EP 22 | Transgender to Transformed: Diego’s Testimony

About this episode

Diego shares his journey from living as a transgender woman to finding transformation through faith after a supernatural encounter with Jesus.

Diego lost his father at 6, was exposed to childhood abuse, and spent years searching for identity and belonging — eventually living as a transgender woman for six years. Behind the hormones, surgeries, and social media highlight reel, he was battling depression, gender dysphoria, and suicidal thoughts. Everything changed when his sister shared her testimony and Diego had a supernatural encounter with Jesus that transformed his identity from the inside out. This raw, powerful conversation covers childhood trauma, the reality of gender dysphoria, the moment God shut the door on his old life, and the spiritual warfare he faced during detransition. *VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED. If this story moves you, Like, Comment & Subscribe. Share it with someone who needs to hear that no one is too far gone. :pray: Chapters: 0:00 — Content warning & introduction 2:16 — Diego’s viral testimony clip: “This woman was me” 9:42 — The school incident that planted the seed of confusion 16:01 — “I used to pray to God to make me a girl” 34:19 — Mom discovers the truth: “I want to be a woman one day” 41:42 — What gender dysphoria really feels like behind closed doors 57:37 — Medical reality…

People in this episode

Guest: Diego

Topics covered

• transgender
• testimony
• childhood trauma
• gender dysphoria
• spiritual transformation

Keywords

• depression
• suicidal thoughts
• detransition
• spiritual warfare

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Transgender to Transformed

Places: Jacksonville

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