Binding is a crucial strategy in many transgender and non-binary people's lives for coping with gender dysphoria, yet the vast majority of those who bind report some negative physical symptoms. Written by Frances Reed, a licensed bodywork and massage therapist specialising in gender transition, this comprehensive guide helps you make the healthiest choices from the very start of your binding journey.
Including guidance for choosing the right binder, approaching your first bind, an overview of potential health risks and complications, a range of self-massage and self-fascial release exercises to minimize pain and dysphoria, as well as tips and tricks for exercising safely in a binder - this is the ultimate resource for anyone that practices chest binding.
| ISBN: | 9781787759480 |
| Publication date: | 18th April 2024 |
| Author: | Frances Reed |
| Publisher: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Genres: |
Gender studies: ‘trans’, transgender people and gender variance Coping with / advice about illness and specific health conditions Massage |