Living an intentional life is hard because it means reflecting on what you want, honoring your truth, and then bringing that truth in the world even when the world around you may not supported or you don't completely understand and you don't only have to do that one time. You have to do that your whole life. You have to do that all the time. And that's a very demanding existence.

So one of our core beliefs here at Good Life Project is that every human being regardless of how they identify love, practice, or live is endowed with dignity and worth and is entitled to be treated through this lens.

We also believe that every person can learn from any person, especially those they perceive as being different from them in some way.

It's a big part of the reason that we're always seeking to share a rich tapestry of people and voices on the podcast. The moment we close ourselves off to those we perceive as other, whether from fear or lack of knowledge or lived experience, we close ourselves off to a part of ourselves and of life that could have made our days so much richer and we shrink our worlds and lives along the way.

So as we head into this year's Trans Day of Visibility, we wanted to share a selection of moments, ideas, and awakenings from a few deeply moving conversations we've had over the years with some incredible big-hearted and wise humans who also just happen to identify as transgender and have chosen to make it their life's work to really step into conversation with others to share their experience.

Not just a being transgender but also of moving through a world that often misunderstands, labels, and ostracizes on the level that leads to injustice, rising at times to violence and suffering.

These conversations aren't just about transgender life though, they're about life. The way we choose to relate to each other, to hear and see each other, to acknowledge our shared humanity and really choose to either expand our horizons and lives or contract both.

So excited to share this compilation episode featuring a Marge Owens and Tristan Reese. I'm Jonathan Fields and this is Good Life Project.

For the seventh year on the Code Switch podcast, conversations about race and identity go way beyond the day's headlines.

Because we know what's part of every person is part of every story. We're bringing that perspective with new episodes every week.

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So imagine walking through life knowing who you are but not feeling like you can live as that person.

That was how my guest today, Amara Jones, experienced the first half of her life before making a series of choices that would allow her to feel safe and supported stepping back into her own life on her own terms.

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