TransFormed: The Power of God's Word and God's People in One Woman's Journey through Gender Confusion, Reassignment Surgery, and Detransitioning

by Kyla Gillespie, Robert S. Smith (Foreword)

224 pages, Paperback

Published March 17, 2026

Reviews

[Read-n-Bloom · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful eye opening book by Kyla Gillespie! She shows what GOD can do to help those struggling with dysphoria in believing they’ve been born in the wrong body. She tells her whole story and how she felt which was overwhelming to her. How she transitioned to a man and called herself Brycen. And then how Jesus saved her and she gave her body to Christ and how he led her to detransition back to a woman. And how she’s never been more satisfied and loved and accepted by GOD. She still struggles of course because we live in a broken world but she knows she can go to GOD for everything she needs and that her support system, her loving Christian church family, will help and be there for her. It’s a wonderful story of redeeming love through Jesus Christ for Kyla and can be for others as well struggling with this very same thing. Choose Jesus! He can help you through it all! Thank you Net Galley and publishers for the ARC provided to me and the opportunity to read Transformed.

[Dave Bakker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good read.

[Emily Vreken · Rating 4 out of 5]

Romans 12:2, "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind." Kyla Gillespie in her book TransFormed shares her raw, honest struggle with gender dysphoria, which led her to transition, including gender affirming surgeries. But she doesn't leave you there because God didn't leave her there. He reached her at her point of need and TransFormed her into a new creation in Christ. She learned to embrace the beauty of the woman God had designed her to be. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.