TLS #104 with Dillan DiGiovanni: An Open Dialogue About Thriving as a Transgender Person
The Lively Show
Bella Lively
4.6 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 12 November 2015
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Today’s Lively Show is one of the most fascinating and helpful conversations I’ve had on The Lively Show thus far.
In today’s episode, Dillan DiGiovanni, a health coach and TEDx speaker who transitioned his gender identity in his mid-30’s, shares how and why he thrived before and after his gender transition, the complexity of evolving language around sexuality and sexual identities, and what Dillan believes is not being accurately conveyed in the media about transgender individuals.
This episode is perfect for anyone looking to hear a fascinating story about thriving authentically, or for anyone looking to better understand, connect, and communicate with people who identify as transgender.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the lively show, episode 104. |
| 0:04.0 | Welcome to the lively show. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm your host Jess Lively and this blogcast is designed to uplift, inspire, and |
| 0:12.0 | add a little extra intention to your everyday. |
| 0:14.0 | Welcome to the show. |
| 0:20.0 | I am so thankful you are here and thank you for listening. |
| 0:25.0 | This weekend marked our passing of the 2 million download mark for the lively show and |
| 0:30.2 | I cannot believe I am saying the word 2 and million in the same sentence along with the lively show. |
| 0:35.5 | Thank you so much for listening and sharing the show. It means so much to me. I put so much of my heart, time, and soul into this, |
| 0:42.9 | and it is so wonderful to hear how much you are enjoying the show as well. |
| 0:47.0 | Today's episode is a special one for me. |
| 0:49.5 | It is perhaps the one where I have learned the most. Today we're talking with Dylan D Giovanni of |
| 0:55.2 | Dylan dash de Giovanni.com. Dylan's a health coach who helps busy people and |
| 1:00.6 | companies thrive and in his mid 30s he transitioned his gender identity. |
| 1:05.7 | Today's episode we're going to be speaking about that transition, what it was like, |
| 1:09.8 | why he did it and how he thrived before, during, and after that transition, which is kind of an |
| 1:17.1 | unusual story to hear when it comes to stories of identity and sexuality and transition. |
| 1:23.4 | There's a lot of times the media focuses on the extremely painful or negative experiences of these |
| 1:29.2 | individuals, but Dylan's story is different. |
| 1:32.1 | In addition, Dylan's also going to be super patient with me as I ask all of the very beginner questions of a cisgendered individual that I am. I didn't even know what the word cisgender was until he told me about it. |
| 1:45.4 | I'm very excited about this new opportunity to connect with people who identify as transgender, |
| 1:50.9 | but I've also been nervous about saying the wrong thing, using the wrong language, |
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