Full title: "No! Maybe? Yes! Living My Truth" by Grace Anne Stevens.
It is hard to live authentically when you are trying to meet the expectations of everyone around you while quietly silencing the inner voices that know your truth. That tension between who we are and who we believe we are supposed to be sits at the very heart of No! Maybe? Yes! Living My Truth by Grace Anne Stevens. This book is not only a memoir of a transgender woman who transitioned at the age of sixty-four, it is also a deeply human story about relationships, change, self-listening, and the courage it takes to finally say yes to oneself after decades of hesitation and denial.
Grace Anne Stevens spent more than sixty years hiding and questioning her inner truth. The title itself reflects the emotional rhythm of that long internal conversation. No captures resistance, fear, and the desire to conform. Maybe reflects curiosity, uncertainty, and the slow emergence of self-awareness. Yes marks acceptance, alignment, and the decision to live honestly, regardless of age or circumstance. What makes the book especially powerful is that Grace does not present this journey as linear or tidy. Instead, she gives voice to many internal parts of herself, an approach deeply influenced by her training in the Internal Family Systems model, allowing readers to witness how conflicting inner voices coexist, argue, protect, and ultimately guide a person toward authenticity.
