Support for Trans Families: Expect positive change in your loved one
I wanted to post something encouraging in a week which has been filled with frightening news for trans families, so here's a draft entry from Holding on to Hope: Help for friends and family of transgender people. It's a similar book to Reaching for Hope: Strategies and support for the partners of transgender people but focuses on a wider type of relationship. When a loved one comes out as trans, there can be all sorts of fears and concerns. But friends and family should also
Partnering through transition: Your Marriage May Improve Significantly
The passage below is excerpted from The Bottom Line section of Reaching for Hope: Strategies and support for the partners of transgender people. Your Marriage May Improve Significantly A spiritual director once told me divorce rates for second and third marriages are higher than for first, because people don’t unpack the baggage they’ve accumulated before entering a new relationship. If you and your partner carried a bunch of emotional suitcases into your coupledom, there’s a
