# How Transitioning Literally Changed Teegan Toftely's Life at 48 - EPISODE 146

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Podcast: [HODGEPOD with Rob Fredette](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hodgepod-with-rob-fredette-5728819)
Published: 2025-11-03T01:09:17+00:00
Episode link: https://rfredett.podbean.com/e/i-transitioned-at-48-%e2%80%94-it-literally-changed-my-life/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/n5rbcfw9zwmtqefd/TEEGAN_TOFTELY_HODGEPODmp36bqex-9cykrh-Optimized.mp3
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Duration seconds: 4065

## Resource

On this episode Rob Fredette talks with Tegan Toftley, a 55-year-old trans woman who began her transition at 48. Tegan shares how transition helped relieve lifelong gender dysphoria, anxiety and chronic migraines, and how her family, work and personal life changed through the process. The conversation also dives into pop‑culture favorites—from The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman to desert rock, MTV and 1980s music memories—mixing heartfelt personal experiences with lighthearted nostalgia. RECORDED OCTOBER 28, 2025 You can follow and keep up to date with Teegan on Instagram @twincitiesteeganofficial.

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