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In a patriarchal world where misogyny is rampant and seemingly on the rise, just being female is enough to be relegated to otherness status. But what happens when additional stigmas, such as gender nonconformity or fatness, are layered onto an already marginalized female identity? The outcome is a form of intersectional experience where various types of discrimination interact and create an even greater level of prejudice. Furthermore, when analysts and patients share experiences of intersectional shame that confer non-privilege—like being female and fat—the shame residing in both can lead to significant disruption between them. Reflecting on my own countertransferential experience of non-privilege made it hard for me to see how my patient, who identified as female, fat, and transgender, might be suffering even more as a result of her compounded identities. Given the countless ways that intersectional identities can intersect, we can all gain from sharing clinical narratives that help illuminate these complexities.