Episode 16 -Part 2: “Choosing Love Without Losing Faith” — Parenting Through Transition

Part 2 of this powerful conversation on First & Feral: Utah Unfiltered dives deeper into a mother’s lived experience navigating her child’s gender transition, faith and the LDS church, and the complicated grief that can come with change — while still choosing love, safety, and compassion.We talk about the difference between sexual orientation vs. gender identity, what it’s like when your child asks for a preferred name and different pronouns, and how parenting becomes an “in the moment” journey — not a future projection. This episode also takes an unexpected turn into her own health battle: a breast cancer diagnosis, multiple surgeries, double mastectomy, chemotherapy, reconstruction, and the emotional whiplash of carrying it all at once.This is not a debate. This is one family’s story — shared with care, honesty, and empathy.Content note: This episode includes discussion of a child’s gender transition, faith, serious illness, and fear of suicide ideation. LGBTQ Help Resources-https://lgbthotline.org/#:~:text=The%20hotline's%20hours%20are:%20*%20**Mon%E2%80%93Fri**%2011,answer%20all%20calls%20and%20don't%20outsource%20them.https://www.neurobcg.com/?tm=tt&ap=gads&aaid=adaxOaAqWrxrp&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1026596380&gbraid=0AAAAADEKDpb6kRrDWJrCA6fBV_4ncv4Qphttps://wiconicc.com/If you or someone you love is going through something similar — you are not alone.