Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

1  |  Introduction







2  | Conceptual Context













3  |  Stories of Trans Men




4  |  Going Deeper




5  | How These Stories Change Our Practice














6  |  An Assessment Tool for
       Transgender-related Stress & Trauma

7  |  Final Thoughts

8  |  References

Transgender people
Recent issues in transgender health
Personal connection to trans health and wellness
My own social locations
Assumptions
Context
Delimitations

THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS
The utility of feminism in transmasculine studies
Life satisfaction, subjective well-being, and quality of life

THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS
Models of transgender identity development
Medical & psychiatric etiologies as pseudo-identity models

PRACTICE IN RELATION TO TRANS ISSUES
Role of the care provider in transgender mental health
Using a strengths-based approach to research

APPLICATION OF THEORY, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE

The importance of transition in the lives of trans men
Positive stories from other trans men offer hope
Personal supports & resources impact transition ‘success’
Trans men chart their own course to satisfaction

Ed’s Story: “I was like, ‘Yeah, who’s the man!’”
Kaleb’s Story: The “Guys in the Woodwork”
Eric’s Story: The bright orange egg
Weaving the stories together

WHAT WE LEARN ABOUT THE LIVES OF TRANS MEN
The road to satisfaction
The “negative transition story”
Two narratives converge

FINDINGS IN RELATION TO THE LITERATURE
A feminist lens on the lives of trans men
Satisfaction and subjective well-being
Mental health and the DSM
Implications for Developmental and Identity Theory

IMPLICATIONS FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE
Strengths-based generalist practice with trans men
Advanced clinical practice with trans men