What happens when, aged 30, you understand you’re transgender?

This was the question that confronted Dr Yves Rees, an award-winning author, historian and regular contributor to ABC Radio and The Conversation, whose life was upended by gender transition in 2018. Then known as a woman called Anne, Yves was forced to grapple with the knowledge that they were not, in fact, a woman at all. 

In this episode, Yves shares the events that led to their transition including completing a PhD, ending a relationship with a male, moving cities and even dabbling in a brief encounter with marijuana which unlocked the human who’d been hiding inside all along. Yves describes the limitless joy that surfaced when the binary confines of society gave way to the euphoric possibility of what’s next. 

Yves expresses the desire that sits within each of us to be seen for who we are, regardless of the complexities and conflicts that are so very innately human. Yves’s wisdom is profound and invites the radical self-inquiry of us all.

If there’s any part of you that yearns to be more you, we know you’ll relate to Yves while applauding this very personal, and universal story of a wise, articulate and curious human who’s just trying to be themselves in a world that has space for them.


Guest: Yves Rees
Website: www.yvesrees.com
Socials: Podcast, Twitter

Hosts: Sabina Read and Madeleine Grummet
Producer: Daryl Missen atPurple Wax

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What happens when, aged 30, you understand you’re transgender?
This was the question that confronted Dr Yves Rees, an award-winning author, historian and regular contributor to ABC Radio and The Conversation, whose life was upended by gender transition in 2018. Then known as a woman called Anne, Yves was forced to grapple with the knowledge that they were not, in fact, a woman at all. 
In this episode, Yves shares the events that led to their transition including completing a PhD, ending a relationship with a male, moving cities and even dabbling in a brief encounter with marijuana which unlocked the human who’d been hiding inside all along. Yves describes the limitless joy that surfaced when the binary confines of society gave way to the euphoric possibility of what’s next. 
Yves expresses the desire that sits within each of us to be seen for who we are, regardless of the complexities and conflicts that are so very innately human. Yves’s wisdom is profound and invites the radical self-inquiry of us all.
If there’s any part of you that yearns to be more you, we know you’ll relate to Yves while applauding this very personal, and universal story of a wise, articulate and curious human who’s just trying to be themselves in a world that has space for them.
<a href="https://www.madeleinegrummet.com/"> </a>Guest: <a href="https://www.yvesrees.com">Yves Rees</a> Website: <a href="https://www.yvesrees.com/">www.yvesrees.com</a> Socials: <a href="https://www.archivefeverpod.com/">Podcast</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/YvesRees">Twitter</a>
Hosts: <a href="https://www.sabinareadpsychology.com.au/">Sabina Read</a> and <a href="https://www.madeleinegrummet.com/">Madeleine Grummet</a> Producer: Daryl Missen at <a href="https://purplewax.com.au/">Purple Wax</a>
Human Cogs is available on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/human-cogs-podcast/id1525840415">Apple</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/human-cogs-podcast#/">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1okDf71XeRCI5RnfxhC6OD">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cub21ueWNvbnRlbnQuY29tL2QvcGxheWxpc3QvNjViYWY0NDctYTQ1ZC00YzE2LTg0ODMtYWJlYzAwNmEwYWM0L2FmZTc0NDMzLTA3N2ItNDA4Zi04NTIwLWFiZWMwMDZhYjJlZC9kMTdhNjM0NS0xM2EyLTQ0NjUtYmU4Zi1hYmVjMDA2ZGI1YjkvcG9kY2FzdC5yc3M?sa=X&amp;ved=0CAYQrrcFahcKEwiowqf95uvqAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAg">Google Podcasts</a> or via our <a href="https://www.humancogs.com/guests">website</a>.
Got some thoughts on today's episode you'd like to share? Join in the convo at insta <a href="https://www.instagram.com/human.cogs/">@human.cogs</a> Want to support our show? We will sprinkle you with loving kindness and all good things if you CLICK FOLLOW on Apple and Spotify! Or if you're really feeling it, please leave us a REVIEW. Thanks for listening!

Humans Cogs brings you stories that matter, and conversations about what's really going on in people's lives right now.

Hosted by psychologist and media contributor Sabina Read, and award-winning entrepreneur and journalist Madeleine Grummet, each episode features real and raw conversations with extraordinary guests who share dark secrets, silver linings, advice on living and loving well, and will challenge what you think you know about yourself, and the world around you.

Human Cogs is a point of universal connection for us all, exploring the things that bring us together, and the things that tear us apart.


Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

www.humancogs.com

Humans Cogs brings you stories that matter, and conversations about what's really going on in people's lives right now. Hosted by psychologist and media contributor <a href="https://www.sabinareadpsychology.com.au/">Sabina Read</a>, and award-winning entrepreneur and journalist <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeleinegrummet">Madeleine Grummet</a>, each episode features real and raw conversations with <a href="https://www.humancogs.com/guests">extraordinary guests</a> who share dark secrets, silver linings, advice on living and loving well, and will challenge what you think you know about yourself, and the world around you. Human Cogs is a point of universal connection for us all, exploring the things that bring us together, and the things that tear us apart. 
Listen wherever you get your podcasts. www.humancogs.com

Human Cogs Podcast

Humans Cogs brings you stories that matter, hard-won wisdom and raw conversations about what's really going on in people's lives.

Hosted by award-winning entrepreneur, journalist and investor Madeleine Grummet and psychologist and media contributor Sabina Read, each episode features raw conversations with extraordinary guests who lift the lid on their real lives to help you explore what you think you know about yourself, and the changing world around you.

Human Cogs is a point of universal connection for us all, exploring the things that bring us together, and the things that tear us apart.

Humans Cogs brings you stories that matter, hard-won wisdom and raw conversations about what's really going on in people's lives. Hosted by award-winning entrepreneur, journalist and investor <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/madeleinegrummet">Madeleine Grummet</a> and psychologist and media contributor <a href="https://www.sabinareadpsychology.com.au/">Sabina Read</a>, each episode features raw conversations with <a href="https://www.humancogs.com/guests">extraordinary guests</a> who lift the lid on their real lives to help you explore what you think you know about yourself, and the changing world around you. Human Cogs is a point of universal connection for us all, exploring the things that bring us together, and the things that tear us apart.

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