<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/rss.xsl" type="text/xsl"?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
  <channel>
    <title>genderSanctuary podcast</title>
    <link>https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/helenhillmft</link>
    <description>
      <![CDATA[Helen Hill, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, provides her insights into mental health issues for transgendered populations (and everyone else).  The goal is authenticity and truth within ourselves and those we love.]]>
    </description>
    <language>en-us</language>
    <generator>Podomatic RSS Generator</generator>
    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
    <itunes:keywords>audio, ,gender, ,identity, ,transgender, ,transsexual, ,variant, </itunes:keywords>
    <copyright>Copyright 2025 Helen Hill LMFT</copyright>
    <itunes:subtitle>Helen Hill LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist)</itunes:subtitle>
    <itunes:owner>
      <itunes:name>Helen Hill LMFT</itunes:name>
      <itunes:email>helenhillmft@gmail.com</itunes:email>
    </itunes:owner>
    <itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type>
    <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
    <itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
    <itunes:image href="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/ff/cc/7f/helenhillmft/1400x1400_2601009.jpg"/>
    <image>
      <url>https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/ff/cc/7f/helenhillmft/1400x1400_2601009.jpg</url>
      <title>genderSanctuary podcast</title>
      <link>https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/helenhillmft</link>
    </image>
    <itunes:author>Helen Hill LMFT</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>Helen Hill, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, provides her insights into mental health issues for transgendered populations (and everyone else).  The goal is authenticity and truth within ourselves and those we love.</itunes:summary>
    <itunes:category text="Health &amp; Fitness">
      <itunes:category text="Sexuality"/>
    </itunes:category>
    <atom:link href="https://helenhillmft.podomatic.com/archive.xml" rel="self" title="genderSanctuary podcast" type="application/rss+xml"/>
    <item>
      <title>Episode 7 - Love is Not a Choice</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Helen Hill MFT, in Los Angeles, CA, discusses ideas about love, our abilities to love, and why self-acceptance is so important in order to love others.]]>
      </description>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://helenhillmft.podomatic.com/entry/2010-11-26T23_21_47-08_00</guid>
      <comments>https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/helenhillmft/episodes/2010-11-26T23_21_47-08_00</comments>
      <pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 07:21:47 +0000</pubDate>
      <dcterms:modified>2013-12-06</dcterms:modified>
      <dcterms:created>2013-12-06</dcterms:created>
      <link>https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/helenhillmft/episodes/2010-11-26T23_21_47-08_00</link>
      <dc:creator>Helen Hill LMFT</dc:creator>
      <itunes:keywords>love choice</itunes:keywords>
      <enclosure url="https://helenhillmft.podomatic.com/enclosure/2010-11-26T23_21_47-08_00.mp3?_=1290842535.3677884" length="6898449" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:duration>431</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:image href="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/ff/cc/7f/helenhillmft/1400x1400_3677883.jpg"/>
      <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:summary>Helen Hill MFT, in Los Angeles, CA, discusses ideas about love, our abilities to love, and why self-acceptance is so important in order to love others.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Helen Hill MFT, in Los Angeles, CA, discusses ideas about love, our abilities to love, and why se...</itunes:subtitle>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Episode 6 - It Gets Better</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Suicides for LGBTIQ teens has been occurring with alarming frequency, and it has been weighing heavily upon my conscience.  I want to let all of you who have ever been bullied, taunted, beaten, threatened, and/or violated that it really does get better.  Don't let the bullies win.  Don't let your fears send you down a road you will regret.  It really gets better.  You just have to hang on a little longer.]]>
      </description>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://helenhillmft.podomatic.com/entry/2010-10-22T00_57_54-07_00</guid>
      <comments>https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/helenhillmft/episodes/2010-10-22T00_57_54-07_00</comments>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 07:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
      <dcterms:modified>2013-12-06</dcterms:modified>
      <dcterms:created>2013-12-06</dcterms:created>
      <link>https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/helenhillmft/episodes/2010-10-22T00_57_54-07_00</link>
      <dc:creator>Helen Hill LMFT</dc:creator>
      <itunes:keywords>lgbt,transgender,gay,lesbian,suicide,bullying,taunting,violence</itunes:keywords>
      <enclosure url="https://helenhillmft.podomatic.com/enclosure/2010-10-22T00_57_54-07_00.mp3?_=1287734282.3534767" length="2032150" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:duration>232</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:image href="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/ff/cc/7f/helenhillmft/1400x1400_3534764.jpg"/>
      <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:summary>Suicides for LGBTIQ teens has been occurring with alarming frequency, and it has been weighing heavily upon my conscience.  I want to let all of you who have ever been bullied, taunted, beaten, threatened, and/or violated that it really does get better.  Don't let the bullies win.  Don't let your fears send you down a road you will regret.  It really gets better.  You just have to hang on a little longer.</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Suicides for LGBTIQ teens has been occurring with alarming frequency, and it has been weighing he...</itunes:subtitle>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Episode 5 - Daughter's Original Composition / Performance at Age 12</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[And now for a change of pace.  My daughter did this original composition and performance when she was 12 years old...   Enjoy!
]]>
      </description>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://helenhillmft.podomatic.com/entry/2010-05-04T19_12_03-07_00</guid>
      <comments>https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/helenhillmft/episodes/2010-05-04T19_12_03-07_00</comments>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 02:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
      <dcterms:modified>2013-12-05</dcterms:modified>
      <dcterms:created>2013-12-05</dcterms:created>
      <link>https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/helenhillmft/episodes/2010-05-04T19_12_03-07_00</link>
      <dc:creator>Helen Hill LMFT</dc:creator>
      <itunes:keywords>piano,music,composition</itunes:keywords>
      <enclosure url="https://helenhillmft.podomatic.com/enclosure/2010-05-04T19_12_03-07_00.mp3?_=1305661559.2936924" length="2880470" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:duration>240</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:image href="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/ff/cc/7f/helenhillmft/1400x1400_2936919.jpg"/>
      <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:summary>And now for a change of pace.  My daughter did this original composition and performance when she was 12 years old...   Enjoy!
</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>And now for a change of pace.  My daughter did this original composition and performance when she...</itunes:subtitle>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Episode 4 - Authenticity and Integrity</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[In this episode, I post a radio interview from 2007 I did at KPFK-FM in Los Angeles.

Listen to this interview, with some personal snippets from my life, as to why I find authenticity and integrity so very important for anyone, including Transsexuals.

]]>
      </description>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://helenhillmft.podomatic.com/entry/2010-04-27T22_33_18-07_00</guid>
      <comments>https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/helenhillmft/episodes/2010-04-27T22_33_18-07_00</comments>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
      <dcterms:modified>2013-12-05</dcterms:modified>
      <dcterms:created>2013-12-05</dcterms:created>
      <link>https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/helenhillmft/episodes/2010-04-27T22_33_18-07_00</link>
      <dc:creator>Helen Hill LMFT</dc:creator>
      <itunes:keywords>transition,authenticity,truth,integrity,transsexual,gender,identity,transgender,mft,helen,hill</itunes:keywords>
      <enclosure url="https://helenhillmft.podomatic.com/enclosure/2010-04-27T22_33_18-07_00.mp3?_=1305661295.2913205" length="9572728" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:duration>797</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:image href="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/ff/cc/7f/helenhillmft/1400x1400_2913192.jpg"/>
      <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:summary>In this episode, I post a radio interview from 2007 I did at KPFK-FM in Los Angeles.

Listen to this interview, with some personal snippets from my life, as to why I find authenticity and integrity so very important for anyone, including Transsexuals.

</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>In this episode, I post a radio interview from 2007 I did at KPFK-FM in Los Angeles.

Listen to...</itunes:subtitle>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Episode 3 - Legend of the Gatekeeper</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Helen Hill MFT discusses the oft-repeated legend that psychotherapists are Gatekeepers of Gender, controlling the access to gender transition, support, and legitimacy.  ]]>
      </description>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://helenhillmft.podomatic.com/entry/2010-04-15T19_09_48-07_00</guid>
      <comments>https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/helenhillmft/episodes/2010-04-15T19_09_48-07_00</comments>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
      <dcterms:modified>2013-12-05</dcterms:modified>
      <dcterms:created>2013-12-05</dcterms:created>
      <link>https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/helenhillmft/episodes/2010-04-15T19_09_48-07_00</link>
      <dc:creator>Helen Hill LMFT</dc:creator>
      <itunes:keywords>transition,gender,sex,change,srs,grs,gatekeeper,therapy,therapist,transsexual,identity</itunes:keywords>
      <enclosure url="https://helenhillmft.podomatic.com/enclosure/2010-04-15T19_09_48-07_00.mp3?_=1305660791.2869998" length="9012871" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:duration>751</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:image href="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/ff/cc/7f/helenhillmft/1400x1400_2869963.jpg"/>
      <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:summary>Helen Hill MFT discusses the oft-repeated legend that psychotherapists are Gatekeepers of Gender, controlling the access to gender transition, support, and legitimacy.  </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Helen Hill MFT discusses the oft-repeated legend that psychotherapists are Gatekeepers of Gender,...</itunes:subtitle>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Episode 2 - Awakened</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Helen Hill LMFT shares her thoughts regarding the amazing, unknowing good we can do in this world, for others and for ourselves. ]]>
      </description>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://helenhillmft.podomatic.com/entry/2010-02-09T18_28_43-08_00</guid>
      <comments>https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/helenhillmft/episodes/2010-02-09T18_28_43-08_00</comments>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
      <dcterms:modified>2013-12-05</dcterms:modified>
      <dcterms:created>2013-12-05</dcterms:created>
      <link>https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/helenhillmft/episodes/2010-02-09T18_28_43-08_00</link>
      <dc:creator>Helen Hill LMFT</dc:creator>
      <itunes:keywords>awake,unconscious,conscious,alert,good,necessary,wonder,authenticity</itunes:keywords>
      <enclosure url="https://helenhillmft.podomatic.com/enclosure/2010-02-09T18_28_43-08_00.mp3?_=1305657385.2622235" length="3393306" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:duration>282</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:image href="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/ff/cc/7f/helenhillmft/1400x1400_2622231.jpg"/>
      <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:summary>Helen Hill LMFT shares her thoughts regarding the amazing, unknowing good we can do in this world, for others and for ourselves. </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Helen Hill LMFT shares her thoughts regarding the amazing, unknowing good we can do in this world...</itunes:subtitle>
    </item>
    <item>
      <title>Episode 1 - Validation and Gender Populations</title>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Helen discusses the nature, need, and desire for validation of one’s gender, and the sometimes dangerous and unhealthy actions one will take to feel validated. 

Helen Hill LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice, located in West Los Angeles, California. Her focus is on gender, gender identity, transgendered, and transsexual populations. Helen brings a depth of Real Life Experience both personally and professionally. 

For more information go to: http://www.gendersanctuary.com ]]>
      </description>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://helenhillmft.podomatic.com/entry/2010-02-04T01_41_20-08_00</guid>
      <comments>https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/helenhillmft/episodes/2010-02-04T01_41_20-08_00</comments>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
      <dcterms:modified>2020-06-11</dcterms:modified>
      <dcterms:created>2013-12-05</dcterms:created>
      <link>https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/helenhillmft/episodes/2010-02-04T01_41_20-08_00</link>
      <dc:creator>Helen Hill LMFT</dc:creator>
      <itunes:keywords>audio,podcast,helen,hill,lmft,mft,gender,identity,transgender,transsexual,mental,health</itunes:keywords>
      <enclosure url="https://helenhillmft.podomatic.com/enclosure/2010-02-04T01_41_20-08_00.mp3?_=1305657157.2601015" length="4734955" type="audio/mpeg"/>
      <itunes:duration>394</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:image href="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/ff/cc/7f/helenhillmft/1400x1400_2607430.jpg"/>
      <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:summary>Helen discusses the nature, need, and desire for validation of one&#8217;s gender, and the sometimes dangerous and unhealthy actions one will take to feel validated. 

Helen Hill LMFT is a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice, located in West Los Angeles, California. Her focus is on gender, gender identity, transgendered, and transsexual populations. Helen brings a depth of Real Life Experience both personally and professionally. 

For more information go to: http://www.gendersanctuary.com </itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Helen discusses the nature, need, and desire for validation of one&#8217;s gender, and the sometimes da...</itunes:subtitle>
    </item>
  </channel>
</rss>
