NOCTRANS Ep 117 - 'Transition / Transformation'

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🗓️ 23 November 2021

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

As the Greek philosopher Heraclitus so succinctly put it - "Change alone is unchanging".

Well, truth be told, he didn't speak a word of English but you get the idea.

Nocturnal Transmissions is proud to present Taylor Mittelsteadt's transfixing tale - 'TRANSITION / TRANSFORMATION'

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0:00.0	Hello, gentle listener, and welcome to Nocturnal Transmissions, the fortnightly podcast that brings you dark tales, both old and new, performed by your humble narrator, Kristen Holland.
0:34.6	Now, who was it that said the one constant is change? Or was it there is nothing permanent except change? Or was it change alone is unchanging? Hmm. Interpretations of Heraclitus's words are certainly subject to.
1:00.2	Well, change, are they not, gentle listener?
1:05.7	Anyway, I think we can all take comfort in the Greek philosopher's assurance that there's at least one thing we can always rely on.
1:18.9	In celebration of this reliability, of mutability, let's see what changes might be wrought upon us by this episode's transformational tale.
1:36.2	Nocturnal Transmissions is proud to present.
1:42.7	Transition, Transformation by Taylor Middlestead.
1:56.8	I've been reading about transitioning since I was about 12.
2:08.6	At first, green with envy over something that seemed as distant a possibility,
2:13.5	as spontaneously packing up and moving to the Netherlands for a middle schooler like myself.
2:19.3	But slowly, as I got older, it's a genuine possibility.
2:25.9	Then, as something I was doing research for, because it would actually apply to me.
2:32.3	It's a surreal kind of experience, realizing that something that seems like a hopeless
2:38.8	stream is actually within your reach. But finally, it was. When I picked up my first prescription of testosterone, I immediately almost dropped it.
2:54.7	My hands were trembling so much.
2:57.4	It's funny, even at this point, I don't think I would take back that decision, or all the work I put into it.
3:12.2	Things aren't... maybe they aren't exactly how I thought they would turn out, to put it lightly, but I'm still proud of how far I've come,
3:19.9	of finally putting my foot down and becoming the person I'm meant to be.
3:31.4	Before reading any further into this, I have to ask you to be lenient with me.
3:37.1	It might sound in hindsight like I'm a giant moron, but, I mean, they say hindsight as 2024 reason.
3:45.3	"'At the time, and with how slowly certain things happened, it all seemed completely normal, or at the very least, explainable.
3:58.3	"'So got me some slack when you're reading this.
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