The Other Side of the Mirror

<p>A memoir reflecting on the dramatic shift in a marriage following the husband's coming out as transgender and the profound effect the transition had on the woman left behind.</p><p> </p><p>For fifteen years Gayle Weinberg thought she was married to a confident husband. Looking back at the early years of her marriage Gayle described her husband as strong smart self-assured and a real Alpha male. Then her husband dropped a bombshell into their relationship: He was and always had been desperate to be a woman. He had already seen a counselor and had determined that the best course of action for his life would be to transition.</p><p> </p><p>Both feeling alone and vulnerable Gayle and her husband started a journey of counseling hormone therapy and surgeries. Decades on the other side of that journey Gayle's ex-husband has had the opportunity to tell and share his story hundreds of times. Now Gayle shares hers.</p><p> </p><p><em>The Other Side of the Mirror</em> tells an important story from a perspective rarely looked at. When a transgender person comes out and declares their new identity who gets left behind? Through her personal narrative Gayle Weinberg comes alongside the countless spouses who found themselves lost in a world they had no means to navigate when their spouse began a transformation. <em>The Other Side of the Mirror</em> tells those readers who have found themselves in similar situations that they are not alone and can seek support for their often-ignored emotional needs.</p>