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Heather Walsh's avatar

Very interesting analysis that got me thinking again about my basic nursing education in the mid 80's. I was amongst the first wave of nurses who defined health in terms of

" wellness" and "illness". The state of " wellness" was on a spectrum defined by the individual and maintained by their health choices or preferences. I liked that concept and still fundamentally do until recently it struck me it was the Genesis of where we have landed today in gender health care where doing harm to yourself is a choice on the " wellness" spectrum and no one cautions anyone about the effect on their " wellness" continuum across their life span. There is no planning within health care for the consequences of those health outcomes as the transgender population ages despite gender specialists knowing there will be significant issues.

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Barnabas's avatar

Excellent post. You might be interested in this book which walks through history to how we got to this point - https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Triumph-Modern-Self-Individualism/dp/1433556332/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.B_GzhbfgMImckK6uEILNhEt2fMn0E9Rb0QHu-H_RZsXGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.5LpS5bSiH9iFr3BdqaJnHwL_dsW7rcpYGbGthWVn0Lw&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+rise+and+triumph+of+the+modern+self&qid=1744890627&sr=8-1

It's a must read - the Rise and Triumph of the Modern self.

How can I get access to your older articles? The only way is paid account?

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