Full title: "My Journey from He to She and How to Transition" by Kelly Grice.
Kelly Grice’s debut book, My Journey from He to She and How to Transition, is more than a memoir, it is a courageous, intimate guide through the emotional and practical realities of transitioning within the UK’s NHS system. With warmth, honesty, and grit, Kelly brings her personal story to life, offering both a lived narrative of gender dysphoria and a lifeline to other transgender women navigating their own journeys.
Drawing on her own experiences growing up on a Manchester council estate, coincidentally the same one where the Gallagher brothers of Oasis fame lived, Kelly delivers a portrait of trans life rooted in realism, struggle, and hope.
In her 2017 interview with The Heroines blog, Kelly discusses the challenges she faced from a young age while dealing with gender dysphoria in a working-class environment where being “different” meant being targeted. Her book expands on this, shedding light on what it was like to grow up feeling alien in one’s own skin, hiding her truth in a world that offered little understanding or support. What makes Kelly’s story resonate so deeply is her ability to speak directly to other trans women, especially those navigating similar social or economic pressures.
The title, My Journey from He to She, signals more than just a physical transformation. It encapsulates a layered personal evolution, psychological, emotional, and social.
