In series 2 of Gloriously Unready you heard from Joanne Lockwood about her experience of coming out as transgender later in life.

Now it’s her wife Marie’s turn to share her experience of being the wife of somebody who transitions later in life.

It’s not been an easy journey for Marie, she explains how she felt loss and guilt in the way she reacted to Joanne, as well as the challenges she faced from friends who expected her to get divorced and work colleagues making jokes about her life.

But there’s also joy and Marie shares how she and Joanne overcome these issues and the challenges they are yet to face.

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Everybody mentioned in this podcast series has agreed for their story to be told.

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