During Dr Helen Webberley’s hearing we’re bringing you Transitions, a new mini-series from the GenderGP podcast. GenderGP team member, Cleo Madeleine, will be joined by members of the community to talk about the journeys they have been on, the transitions they have been through and the moments that changed everything.

Jamie's store is Unisex Unity. We have loads of links for healthcare professionals in our Medical Hub, and if you'd like to find out more about the GenderGP Fund you can visit our website. If you’ve got a story of your own you’d like to share, why not reach out on social media where you can find us at @GenderGP on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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 The GenderGP PodcastTransitions: Jamie

Cleo Madeleine:Hi there. My name's Cleo Madeline from gender GP, and I'm stepping in for Dr. Helen Webberley for a special new mini series of the gender GP podcast. Over the next few weeks, we'll hear firsthand accounts from members of the community, the journeys they've been on, the transitions they've been through and the moments that changed everything. Hi everybody. And welcome back to another episode of the gender GP podcast today in the studio with me, I've got Jamie franchini. Hi, Jamie, could you tell us a bit about who you are and what it is that you do?

Jamie Franchini:I am currently a student chiropractor in my final year, and I've just opened an online unisex store. I've been socially transition now, female to male for about just over a year. And luckily I had the positives of lockdown to actually explore that transition and, you know, to really, yeah, I, I guess kind of like self indulge, a bit reading and watching YouTube and, and

Cleo Madeleine:That's actually really interesting to hear because I've seen quite a lot of horror stories about how, uh, you know, lockdown has been bad for the L G B T community in one way or another. And I'm absolutely certain that that is the truth, but it's really cool to hear that actually, that almost enforced period of gave you some

Jamie Franchini:Time. Yeah. I mean, I'm quite a social person, but I also I'm quite sensitive to other people's emotions. So I think that, yeah, I think it just allowed me the time to have enough of the changes from testosterone to feel more confident to go out in the world, because obviously there's the issue of not being able to pass or more so that people assume people's pronouns. Mm. So for me, especially in my degree, it's a lot of physical practice, so yeah, I just needed that time to basically look different, come back with a much deeper voice. And now I'm seeing student again, it's almost like coming back as a completely different person.

Cleo Madeleine:I think that's really valuable. I mean, it's now donkeys is since I transitioned, but one of the bits of advice I have often given is if you can, and I know that not everyone can because of work and time and you know, sometimes the pandemic doesn't come at the right time. But, um, one of the bits of advice I always try to give is when you are socially transitioning, whether it's at work or at school, or just in general, try and give yourself a bit of a clean break, even if it's just a weekend, you know, with me at work, it was, I took a day off on Friday, sent everyone an email and then came back on Monday. It gives you a chance to sit with it for a moment. It also gives the people around you chance to sit with it for a moment. And, you know, like I say,