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Since Jul 2020
Latest Episode Aug 2025

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No one plans for having a transgender kid. Camp Wild Heart is your guide for raising a transgender or non-binary child and nurturing an affirming family. We help you ease your fear and navigate your confusion. Mackenzie Dunham, clinical social worker and co-founder of Wild Heart Society, talks with parents, experts, and transgender adults about the ins and outs of coping with internalized transphobia, fostering shame resilience, exploring medical transition for youth, understanding identity development, knowing what language to use when, and more. Camp Wild Heart is full of people just like you who are lost and searching, brave and afraid, and trying best to do right by their children. You’ll cry--but never alone… and you’ll also laugh, really hard. Welcome.

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S5E9 09. Be Open, Be Curious: A Trans Family's Growth Story

Aug 20, 2025 1h 13m

When parents bring their kids to see us at Wildheart Society, sometimes they show up scared. Scared of what this means for their kid, of what it means for their relationship, and underneath it,…

S5E8 08. Healing to Support a Trans Daughter: Shannon's Story

Jul 29, 2025 1h

In today’s episode, we have a parent story from mom, Shannon. Shannon comes from conservative roots and is mom to three boys and a trans daughter. Our conversation follows her journey of doing her…

S5E7 07. What Keeps Me Hopeful: Being Active for Trans Kids with Jessica Lahey

Jul 01, 2025 1h 3m

So many of us are trying so hard to protect our kids from failure of any kind.Getting it wrong and having regrets is scary! Of course we want to protect our kids from that. But really, when we hover…

S5E6 06. Camp Stories: Kristin Key on Growing Up, Coming Out, and Moving Forward

Jun 17, 2025 1h

Recently, a friend invited me to a comedy show and as we watched the set, I was delighted to find that the performer and I had a bunch of similarities.Camp-themed show? Check. Preacher’s kid? Check.…

S5E5 05. Autism, Gender, and Breaking Free from Social Programming with Sol Smith

Jun 03, 2025 53m

You may be aware that there is a significant overlap between neurodivergence and transness. So today, I’m talking with a guest who is both an expert in neurodivergence–and he’s autistic himself–and a…

S5E4 04. Beyond Pride: How Conservative Parents Became Fierce Allies

May 20, 2025 56m

There is so much misinformation about trans people out there, and a lot of the kids and families I work with have people in their lives who simply do not understand what these kids are going…

S5E3 03. Radical Curiosity: Living Authentically in Challenging Times with Flint Del Sol

May 06, 2025 1h 23m

Today, we're catching up with my friend, and friend of the podcast, Flint Del Sol.Last time Flint was here, his life looked very different than it does today. He was mid-transition, using they/them…

S5E2 02. The Courage to be Curious: Parent Mitch Shares His Story

Apr 22, 2025 52m

We’re back! To kick off this new season, I invited back the last person I had on the show before my break.Mitch joins me again to share what the last couple of years have been like as his family…

S5E1 01. Return to Camp: Embracing the Magic of the Messy Middle

Apr 22, 2025 14m

Hello, friends. Have you missed me?After a longer than originally intended break from this podcast, I am back and I am ready.The world is scary right now and I want to show up here to support the…

S4E12 12. Joyful Resistance: One Dad's Call to Action

Oct 24, 2023 1h 17m

We’ve talked before about voting for your kid, and the rafts of legislation that are directed at taking away rights from trans people and trans kids. Even here in the Pacific Northwest, kids and…

S4E11 11. From Heartache to Healing: The Power of Self-Acceptance with Randi

Oct 10, 2023 50m

So often when I talk to parents about their children’s decision or request to transition, parents express concern that their child will regret their decision, and that their child’s regret will come…

S4E10 10. Words to Say When… Keeping Your Power in Difficult Conversations with Prof. Jaime Hamilton

Sep 12, 2023 1h 10m

Transphobia is all around us, and often inside us. As parents, we face it in everyday conversations with colleagues, family members, and friends. Our kids face it in school from peers, teachers, and…

S4E9 09. Catherine: Living With Love, Not Fear

Sep 05, 2023 1h 2m

Remember that time before you were a parent and you thought you at least had some clue what you were getting into and that you’d be good at it?I know I did. I knew it wasn’t all snuggles and giggles…

S4E8 08. Body Trust: Coming Home to the Body with Dana Sturtevant and Hilary Kinavey

Jul 04, 2023 42m

“How do we know this is about gender and not body image? Doesn’t everyone feel uncomfortable in their body at that age?”I get these questions from parents all the time. And my answer is this: body…

S4E7 07. Neurodiversity and Transness: Honoring Intersectionality in Healing Spaces with Dr. Sam Zoranovich

Jun 27, 2023 51m

Every single one of us has a body.People are complex and our bodies are no different.Some of us feel at home in our bodies, while others of us do not, and it’s not always because of gender.Difficult…

S4E6 06. Mindful Masculinity: Embracing Superheroes and Sensitive Souls with Rocco Kayiatos

Jun 20, 2023 1h 2m

Toxic masculinity is more than a buzzword.Toxic masculinity is part of the gender training we receive starting in childhood, where we learn the rules about how to be a man or a lady. Man up. Boys…

S4E5 05. Gendered Lives: Privilege, Parenting, and Identity with Erica Courdae

Jun 13, 2023 52m

There are so many things about our lives that are gendered.And some of those things are a lot more important and hold more cultural significance than we realize–that is until we have kid who comes…

S4E4 04. Fear vs. Curiosity: Being Alive and Trans with Flint, Just Flint Part 2

Jun 06, 2023 44m

Get ready for part two of my conversation with Flint. If you haven’t listened to part one, hit pause and give it a listen, then come back for part two.In this episode, we’re continuing our…

S4E3 03. Fear vs. Curiosity: Being Alive and Trans with Flint, Just Flint Part 1

Jun 06, 2023 46m

We have all heard and experienced how different school is now from when we were kids. It’s a whole different world. And while I could easily be referring to school policies and the way that kids are…

S4E2 02. Believing in Your Child: Embracing the Journey of Trans Identity

May 30, 2023 49m

You never know how people are gonna react to your child's coming out and socially transitioning.I wish there was a clear indicator that I could give you that says, these are the ones who will support…

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