Transitioning in the Spotlight: Navigating Hate and Living Authentically with Jaxon Feeley

WHY THIS EPISODE MATTERS

This isn’t just a story -it's a guidebook for anyone feeling misunderstood, overwhelmed, or afraid to be themselves. Whether you're leading a brand, building community—or just trying to wake up as the truest version of yourself—Jax’s journey is a beacon of strength, clarity, and purpose. In this episode, I chat with Jaxon Feeley a TV personality, speaker, podcast host, and model who shares his powerful, unapologetically authentic path from female to male, all while working as a prison officer. It’s raw. It’s real. And it's packed with strategies to stay grounded, resilient, and true to yourself—especially when the world pushes back.

Key Takeaways

• Harness Hate as a Catalyst, Not a Crutch

Haters gonna hate—but Jaxon shows how resilience, self-worth, and an unshakeable purpose can turn negativity into unstoppable momentum.

• Authenticity Is the Ultimate Power Move

Living your truth isn’t just brave—it’s magnetic. When you’re rooted in who you are, you draw in the right people and opportunities.

• Inner Work Builds Outer Strength

Exploring identity and doing emotional work isn’t optional—it’s foundational. Self-acceptance and confidence stem from deep inner alignment.

• Tough Conversations Can Be Transformative

The hardest talks—like coming out to family—can lead to love, understanding, and transformation. Vulnerability invites connection.

• Representation Ripples Outward

Visibility matters. Jax's story doesn’t just empower—it educates and inspires, especially for trans voices craving role models. If you enjoyed this episode then please feel free to go and share it on your social media or head over to Apple podcasts or Spotify and give me a review, I would be so very grateful.

LINKS TO RESOURCES MENTIONED IN TODAY’S EPISODE

Connect with Jaxon Feeley on Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, Linkedin, Website Connect with Teresa on Website, (Grow, Launch, Sell), Sign up to Teresa's email list,  Instagram, LinkedIn, or Facebook

Transcript

As a business owner, I think one of our biggest worries is putting ourself out there on social media, on stages in front of other people for fear of what they might say about us. Which is why I really wanted to bring you today's guest, Jaxon Feeley, who has had the most horrific and heinous things said about him and said to him online, and I really wanted to chat with him about how you manage that and how you keep going for a cause. Regardless, even though this is happening to you. Welcome to the Your Dream Business Podcast. I'm your host Heat wearing an international bestselling author, award-winning speaker, TEDx speaker certified coat, and the host of this number one righted podcast. I am so excited to guide you on the journey of creating a business and life that you not only love, but one that perfectly aligns with you and the season of life. That episode. [00:01:00] I'll share with you easy, actionable, and insightful strategies to grow your online business. Plus, we'll be diving into some mindset, tools and strategies that keep you focused, motivated, and are going to stop you from getting in your own way. So if you're a course creator, membership owner, or coach, you are in the right place. Let's get started. Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Your Dream Business Podcast. As always, I'm your host, Teresa Heath Wareing. And this is a podcast for course creators, membership owners, coaches who are looking to grow their business. But today I have a slightly different type of episode. Normally the episodes I bring you, if you're new. If you're new, welcome. Thank you so much for hanging out with me. Normally with these, with my episodes, we have solos where I give you very strategic, tactical, like do this, do that type episodes. And then I have interviews where I interview the best of the best in the [00:02:00] online space. And I've had the likes of Amy Porterfield and Michael Hyatt and Mike Stelzner, and Denise Duffield Thomas and Stu McLaren, and Dean Graziosi and Ryan Deiss, just to name a few. But today's interview is a little bit different. I am interviewing the very lovely Jaxon Feeley. I met Jaxon a number of different times in various different places, mainly through the very lovely Jo Simpson, and immediately got on with him, thought he was super lovely, and over the various different times of seeing him, he spoke at the Big Fest food. I started to hear more and more and more about Jaxon's story and. If I'm honest, I was hesitant to have him on the podcast, not because I didn't think he was amazing, and I didn't think he's awesome, which I do, but the conversation we're having is a little bit different to the one I normally have. However, after having the conversation with him, I am so, so glad I did. Jaxon is a TV personality, a podcast host, presenter, a speaker, a [00:03:00] model, and a lot, lot more transitioning whilst still serving as a prison officer in 2021. Jaxon uses his wealth of experience to inspire, motivate, and encourage people from all walks of life to find and most importantly live their truth. Jaxon's story is a really, really great story. Initially, I decided I wanted him to come on to talk about how he was treated on social media. Jaxon is very open and has an account where he talks about what it's like to a transition to go from being a girl to a guy, and because he's so open about it, he gets a lot of hate. Like he gets some pretty heinous stuff. And I thought initially it'd be great to have him on through the lens of how does he deal with this hate? How does he deal with people saying the most heinous things to him? Because I know as business owners, one of the things that worry us and I know worries me is I like to be liked. And the thought that I would have to deal with anything, [00:04:00] like even a percentage of what he deals with, I just can't imagine. But I couldn't have him on without him telling his story. And. As a parent, that was really, it was really hard to listen to and really kind of inspiring to listen to. And I guess ultimately I wanted to bring his story. I thought it was a really interesting story. I think he's very charming and charismatic and is a great advocate for trans people. Jaxon was the first trans person I think I'd really spent time with and spoken to. And that was why I decided to bring him on because I just think he gave me different ways of thinking and looking and seeing things and, and it was just, I think for me personally, it was really good to hear a part of a world that I didn't know very much about. So anyway, I feel like I could explain and talk and say all things. For ages when the best thing I can do is just let you listen to the conversation and I would love to know [00:05:00] what you thought. Without further ado, here is Jaxon Feeley. Welcome to the podcast, Jax. How you doing? Jax: I'm alright thank you. Lovely. How are you? Teresa: I am good. I've never said this to you before, but I do love your accent. It's a really, like, it's a really nice and warm and friendly and I, yeah, it's just really nice. I like it. It's all. But, but the Northern accent's so friendly. So if you are, 'cause we have an American, well we have people listening all over the world, but we have a fairly big American audience, so like Yeah. I think it must be fascinating for them when we bring different people on from the UK know and like these different accents, so. Yeah. Yeah. Jax: I know, right. Did, I did a podcast not long ago with, with someone in America and Oh, way up. The dogs are here. Teresa: It's fine. It's fine. Jax: And I was so conscious of like how I was speaking. 'cause I tried to like, obviously when I do talks and stuff, I tried to speak maybe a little bit less that, but I was really conscious of. Because they're not gonna know what the, what I'm talking [00:06:00] about. Teresa: Well, I mean I think you are just about safe. I think when we get into Scotland and I was at an event with someone from North Wales, and even that is like for someone who is British, you're like, What do they say? 'cause like that is really strong. So anyway, but we, I didn't bring you on to talk accents, although, you know, just lovely. You know, and they said it could go anywhere. I bought you on. To talk about lots of things, and this conversation is gonna go into lots of different places, I know it's. But where I want us to start is one of the biggest fears that I would say my audience, me, most people that I speak to have, is that when they put themselves out on social media that someone is going to say something. And in most cases they don't. Right? In most ordinary cases, people don't jump on and start saying mean things about people. But you have dealt with the worst of the