<p>A full transcript of this episode is now available at <a href="https://transandcaffeinated.com/transcripts/"><u>https://transandcaffeinated.com/transcripts/</u></a></p> <p><strong>LINKS</strong> |</p> <p>Hudson Valley Amps, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Hudson-Valley-AMPS-576830795731650/?ref=page_internal"><u>Facebook</u></a>/<a href="https://www.instagram.com/hudsonvalleyamps/?hl=en"><u>Instagram</u></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.morganrosedean.com/"><u>www.morganrosedean.com</u></a></p> <p><strong>SOCIAL</strong> |</p> <p>IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_morgandean_/?hl=en"><u>@_morgandean_</u></a></p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/_morgandean_"><u>@_morgandean_</u></a></p> <p><strong>INFO |</strong></p> <p>Like many millennials, Morgan Dean grew up in a world controlled by a generation who were taught that feelings are private, and mental illness is shameful. As a child and into their adolescence, Morgan bounced from doctor to doctor, many of them suggesting that their symptoms were the result of various <em>totally</em> out-of-left-field physical ailments — when the truth was actually very simple: Morgan, like many young trans and non-binary people, was struggling with mental illness.</p> <p>Today, after finally gaining access to proper medication and therapy, Morgan is happier than they ever thought possible. They move through the world with a simple mantra: “be who you needed when you were younger.”</p> <p>Whether you like to cry at work, on the train, or compartmentalize until you can cry in private, Morgan wants to remind you that it is <em>okay to struggle</em>. And it’s also okay to get help.</p> <p>This episode mentions depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, eatings disorders, drugs and alcohol, and societal stigma about mental illness and sex work.</p> <p>This is Morgan Dean on drinking water, touching plants, and dancing in the rain</p>