{"id":2653,"date":"2025-03-24T19:13:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T19:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wendycolegtm.net\/staging\/9199\/?p=2653"},"modified":"2025-03-24T19:13:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T19:13:26","slug":"ep-004-wendy-cole-navigating-lifes-first-times-after-transitioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wendycolegtm.net\/staging\/9199\/ep-004-wendy-cole-navigating-lifes-first-times-after-transitioning\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 004 Wendy Cole Navigating Life&#8217;s &#8220;First Times&#8221; after transitioning"},"content":{"rendered":"\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=\"Episode 004 Wendy Cole Navigating Life&#039;s &quot;First Times&quot; after transitioning\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W99cjxVNZ4E?start=19&#038;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<p class=\"\">March 14, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" 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:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W99cjxVNZ4E&amp;t=19s\" 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:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5s07CYxFX25ttlb7BtjrgM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/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\/episode-4-navigating-lifes-first-times-after-transitioning\/id1799458202?i=1000699197047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ApplePodcasts<\/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=\"\">Join us in this compelling episode of &#8220;Demystifying the Transgender Journey'&#8221; as host Lynn Murphy sits down with Wendy Cole, who began her transition at 67 years old. 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