Auden's story - a non-binary nursing journey

About this episode

Auden Krauska shares their non-binary nursing journey, discussing the complexities of lactation, gender dysphoria, and healthcare experiences.

This week, I’m pleased to be joined by Auden Krauska, a non-binary parent of two originally from Wisconsin now living near Copenhagen, to talk about their nursing journeys and the complexities of lactation alongside gender dysphoria and healthcare systems. Auden describes binding, being misgendered, considering top surgery but delaying it to lactate, and stopping testosterone to conceive. Their first pregnancy involved hyperemesis, followed by a home birth, sidelying nursing, a newborn hospit...

People in this episode

Host: Emma Pickett

Guest: Auden Krauska

Topics covered

• non-binary parenting
• lactation
• gender dysphoria
• healthcare systems
• nursing journeys

Keywords

• non-binary
• lactation
• gender dysphoria
• nursing
• parenting
• healthcare

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Wisconsin, Copenhagen

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