Found in Transition
A Mother's Evolution during Her Child's Gender Change

Oh my goodness. I’m giving this five stars because I opened it up promptly upon arrival and couldn’t put it down. Because it’s truthful and intimate and resonated with me deeply. Not because I have a trans child but because I know all anyone wants is to be seen, heard, and truly themselves- and that......more

I was eager to read "Found In Transition" and once I started it, I could not put it down. Paria Hassouri is a gifted writer, and was courageous in sharing her deepest feelings about an incredibly tumultuous and painful period in her life. She exposed her reactions, positive and negative, to her daug......more

A very fascinating, compassionate, heartwarming story. Being that I have never come across a trans person, I found this book to be so very informative, not really realizing the struggles a family and a trans person has to go through. I am a better person now for reading this. Look forward to hearing......more

I'm the parent of a late-onset gender dysphoric child who is socially and medically transitioning, also one year into the process of understanding. I'm also a medical doctor like the author. I have deep respect for both the process she journaled and her attempt to understand during this process. How......more

This is a beautiful, honest story of mother who learns that her child is transgender. I cried several times at the love demonstrated in the book. As a parent, I identified with Hassouri's story of a mother whose child's development has taken an unexpected and challenging turn. She describes her stru......more