Transitioning at Midlife
Episode 18 season 4:
Can you imagine what it would be like to live most of your life in the wrong body? Listen in on this episode of Awaken Your Wise Woman as host Elizabeth Cush welcomes Wendy Cole, a trans woman who transitioned at age 67.
“It’s much less about transitioning from somebody I wasn’t, and more about becoming who I always have been.”
Show Notes:
Wendy Cole sensed something as early as age 3. By the time she was 5 or 6, she knew she had been assigned the wrong gender at birth. One day when she was 10, she put on her mother’s clothes, did her nails and makeup, and announced that she was a girl. For most of the rest of her life, others tried to deny her truth. Then, at age she transitioned. In this episode of the Awaken Your Wise Woman podcast, host Elizabeth Cush, LCPC, a licensed professional therapist, founder of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., and a mid-life women’s life coach, welcomes Wendy, a transition mentor, for an open and honest conversation about gender identity and expression, self-discovery and acceptance, the importance of empathy and the need for safe spaces. Most important, they talk about taking the leap of faith to find freedom and joy in being yourself. No matter what changes you need to make, you’re not too old to do it!
Listen and learn:
What transgender people who have transitioned can teach the rest of us.
At what point in human development the brain and body can disconnect
How being transgender is different from transvestism and why cross-dressing feels like wearing a mask
The high cost of not living authentically for decades and holding the truth inside
The life-changing impact of being accepted for who you are—even through seemingly small gestures
What it takes to take the leap of faith necessary to move forward—and what can happen once we do
Why no one would choose to be transgender
What it’s like to go through the transition process with a mentor—and how it feels when it’s complete
The importance of speaking out to those who are open to hearing the story
Learn more:
Wendy Cole’s website
Wendy Cole on Instagram
Wendy Cole on Facebook
Wendy Cole on YouTube
Wendy Cole on LinkedIn
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