As part of Boyce's Gender and Sexuality interview series (which I highly recommend), this one is of particular interest to the forum, I believe, especially to anyone concerned with the standards of care for gender dysphoric kids.
From 1.04.10s onwards, it gets juicy. Fundamental endocrinology, hormone interplay... and the role of stress and acquired behaviours in conditions such as diabetes or cancer.
Two quotes:
"Most of the time, the reason that people are chronically stressed is they're exceptionally poor at standing up for themselves."
"It's the nicest people who get cancer (...) They're in a constant emotional state of appeasement (...)
being susceptible to the stresses of live (...) no boundaries, putting everybody else first, really having a hard time at saying no."
From 1.04.10s onwards, it gets juicy. Fundamental endocrinology, hormone interplay... and the role of stress and acquired behaviours in conditions such as diabetes or cancer.
Two quotes:
"Most of the time, the reason that people are chronically stressed is they're exceptionally poor at standing up for themselves."
"It's the nicest people who get cancer (...) They're in a constant emotional state of appeasement (...)
being susceptible to the stresses of live (...) no boundaries, putting everybody else first, really having a hard time at saying no."