Insight from Dr Helen Webberley

Just listen to yourself Listen to yourself. Listen to how you feel, what lands right when someone uses a particular name or pronoun, what feels good in the mirror, what clothes feel like yours. Try things. Try he, she,…

Counselling should support you, not question you Counselling is genuinely helpful for trans people and for people who support them, but only when it is affirmative and supportive. Good counselling helps you navigate real challenges: family…

Believing your child means the absolute world You're doing a fantastic job. Just believing and supporting your child means the absolute world to them. Parental acceptance is one of the most powerful protective factors for trans young people's…

Trans joy: share your stories this World Laughter Day Trans joy is real, ordinary, and worth celebrating. World Laughter Day is a chance to share the funny, tender, human stories from trans lives and trans healthcare that remind us what all of this is…

How to find the right surgeon for gender-affirming surgery The best way to find the right surgeon for gender-affirming surgery is to ask people who have already had the procedure. Peer networks, online communities, and support groups hold detailed, honest…

Plan, be kind to yourself, and keep going The biggest message I'd give anyone navigating transition or any kind of identity work is this: plan carefully, hold the plan lightly, and don't be hard on yourself when things don't go exactly as…

Doctor, mum, gender specialist: who is Helen Webberley? I'm Dr Helen Webberley, a doctor, a mum, and a gender specialist. Over the last ten years I've learned everything I can about gender identity and what it means to be transgender. I founded GenderGP…

Join Me on the Right Side of History Trans people have always existed, across cultures and throughout recorded history. The only question each generation faces is how they are treated. The historical record is clear: groups that were…

We All Have a Place in This World It's time to really understand the beauty of diversity, the meaning of equality, and how to include everyone so that we all have a place in this world. Diversity is the full, ordinary range of human…