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Ending Intersex Stigma with Compassion: A Doctor’s Path to Empowerment with Dr. Kirsten Viola Harrison

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Release Date: 10/02/2025

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In this moving episode of the Warrior Parent podcast, Marci and Debbie welcome trauma psychologist and spiritual integration expert Dr. Kirsten Viola Harrison, co-author of I, Seana. Together they explore Seana’s extraordinary journey as a homeless intersex woman living with schizophrenia, the community that rallied around her, what it really means to be intersex, and why ending non-consensual “normalizing” surgeries matters. This heartfelt, spiritually grounded conversation offers parents practical, compassionate ways to support neurodivergent individuals, foster inclusion, and turn pain into purpose.

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