{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F80b6c6e7-5a3c-4841-a660-102bd8660f1f","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 130: Three Marriages and A Transition: Part 1 \u2013 Stephanie Poole\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/80b6c6e7-5a3c-4841-a660-102bd8660f1f\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 130: Three Marriages and A Transition: Part 1 \u2013 Stephanie Poole","description":"We\u2019ve all heard the saying, \u201cYou\u2019re going to keep being taught the lesson, until you learn it.\u201d Not sure today\u2019s guest needed to learn a lesson, but she\u2019s had plenty of lessons learned in her 50+ years here on the planet.\r\nFrom man of the world to woman on purpose, she finally found herself at age 50 and said, \u201cI am woman hear me roar!\u201d We\u2019re covering everything from relationships and parenting, to professional work life and moving through life in stealth mode as we explore one woman\u2019s beautiful journey to finally letting herself out of the bag to live her truth.\r\nShow Highlights\r\n\r\n* Being in the male role made it easier to pretend she didn\u2019t feel like a girl\r\n* The feeling of being \u201cstuck\u201d would start creeping in for Stephanie\r\n* She\u00a0thought she had to be with a woman, because she wasn\u2019t a gay man\r\n* Stephanie really didn\u2019t know how many friends and family she would lose on the other side\r\n* Proper mental health is needed when transitioning!\r\n\r\nConnect with\u00a0Stephanie Poole\r\nStephanie Poole is an architect and writer. She is a transgender / transsexual woman who has defied the odds that are stacked up against trans women. She has a successful career and social life. She is involved in the Point Foundation as a mentor for LGBT youth and also mentors other trans women looking to navigate the complicated waters of transitioning from male to female. She is a trans advocate and speaks publicly with the PFLAG Speakers Bureau. While she was trapped in a man\u2019s body and world, she fathered two wonderful\u00a0can learn more about her by viewing or following her on Facebook, Instagram, and her own personal website. Also, coming soon is her wonderful trans advocate web site,\u00a0<a href=\"http://trans-101.com/\">trans-101.com</a>. Be looking for this mid 2017.\r\n<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/stephi.poole.3\">Facebook</a>\r\n<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stephi.poole/\">Instagram</a>\r\n\u00a0\r\n<a href=\"https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.com%2Fepisode-130-three-marriages-transition-part-1-stephanie-poole%2F&amp;linkname=Episode%20130%3A%20Three%20Marriages%20and%20A%20Transition%3A%20Part%201%20%E2%80%93%20Stephanie%20Poole\" title=\"Facebook\"></a><a href=\"https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.com%2Fepisode-130-three-marriages-transition-part-1-stephanie-poole%2F&amp;linkname=Episode%20130%3A%20Three%20Marriages%20and%20A%20Transition%3A%20Part%201%20%E2%80%93%20Stephanie%20Poole\" title=\"Twitter\"></a><a href=\"https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Frickclemons.com%2Fepisode-130-three-marriages-transition-part-1-stephanie-poole%2F&amp;title=Episode%20130%3A%20Three%20Marriages%20and%20A%20Transition%3A%20Part%201%20%E2%80%93%20Stephanie%20Poole\"></a>","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4b9b6c41-474a-4fd0-a374-cbb2a7aa23a4/1400x1400_uncloseted_artwork-01-573.jpg"}