The Witness: True Stories of Children and Gender Identity

Episode 36 - And So We Wait: A Father’s Story

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 13:34:27 -0700

A father talks of his intelligent, sensitive son with ADHD who was bullied throughout public school. He went off to college and after a difficult breakup with a girlfriend and encouragement from "gender affirming" therapists decided he was a female. His parents fear for his mental and medical health as they watch him struggle with the concept of who he is.

Episode 35 - My Daughter’s On Again, Off Again, On Again Trans Identity

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:56:29 -0700

A mother describes the difficulties her daughter with ADHD and high functioning autism has fitting in with her peers. Her daughter vacillates between believing she is a girl and a boy and finds communities that support her confusion and seemingly accept her.

Episode 34 - Pivotal Moments by StoicMom

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:13:21 -0700

Follow this mom's reflections on her journey with her trans-identifying daughter. She finds meaning and tries to "savor and appreciate the moments of closeness."

You can find StoicMom's written piece and more from her here: https://stoicmom.substack.com/p/pivotal-moments

Most episodes for The Witness are read and recorded by voice actors. This episode was done with the voice of the author, StoicMom.

Episode 33 - Girlhood Interrupted

Mon, 30 May 2022 17:23:25 -0700

A mother details her daughter's pathway to a "trans" identification and the inconsistencies and maladaptive strategies she observes along the way.

Episode 32 - A Break From my Usual Protocol: Father/ROGD Daughter 5/5

Mon, 23 May 2022 22:12:03 -0700

This father takes a turn in his strategy with his ROGD daughter as they navigate the ramifications of a "transgender" identity. This is part 5 in a 5 part series.

Episode 31 - The Backfire Effect: Father/Daughter 4/5

Mon, 09 May 2022 09:17:25 -0700

Loving father continues to have impactful conversations with daughter and navigate how to handle an ROGD adoption.

Episode 30 - ROGD Parent Survival Guide: Father/Daughter Part 3/5

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 01:20:25 -0700

Father continues the long process of loving discussion with his ROGD daughter and offers guidance and reassurance for other parents.

Episode 29 - Laughing Juries Don’t Convict: Father ROGD Daughter 2/5

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 23:11:57 -0700

Conversations between a father and ROGD daughter. Part 2 of a 5 part series.

Episode 28 - Father Jokes with ROGD Daughter 1/5

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 22:38:18 -0700

Listen to this father have lighthearted conversation while discussing trans-identification with his ROGD daughter in this 5 part series.

Episode 27 - Mom Loses Custody; Daughter Loses Mom

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 01:42:35 -0800

A mother chronicles how the courts and other adults facilitate the loss of her young adolescent daughter and the breakdown of the bonds they once had.

Episode 26 - Dear Daughter, from PITT (Parents with Inconvenient Truths about Trans)

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 11:55:25 -0800

In this love letter a parent holds steadfast and nurtures the relationship with her daughter with truth and reality. Link to article on the PITT substack https://pitt.substack.com/p/dear-daughter?utm_source=url.

Episode 25 - 10 Things I Believe Helped Our Daughter to Desist

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 16:13:38 -0800

This parent of a 13 year old daughter lays out her 10 part strategy that helped her child to desist.

Episode 24 - Path to Desistance: Conversations Between a Mother and Daughter Part 4/4

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 08:34:40 -0800

Tune in to this loving conversation between a mother and daughter who examine the many misguided reasons behind adopting a gender identity. This is part 4 of a 4 part series.

Episode 23 - Path to Desistance: Conversations Between a Mother and Daughter Part 3/4

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 22:14:01 -0800

The conversation continues between this mother and daughter. Fostering mutual respect and understanding, they continue to navigate the murky waters of gender identities. This is part 3 of a 4 part series.

Episode 22 - Path to Desistance: Conversations Between a Mother and Daughter Part 2/4

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 21:35:30 -0800

Listen to how this mother and daughter continue to navigate and examine the murky waters of gender identity ideology. This is part two of a 4 part series.

Episode 21 - Path to Desistance: Conversations Between a Mother and Daughter Part 1/4

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 07:26:41 -0800

Listen to how this mother and daughter maintain a loving relationship while navigating and examining the murky waters of gender identity ideology. This is part one of a 4 part series.

Episode 20 - Daughter Convinced by College Friends she is Transgender

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 01:55:17 -0800

Daughter identified as female her whole life until dealing with anxiety and depression in her first year at college and decided she was “transgender.”

Episode 19 - Mother Asks Affirming Ex-Husband Questions

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:18:36 -0700

Mother asks a series of important, exploratory questions to her ex-husband who affirms their daughter in a new gender identity.

Episode 18 - 3 Stories of Sons Who Are Encouraged to Transition with no Regard to Pre-existing Medical Conditions

Tue, 31 Aug 2021 10:54:09 -0700

3 Stories from Gendermapper.org :

1. Dr. refuses to look into mental health issues before prescribing hormones.

2. Female hormones suspected to cause stroke in 24 year old son.

3. Endocrinologist at Gender Clinic Recommends Medical Transition of 11 Year Old son with no Mention of Therapy or Side Effects.

Episode 17 - Interview with a 16 Year Old Desistor

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 10:16:07 -0700

In this interview a 16 year old desistor gives insight into the reasons she became attracted to the trans identity she adopted and why she eventually realized her ideas seemed to have some logical fallacies and she desisted.

Episode - 16 Our Daughter’s Desistance with the Help of a Therapist Who Focused on Our Family as a Unit

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 22:28:34 -0700

Mother tells the story of how a therapist used cognitive mindfulness therapy to help her daughter become comfortable with her body and heal the entire family by treating them as the cohesive team they were meant to be.

Episode 15 - Mother Talks of Family's Journey through Daughter's Onset of Dysphoria to Desistance

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:56:18 -0700

Mother tells the tale of how her family navigated her daughter's gender dysphoria and "transgender" identification from onset until her daughter desisted. This mother hopes that sharing their experience will help other families who are going through similar difficulties with gender identification.

Episode 14 - My Child Was Kidnapped by a Sadistic Cult

Tue, 15 Jun 2021 15:55:43 -0700

Mother watches, horrified and heartbroken while her daughter does irreversible harm to herself with the help and encouragement from her community and the gender identity industry.

Episode 13 - 11 Year Old ROGD Daughter is Influenced by Adults in Online Game Roblox

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 22:41:40 -0700

Parents are concerned that same-sex attracted daughter is being influenced by adults and online influences to believe she is born in the wrong body. They worry that her potential for joy in her own body and her fertility will be compromised by irreversible and harmful medical procedures when she is too young to comprehend the full implications of these losses.

Episode 12 - Part 3 of a 3 part series, Letters to my Son

Tue, 25 May 2021 13:02:30 -0700

A mother processes the pain and confusion of parenting a son who is trans-identified by writing letters she will never send.

Episode 11 - Part 2 of a 3 part series, Letters to my Son

Tue, 18 May 2021 23:49:07 -0700

A mother processes the pain and confusion of parenting a son who is trans-identified by writing letters she will never send.

Episode 10 - Part 1 of a 3 part series, Letters to my Son

Tue, 11 May 2021 11:24:58 -0700

A mother processes the pain and confusion of parenting a son who is trans-identified by writing letters she will never send.

Episode 9 - The Power of Mothers. The unmitigated grooming of our children by the gender-identity industry.

Tue, 04 May 2021 08:14:48 -0700

Mothers around the world are rising up to fight back. This army of mothers is powerful and determined to change the tide against the harms being done to our children by the gender identity industry. These mothers won't give up.

Episode 8 - Our Desistance Story

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 08:55:46 -0700

A parent tells the story of how her efforts were counteracted by the school, medical and mental health professionals. She realizes she has no voice in the matters of her child in the public school and decides to take things into her own hands and homeschool. She finds success teaching her daughter to be comfortable with her body and who she is when taken away from the influences in the school and on the internet.

Episode 7 - Parent challenges the suicidal claim of her child and finds it to be false.

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 11:43:08 -0700

Mother challenges daughters pronouncement of suicide and finds it to be merely a threat and means of control. Parents pull her from public school where teachers and administration were socially transitioning her without the parents consent or knowledge. They fight to keep their daughter safe from the prospect of medical harm.

Episode 6 - When Children Are Ghosted by a Trans-Identified Parent

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 12:35:20 -0700

What happens when a parent decides they are "trans." While the trans-identified parent is celebrated and catered to the family he left behind are treated with scorn, isolation and abuse. Children struggle to mourn the father they lost who completely changed personality and even became abusive. They suffer from extreme, lasting mental health issues.

Episode 5 - Parents Find Courage to Fight Transgender Agenda that threatens to Harm their Children

Tue, 30 Mar 2021 11:56:02 -0700

2 stories:

1. Mother fights to save daughter who experiences dysphoria due to sexual assault and daughter gets coached by trans activists online to lie in order to get harmful medical treatments.

2. Mother loses her daughter to the transgender cult. Daughter takes harmful drugs and has irreversible surgeries. Mother speaks up and fights to bring awareness to these atrocities.

Episode 4 - Professionals Decide Treatment in 1 Session with no Mental Health History

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 18:09:32 -0700

Two stories: 1st Story - Planned Parenthood prescribes hormones in one-half hour visit without any mental health history.

2nd Story - Son with depression diagnoses himself with dysphoria and therapist agrees with the self diagnosis in a one-hour session with no consideration of past mental health issues.

Episode 3 - Undermining Parents with Gender Affirmation

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 10:12:57 -0700

Two stories of duplicity and gender identity. 1st story: Michigan clinic offers testosterone to 13 year old girl at first visit. 2nd story: Schools, therapists and doctors undermine a parent's efforts to find out the true reasons for her child's gender confusion.

This episode features stories from kesleycoalition.com and music from Kevin McLeod.

Episode 2 - Professionals Lead Parents Toward Harms to their Children

Tue, 09 Mar 2021 22:44:05 -0800

2 stories of professionals leading parents toward harms to their Children. 1st story: Parent makes plea to state legislators after a therapist misleads her disabled daughter into believing she was born in the wrong body. 2nd story: Medicaid pays for a 17 year old's mastectomy and hysterectomy without parent's consent.

This episode features stories from kesleycoalition.com and music from Kevin McLeod.

Episode 1 - Parents Worry About Children’s Gender Confusion Leading to Medicalization.

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:41:12 -0800

3 Stories of gender confusion and parent's concerns about medicalization. Story 1 - A parent's concern over daughter who struggles with anxiety and depression and longs to medically alter her body. Story 2 - Parent tells of a daughter who has struggled with anxiety from a young age and decided her problems were because she was transgender and was advised by Endocrinologists to prescribe puberty blockers in one visit. Story 3 - "Gender Specialist" prescribes puberty blocking drugs to minor in one half hour visit.

Stories provided by gendermapper.com with some music by Kevin McLeod.