{"id":2642,"date":"2025-03-22T22:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T22:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wendycolegtm.net\/staging\/9199\/?p=2642"},"modified":"2025-03-24T18:41:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T18:41:56","slug":"wendys-life-before-transitioning-at-67","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendycolegtm.net\/staging\/9199\/wendys-life-before-transitioning-at-67\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 002 Wendy&#8217;s Life before Transitioning at 67"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Childhood Challenges and Parental Reactions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Demystifying The Transgender Journey <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Ep 002 Wendy&#039;s Life BEFORE Transitioning at Age 67 | Demystifying the Transgender Journey\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0datZixS2UM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/@thetransgenderjourney\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/demystifying-the-transgender-journey\/id1799458202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2U49KRk8uYHqT3Mm5PEAIt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In this episode of Demystifying the Transgender Journey, host Lynn Murphy welcomes Wendy Cole, who shares her inspiring story of living in a man&#8217;s body for 67 years. 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