The podcast returns December 10 but today, the first season ends with a list of lessons I've learned since my spouse came out almost two years ago. Thank you for listening, reaching out, and taking time out of your day to share this journey with me. I hope you find these helpful:

• Be kind to yourself
• Take your time making decisions
• Find empathy
• Allow yourself to grieve
• Find a great therapist for yourself and with your loved one
• Test out support groups, sometimes the best fit isn't the first one
• Call out or be honest with family and friends making negative, transphobic comments
• Set boundaries
• Be true to yourself
• Find your new happy

Mentioned in this episode:

• Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune: Advice, Like Youth, Probably Just Wasted on the Young
• Interview with the voice actor behind the Sunscreen Song: Lee Perry
• YouTube: The Sunscreen Song

Other stories with spouses or family members of a transgender person:

• The Cut: My Husband is Now my Wife: Trans Women's Wives on Their Own Dramatic Transformations
• Chicago Tribune: Suburban Wife Loves the Person, Not the Gender, After Spouse Comes out as Woman
• YouTube Channel: The Rage

Information for allies:

• PFLAG Guide to Being a Trans Ally (PDF)
• GLAAD Tips for Allies of Transgender People
• National Center for Transgender Equality ally guide
• Human Rights Campaign ally guide

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