGP team member, Cleo Madeleine, will be joined by members of the community to talk about the journeys they have been on, the transitions they have...
Transitions: Clark
During Dr Helen Webberley’s hearing we’re bringing you Transitions, a new mini-series from the GenderGP podcast. GenderGP team member, Cleo Madeleine, will be joined by members of the community to talk about the journeys they have been on, the transitions they have...
Transitions: Marianne
During Dr Helen Webberley’s hearing we’re bringing you Transitions, a new mini-series from the GenderGP podcast. GenderGP team member, Cleo...
Making Medicine More Inclusive
On this episode of the GenderGP podcast Marianne is joined by Cleo Madeleine, our podcast producer, and special guest Dr Alison Berner. Dr Berner is a research fellow in oncology and specialist in gender identity whose research addresses barriers to accessing cervical...
Excellence in Trans Healthcare
In this episode of the GenderGP podcast Helen and Marianne are joined by stef shuster (they/them), an assistant professor of sociology at Michigan State University. They discuss stef’s research on how healthcare providers respond to their trans patients - in both good...
GenderGP Q&A: How To Use The Service?
In a special episode of the GenderGP podcast, Marianne is joined by our own Chief Operating Officer, Katie Tiplady-Startin, to talk about which services we offer, who can use them, and how we work to make gender-affirming healthcare accessible to everyone who needs...
Endometriosis doesn’t just affect women
On this episode of the GenderGP Podcast, Marianne and Helen are joined by Jodie and Krystle from Endometriosis South Coast. They talk about why endometriosis shouldn’t be treated as just ‘a women’s disease’, and how we can improve access to healthcare for trans...
Fighting For Care For My Trans Child
On this episode of the GenderGP podcast, Marianne and Helen are joined by the mum of a trans child. She shares her story of the...
Making Life Easier For Trans Kids
On this episode of the GenderGP podcast Helen and Marianne are joined by author and sociologist Tey Meadow (she/her). They talk about Tey’s research into trans kids, discuss the challenges facing the families and professionals who support them, and share suggestions...
Inclusive Sex Education
In this episode of the GenderGP Podcast Marianne and Helen are joined by Heather Corinna (they/them), a non-binary writer, sex educator, and activist. Heather shares their wisdom from over 25 years of working to improve education around gender and sexuality for young...
Why We Need To End Gatekeeping
Marianne and Helen are joined by Van Levy (they/them), a nonbinary advocate, educator, and mental health therapist from San Diego. Van talks to us...
The Impact of Transphobia
In this episode of the GenderGP podcast Marianne and Dr Helen sit down together ahead of this year’s International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHoBiT) on May 17th. Marianne shares how transphobia has affected her and her family, and Dr Helen...
Top surgery: getting it right
In this episode of the GenderGP podcast Fionn Collins (he/him), a trans man working for the student union at Technological University Dublin, talks to Marianne about having a second top surgery, following unsatisfactory results from the first. He shares his advice and...
Top Surgery: what to ask, with Ioannis Ntanos
Surgeon, Ioannis Ntanos, returns for a second episode of the GenderGP podcast in which he tackles some of the key questions guys should be asking when considering top surgery. This episode of the podcast seeks to educate and empower the individual so that they can get...
Exploring the binary with @TheymerSophie
Streamer and essayist, @TheymerSophie returns for a second episode of the GenderGP Podcast in which they talk to Dr Helen and Marianne about what it really means to be non-binary. Together they discuss the idea that there is so much more to gender than just man and...
Giving trans youth a voice with Dr Anna Carlile
Academic and Head of the Education Department at Goldsmiths University, Dr Anna Carlile, joins Dr Helen and Marianne, to discuss her research paper, “It’s like my kid came back overnight”, which focuses on the experiences of trans youth and their families accessing...
Talking trans politics in Britain with @TheymerSophie
Streamer and essayist, TheymerSophie, joins Dr Helen and Marianne, following on from their incredible live stream which raised £50,000 for the care of trans youth, via the GenderGP Fund. Together they discuss the state of the transphobia in the UK today; what makes...
How Many People Detransition? Exploring Detransition – Jack Turban
How many people detransition? Dr Jack Turban, child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at Stanford University School of Medicine, joins the GenderGP podcast for an episode exploring the notion of detransition. Together Jack, Helen and Marianne discuss the notion that a...
How gaming became a lifeline for trans youth
Fundraising for trans healthcare has found a new home thanks to the likes of @Hbombrguy who raised a staggering $340,000 for Mermaids in 2019 and @theymerSophie whose livestream on Twitch late in 2020 raised a phenomenal £50,000 towards the GenderGP Fund - an amount...
A footballing legend’s take on trans rights – Neville Southall
Footballing legend, Neville Southall, joins Dr Helen and Marianne to talk about equality and why it is so important for those who have a platform to use it for good. Neville talks about the reasons why he regularly hands over his twitter account, with its 170.8k...
The Future of Transgender Healthcare – Noah Halpin
Noah Halpin, founder and manager of the This Is Me Transgender Healthcare Campaign, joins Dr Helen and Marianne to discuss the current state of trans healthcare in Ireland. Together they discuss the importance of fighting for best practice, person-centred healthcare...
Voice therapy for trans people
Dr Helen and Marianne are joined by speech-language pathologist Jordan Ross Jakomin. Jordan talks about his passion for helping trans people and the importance of developing a voice that is authentic to the individual rather than trying to recreate a voice that merely...
Practising self-care when times get tough
In this Wellbeing Special, GenderGP’s Psychological Therapies Lead, Marianne Oakes, is joined by Counsellor Amy Walters. The pair discuss some of their learnings and strategies for managing life when times get tough and the importance of being kind to ourselves. If...
Marlo Mack: Accepting Your Trans Kid
Marlo Mack, the creator of the How to Be a Girl podcast, joins Dr Helen and Marianne to share her personal experiences of life with her transgender daughter. Marlo talks about her daughter coming out aged four, some of the people she has met along the way and how the...
Top surgery for trans guys
Marianne and Dr Helen are joined by two NHS surgeons specialising in top surgery. Mr Ioannis Ntanos and Miss Chloe Wright discuss the ethics and health policy around top surgery for trans and non-binary individuals. In this episode of the GenderGP podcast, the guests...
Podcast: Bell v Tavistock – What Does This Mean for Trans Youth?
This episode of the GenderGP podcast features a Live Q&A with Dr Helen Webberley and Lead therapist Marianne Oakes. Together the pair discuss what the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust ruling means for trans youth, how this will impact GenderGP service users, what...
Sizzling Trans Sex
Psychologist Dr Lori Beth Bisbey and psychotherapist DK Green join Dr Helen and Marianne to talk about the quest for sizzling sex when you are gender diverse and some of the barriers that can get in the way. If you have been affected by any of the topics discussed in...
The Importance of Trans Characters in Literature
New Zealand author, Caitlin Spice, joins Dr Helen and Marianne to discuss her latest book, Raven Wild, which features a transgender protagonist. Caitlin talks about how her writing helped her to escape her feelings of gender dysphoria and express herself long before...
How Christianity Can Embrace Diversity
Jason Masters is a Christian and an LGBT advocate. In this episode of the GenderGP podcast, he talks candidly to Dr Helen and Marianne about how his own experiences as a gay Christian led to his becoming a fierce trans ally. If you have been affected by any of the...
Trans Women in Sport
In this episode of the GenderGP podcast we hear from olympian, Kirsti Miller, who joins Dr Helen and Marianne to discuss the role of trans women in sport. Together they discuss the role of hormones in sport, how the rules are no longer fit for purpose and how sport...
Let’s talk about (trans) sex
In this episode of the GenderGP podcast, recorded for our Trans Sex Education Special, Marianne and Dr Helen answer some questions from the community. Topics tackled include: anal sex, genital hypersensitivity, asexuality and more. If you have been affected by any of...
Why I love being a nurse to trans patients – Holly Lorka
Holly Lorka is an ICU nurse specialising in the post operative care of transgender patients following gender confirmation surgery. She is also a writer, storyteller and standup comedian. In this episode she talks to Dr Helen and Marianne about her work in Austin,...
Young Voices: Being a trans youth
In the second episode of our Young Voices podcast special, Leo shares his experiences of coming out age 11, how his family responded to the news and his experience of accessing care via the Tavistock. As he approaches his 17th birthday, Leo chats to Dr Helen and...
Young Voices: Raising a Trans Teen
13 year old Arthur, and his mum, Anna, join Dr Helen and Marianne for this first episode in our Young Voices podcast special. The pair share the two sides of this transition story, from Arthur coming out at age seven, through the day-to-day trials and tribulations of...
GP-led trans healthcare in Canada
Sofie Lasiuk chats with Dr Helen and Marianne about her transition in Canada and her positive experiences with the Canadian healthcare system, a system in which GPs manage and support the healthcare of their trans patients, with incredible results. If you have been...
Redefining the treatment of Trans Youth – Michelle Telfer
Dr Michelle Telfer, Associate Professor and Paediatrician at The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, joins Dr Helen and Marianne to talk about Australia’s approach to the treatment of trans youth. Together they discuss the vital importance of affirmative treatment...
The life-changing effects of FFS – Stephanie Hirst
Facial Feminisation Surgery Special - Part 3 Stephanie Hirst and Dr David Simon Radio and TV presenter Stephanie Hirst is joined by her surgeon, Dr Simon, co-founder of the FacialTeam in Marbella, Spain. In this third and final part of our Facial Feminisation Special,...
A Surgeon’s Perspective on Facial Feminisation
Facial Feminisation Surgery Special - Part 2 Dr Raul Bellinga FacialTeam in Marbella is leading the charge in Facial Feminisation Surgery (FFS). In this episode, Dr Raul Bellinga, facial plastic surgery director and rhinoplasty specialist, joins Dr Helen and Marianne....
What is Facial Feminisation Surgery?
The GenderGP Podcast: Facial Feminisation Surgery Special As work continues on the updated WPATH Standards of Care, it is anticipated that the transformative role that Facial Feminisation Surgery can play in the lives of trans feminine individuals, will be given more...
Yes, You Are Trans Enough – Mia Violet
Author and campaigner Mia Violet talks to Dr Helen and Marianne about her book: Yes You Are Trans Enough. Together they explore the implications of some of the hoops which trans people are made to jump through in order to prove themselves. If you have been affected by...
Transgender Rights and The Gender Recognition Act 2015 with TENI’s Sara Phillips
TENI's Sara Phillips is the chair of the Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI), she has been a transgender rights activist in Ireland for the past 26 years and played an instrumental role in developing Ireland’s progressive Gender Recognition Act legislation in...
From Sally to Shay
Shay Robertson talks to Helen and Marianne about his journey as a trans man, from the very first meeting with his GP, through surgeries and on, into his role as a trans advocate. Together they explore some of the key questions around surgeries for masculinisation as...
Evolving as a Family with Amanda Jette Knox
In this episode of the GenderGP podcast, author, speaker and LGBTQ advocate, Amanda Jetté Knox (aka Maven of Mayhem), shares her family’s story with Dr Helen and Marianne. Together they discuss the importance of love in navigating the family dynamic, when life as you...
Being a Trans Man in the World Today
Aydin Olson Kennedy is a clinical social worker and executive director of the Los Angeles Gender Center. He specialises in working with the parents and families of trans individuals. In this episode of the GenderGP podcast he joins Dr Helen and Marianne to discuss...
A new decade for trans healthcare
In this episode of the GenderGP podcast, Dr Helen chats to Marianne, about how far GenderGP has come in the last five years and what the future holds for trans healthcare. The pair also discuss the language around trans youth, fertility, GP collaboration and the...
The Dad Who Gave Birth – Freddy McConnell
Freddy McConnell is a dad, first and foremost, he is also a writer, podcaster, and campaigner. In this episode of the GenderGP podcast he discusses his journey and the role of the internet in enabling visibility, particularly in the case of trans men. He also shares...
Transgender Day of Remembrance Special
This special edition of the GenderGP podcast was recorded to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance 2019. Our head of counselling Marianne Oakes, is joined by Victoria Oldman, GenderGP’s Appraisal Pathway Lead. The pair discuss what TDOR means to them and the importance...
Gender Confirmation Surgery – Danica Rain
When paramedic Danica Rain started to investigate her options for Gender Confirmation Surgery, she was dismayed to find that her choices at home in Canada were limited. So she set out on a worldwide quest to find: "the best possible surgeon who would deliver the best...
The Truth About Transitioning in Ireland
Our lead counsellor, Marianne, takes over the reins in this episode. She is joined by Veronica Victor and the pair discuss what it's like to move from the hustle and bustle of San Francisco to the tranquility of rural Ireland, where Veronica has found the peace to...
How to Support Your Trans Child – Darlene Tando
Darlene Tando has been working with gender expansive and trans youth and adults since 2006. In this episode of the GenderGP podcast, she talks to Dr Helen and Marianne about the trauma she witnesses in the patients she works with, why the distress model is problematic...
Trans Representation within the NHS – Tara Hewitt
Tara Hewitt is best known as the co-founder of the Trans Equality Legal Initiative (TELI) - the UK's first coalition of trans people, human rights lawyers and diversity professionals. Along with her work as a diversity and inclusion consultant, she is wholly dedicated...
Trans Visibility in Formula 1 with Charlie Martin
British racing driver Charlie Martin, shares her inspirational story as she embarks on the biggest challenge of her life: to become the first transgender racing driver to compete in the Le Mans 24 hour race. In this episode of the GenderGP podcast Charlie joins Dr...
How it Feels When Your Child Comes Out as Trans
Los Angeles Paediatrician, Dr Paria Hassouri, joins Dr Helen to discuss how it felt when her child came out as trans, and the journey she and her family have since been on to learn more about gender variance. In this incredibly honest and open account, Dr Hassouri...
Trans Ethics with Florence Ashley
Transfeminine jurist and bioethicist Florence Ashley, joins Dr Helen and Marianne to discuss ethics in the context of medical treatment for transgender people. Topics covered in this episode include: The ethics of diagnosis for trans people The relevance of...
On the Road with GenderGP
In this mini episode of the GenderGP podcast, Dr Helen and Marianne discuss their trip to Cornwall, where they launched the GenderGP roadshow. The roadshow provided an opportunity to meet some members of the team, ask any burning questions and (importantly!) enjoy a...
How it Feels When Your Partner Comes Out as Trans
On this episode of the GenderGP podcast, we hear from counsellor Jackie Swarbrick, who talks very openly to GenderGP Therapist Marianne Oakes, about her experiences as the partner of first a trans and then a bi-gender person. As a partner, Jackie found she struggled...
Affirmative Healthcare for Trans Youth
On March 31st, Transgender Day of Visibility, GenderGP hosted a live Q&A with some of the leading international experts in the field of trans youth care. Dr Helen Webberley was joined by Dr Johanna Olson-Kennedy, Aydin Olson-Kennedy and ‘live from California’,...
Why Education is Important for Trans Awareness
In this episode of our podcast, Lizzie Jordan, CEO and founder of Think2Speak, talks about her work and why an open and honest dialogue around challenging subject matters, such as gender variance, is so vital when it comes to educating younger generations. Lizzie is...
Trans Youth Care in the USA: Part 2
Episode one, part two Part two of our Trans Youth Care episode focuses on the latest medical thinking coming out of the US. Dr Helen shares her thoughts with Marianne on how this compares with the current approach in the UK. Links: Find out more about Darlene...
Trans Youth Care in the USA: Part 1
Episode one, part one Season two of our GenderGP podcast opens with a two part episode in which your hosts, Dr Helen Webberley and Marianne Oakes, share some of their learnings from the Trans Youth Care conference held in LA, in January 2019. The two-day conference...
Treating Trans Youth with Dr Johanna Olson-Kennedy
Dr Olson-Kennedy to round up season one of the GenderGP podcast. Dr Olson-Kennedy is the Medical Director of The Center for Transyouth Health and Development at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the largest transgender youth clinic in the United States. She specialises...
The GenderGP Podcast – Gender variance in younger people with special guest Susie Green
Mermaids CEO, Susie Green, joins Dr Helen Webberley and Marianne Oakes to discuss gender variance in younger people. Useful links: www.mermaidsuk.org.uk @mermaids_gender @green_susie100 About Mermaids: Mermaids is passionate about supporting children, young...
Queer Sex with Juno Roche
In this episode of the GenderGP podcast, author Juno Roche joins Dr Helen Webberley and co host Marianne Oakes to discuss a topic which has long been ignored: queer sex. In her enlightening book, of the same name, Roche interviews trans and non binary couples about...
Transgender Healthcare in the UK
Healthcare for trans and non binary people in the UK today is in crisis. Patients wait as long as four years for a first appointment and this can be followed by a further 24 month wait for a prescription. So how does a gender variant person even begin to navigate the...
What does it mean to be trans in Britain today?
Dr Helen Webberley and Marianne Oakes explore some of the myths around gender variance by addressing some frequently asked questions received via GenderGP including: Can there really be infinite gender identities? Can you make someone transgender by supporting them?...
The GenderGP Podcast Intro Episode
Welcome to the first episode of the GenderGP podcast featuring Dr Helen Webberley, GP and Gender Specialist, and Marianne Oakes, lead counsellor at GenderGP. In this introductory episode we're going to talk a little about why we decided to launch this podcast and what...
