Abstract

This paper explores existing feminist body positive frameworks and queer theories of embodiment while asking troubling questions about bodies between and outside of binary, cisgender frameworks. We consider how feminist psychotherapy offers some possibilities and occludes others when applied to the desire to redistribute or shrink chest tissue. Using psychoanalytic theory, we aim to uplift alternative (and, at times, uncomfortable) clinical considerations to better understand the relationship between our patients and their bodies. To guide feminist therapists, we propose a framework of mourning and materialization. Specifically, we suggest that therapists practice reflexivity and collaborate with their patients to determine what aspects of the ideal body to mourn and what aspects can be materialized through surgery or other forms of bodily change.

摘要

本文探讨了现有的女权主义身体积极框架和酷儿具身理论，同时提出了关于二元顺性别框架之间和之外的身体的令人不安的问题。我们考虑女权主义心理疗​​法在应用于重新分布或收缩胸部组织的愿望时如何提供一些可能性并排除其他可能性。使用精神分析理论，我们的目标是提升替代性（有时是不舒服的）临床考虑，以更好地理解我们的患者与其身体之间的关系。为了指导女权主义治疗师，我们提出了一个哀悼和物质化的框架。具体来说，我们建议治疗师练习反身性并与患者合作，以确定理想身体的哪些方面需要哀悼，以及哪些方面可以通过手术或其他形式的身体改变来实现。