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It's Not All About You by Elisabeth L. MorrisseyIt’s Not All About You: Living with a Transsexual Spouse or Partner by Elisabeth L. Morrissey

Publisher: Thursday Night Press, an imprint of DX Varos Publishing (May 23, 2023)
Category: LGBT, Self-Help, Relationships, Non-Fiction
Tour Dates May 23-June 15, 2023
ISBN: 978-1655065-870
Available in Print and ebook, 273 pages

 It's Not All About You

Description It’s Not All About You by Elisabeth L. Morrissey


Your husband tells you he’s transsexual.

Do you drop him like a hot rock? Could it possibly work out? Read this book!

Includes: the transsexual process, talking to others, assessing your relationship, finding therapists, maintaining your marriage, jealousy, helping your children adjust, and more. Also, for the woman who falls in love with a transsexual.

It’s not all about him. It’s about you.

Review It’s Not All About You by Elisabeth L. Morrissey


Guest Review by Lea

When you marry someone, you pledge to take them for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, but sometimes situations can arise that you did not, or could not foresee.

For some people, this situation is their partner coming out to the world as transgender.

Finding out what this transition means for your marriage can be difficult, but Elisabeth L. Morrissey is here to help, with her book, “It’s Not All About You, Living with a Transsexual Spouse or Partner.”

Elisabeth has been married to a transgender woman for twenty-five years, and she uses her knowledge of the trans community (and the laws surrounding it) to create a self-help book that aims to help people who find themselves going through the transition of a partner.

Whether you and your partner have been together for years, or are just starting out, I think this book would be helpful for you.

Elisabeth talks about dealing with discrimination at work, finding a marriage counselor or therapist, and medical issues that may arise during your spouse’s transition.

Elisabeth has a great talent for writing in a funny and relatable way. I typically do not read self-help books, but I found myself really interested in this one and unable to put it down from the beginning!

There are over eighteen very helpful sections of this book, each divided into the list of things that you will have to deal with over the course of your partner’s transition.

Ultimately, it is up to you and your spouse as to whether you two will continue to stay married, but this book can provide a lot of insight into the strange new world that you are facing.

Elisabeth is both a great writer and a great advice-giver. Her advice is excellent for yourself and your partner, if your partner has come out as transgender. I really enjoyed this entertaining and informative book! I give it 5/5 stars.

About Elisabeth L. MorrisseyIt's Not All About You by Elisabeth L. Morrissey


Elisabeth Morrissey learned a lot as a volunteer for several years at the Gender Identity Center of Colorado, a transgender support organization, and from her twenty-five-year marriage to a male-to-female transsexual. She is otherwise a homemaker and support system for her spouse, Karen.

Website: https://www.dxvaros.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DXVaros
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elmorrissey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100049203941245


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It's Not All About You by Elisabeth L. MorrisseyIt’s Not All About You: Living with a Transsexual Spouse or Partner by Elisabeth L. Morrissey

Publisher: Thursday Night Press, an imprint of DX Varos Publishing (May 23, 2023)
Category: LGBT, Self-Help, Relationships, Non-Fiction
Tour Dates May 23-June 15, 2023
ISBN: 978-1655065-870
Available in Print and ebook, 273 pages

 It's Not All About You

Description It’s Not All About You by Elisabeth L. Morrissey


Your husband tells you he’s transsexual.

Do you drop him like a hot rock? Could it possibly work out? Read this book!

Includes: the transsexual process, talking to others, assessing your relationship, finding therapists, maintaining your marriage, jealousy, helping your children adjust, and more. Also, for the woman who falls in love with a transsexual.

It’s not all about him. It’s about you.

Praise It’s Not All About You by Elisabeth L. Morrissey


“Being a transgender woman, it is easy for me to forget that it isn’t all about me. It helps me to relate better with my partner when I hear from another woman’s perspective. Although there were a few uncomfortable spots I would recommend this book to anyone that is considering or is already transitioning.”- Kristy Burney, Goodreads

Interview with Elisabeth L. Morrissey

TR: Please tell us something about ‘It’s Not All About You’ that is not in the summary.  (About the book, person or scenario you particularly enjoyed writing about, etc.)

ELM: I think “The 40-year-old Teenager” was my favorite chapter. I was trying to help the partners help their spouse/partner without alienating them. They do need help to look as feminine as possible, especially in the early stages. And they can be awfully touchy about their appearance.   
I also enjoyed writing about the stand-off we had with my mother. It demonstrated that even the most disapproving people in one’s life may come around if one just stands their ground and makes clear that they can’t be bullied into submission. I hope some of the spouses and the primaries are encouraged by the story to hold firm against people who would try to demand either of them yield to keep the peace. 

TR: How much time and effort went into your research for the book?

ELM: At least a year. I know many of the people I wrote about. The ongoing research was mainly following the coverage of the marriage cases that went on across the country. I believed they were relevant because states vary in how they classify transfolk regarding their documents. That can affect who can marry whom and when.

TR: Where did you get the inspiration for your cover or did a graphic artist come up with it?  

ELM: It was a graphic artist engaged by the publisher, but I like it.

TR: Is there a case study either in the book or not in the book that you would like to share with us?

ELM: I suppose the cases I know best are myself and my wife. I shared a lot of rather intimate details about our lives (some of which made her a bit uncomfortable).

TR: If ‘It’s Not All About You’ were to become a docu-drama, what actor would you like to play yourself and a couple others, you mentioned in the book?

ELM: This is a hard question. Back when I started working on this, I would have said my wife should be played by Karen Black, because she was so good in Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, and because my wife looked a lot like the actress did in the film at the time we met.                                                                                                                   

Currently, Alicia Witt comes to mind for (my) Karen’s character. For myself, maybe Amy Adams. For our friend, C.J, Jennifer Lawrence.

TR: What books are you currently reading?

ELM: I just got Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan, two of my favorite authors, and can’t wait to dive into it.

TR: Is there another book to write in your future?

ELM: With all the persecution of transfolk happening in statehouses across the country, a second edition may be necessary just to update readers of the first edition on where all that legislation leaves transpeople.

TR: I am sure there are people struggling with this issue.  Do you have any advice or further reading you can suggest?

ELM: I included a pretty extensive bibliography in the book. There’s a lot of good advice in some of them for couples trying to keep their marriage together.

TR: Are there any questions that you would have liked me or another blogger to ask but didn’t? Please ask and answer.

ELM: Maybe what I think about how “trendy” being trans-something seems recently among young people. I’m not at all certain what’s driving it. I think it’ll be interesting to see, a decade from now, how many have stuck with it compared with how many settle back into the gender they were born as.


About Elisabeth L. MorrisseyIt's Not All About You by Elisabeth L. Morrissey


Elisabeth Morrissey learned a lot as a volunteer for several years at the Gender Identity Center of Colorado, a transgender support organization, and from her twenty-five-year marriage to a male-to-female transsexual. She is otherwise a homemaker and support system for her spouse, Karen.

Website: https://www.dxvaros.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DXVaros
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elmorrissey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100049203941245


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No Spring Chicken by Francine Falk-AllenNo Spring Chicken: Stories and Advice from a Wild Handicapper on Aging and Disability by Francine Falk-Allen.


Thanks to Rebekah Epstein of PR By the Book, I am giving away one print copy of ‘In the shadows Of An Enigma’ by Alex Rosenberg. This giveaway also includes his 2020 publication of ‘The intrigues of Jennie Lee’.

Description No Spring Chicken by Francine Falk-Allen


As we age, we all begin to have physical difficulties to contend with.

In No Spring Chicken, Francine Falk-Allen—a polio survivor who knows a thing or two about living with a disability—offers her own take on how to navigate the complications aging brings with equanimity (and a sense of humor).

The book is divided into three sections: Part I is a jaunt through accessible travel pleasures and pitfalls; Part II addresses the adaptations caregivers can make for a mutually rewarding relationship with their loved ones, plus advice for physically challenged and aging persons themselves regarding exercise, diet, pain management, mobility, care tips and more; and Part III discusses the rewards of engaging with support groups sharing similar issues, with a little activism and advocacy for good measure.

Accessible and wryly funny, The Wild Handicapper is a fun and informative guide to living your best and longest life―whatever your physical challenges, and whatever your age.

Praise No Spring Chicken by Francine Falk-Allen


“Part of her book is designed to encourage all of her readers―disabled or not―to go out and explore the wider world, hence the amount of practical advice in these pages… She looks squarely at the additional challenges handicapped people face when traveling and offers exuberant encouragement. A fun, spirited book…”
Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Falk-Allen follows up Not a Poster Child with an enthusiastic… collection of stories from her life as a world traveler and polio survivor. She offers plenty of colorful accounts of places she’s visited… The book’s second part flips… between advice for caregivers of aging parents and for aging readers themselves concerning ambulatory difficulties, dealing with changes in one’s capabilities, and developing a partnership between the caregiver and the person needing assistance… the author’s infectious sense of adventure will appeal to those struggling with aging and disability.”―Publishers Weekly

“Pull out your travel pants and let Francine take you on a globe-trotting tour of her favorite destinations and the best ways to navigate them, especially… [with a] handicap. After her travel section, she shares her resilient experience finding incredible resources and tools to maximize quality of life with a winning attitude. Highly readable and very informative.”―Kathryn E. Johnson, Retired CEO, American Hospital Association’s Health Forum

About Francine Falk-AllenNo Spring Chicken by Francine Falk-Allen


Francine Falk-Allen was born in Los Angeles and has lived nearly all of her life in Northern California. A former art major with a BA in managerial accounting who ran her own business for thirty-three years, she has always craved creative outlets. This has taken the form of singing and recording with various groups, painting, and writing songs, poetry, and essays, some of which have been published. Falk-Allen facilitates Polio Survivors of Marin County and Just Write Marin County (a Meetup writing group), and is a volunteer member of the San Rafael City ADA Accessibility Committee.

Her first book, Not a Poster Child: Living Well with a Disability: A Memoir has been included on several national outlet’s’ lists of best books of 2018, including Kirkus Reviews, BuzzFeed, and PopSugar, and received a gold medal from Living Now Book Awards for Inspiring Memoir – Female and a silver medal from Sarton Women’s Book Awards for memoir. She was also named one of “25 Women Making a Difference in 2019” by Conversations Magazine.

She loves the outdoors, gardening, pool exercise, her sweet, peculiar old cat, spending time with her husband and good friends, strong British tea, and a little champagne now and then. Francine lives in San Rafael, California.

Website: https://francinefalk-allen.com/#scroll-home

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