Download or read book Healthy Chest Binding for Trans and Non-Binary People written by Frances Reed and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2024-04-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Binding is a crucial strategy in many transgender and non-binary people's lives for coping with gender dysphoria, yet the vast majority of those who bind report some negative physical symptoms. Written by Frances Reed, a licensed bodywork and massage therapist specialising in gender transition, this comprehensive guide helps you make the healthiest choices from the very start of your binding journey. Including guidance for choosing the right binder, approaching your first bind, an overview of potential health risks and complications, a range of self-massage and self-fascial release exercises to minimize pain and dysphoria, as well as tips and tricks for exercising safely in a binder - this is the ultimate resource for anyone that practices chest binding.