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José Mata is a Psychotherapist and Certified Course Facilitator at Boston University, and James Birks has over 9 years of experience Family Therapist BA of Psychology at UCLA and Masters/MFT at USC. They visited Polemic Nation to talk about gender identity, coming out, finding a sense of belonging, and the "fake self" that we create to avoid rejection and look for belonging. Learn more about José Mata at: theheldspace.com Learn more about James Birks at: psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/james-birks-los-angeles-ca/838326