My Husband Became a Woman and I Became a Trans Widow

**I Married a Man, Then He Left Me to Become a Woman: The Story of a Trans Widow**

In this powerful and emotional episode, Niall Boylan speaks to Tracey Shannon, a woman who describes herself as a “trans widow” after the devastating breakdown of her marriage.

Tracey was happily married to the man she loved, and together they were raising their young children. She believed they had a happy marriage and a future together. But everything changed when her husband began dressing as a woman. What initially seemed like occasional cross-dressing eventually developed into his desire to live permanently as a woman.

Ultimately, he left Tracey and their marriage behind to begin a new life as a woman, leaving her to pick up the pieces, raise their children and come to terms with losing the husband she thought she knew.

Tracey speaks openly about the heartbreak, confusion, betrayal and emotional turmoil she experienced, and what she believes is often overlooked in conversations about gender transition: **the wives, partners and children whose lives are turned upside down.**

While society increasingly celebrates people embracing their gender identity, Tracey asks a difficult question: **What about the families left behind, and who is listening to their stories?**

An emotional, honest and thought-provoking conversation about marriage, identity, personal freedom and the sometimes devastating consequences for those closest to us.