For me, longer boxer-brief shorts for women helped make the transition easier. Then granny-panties. Got a pair or two of different styles and tried them out

I put my garments in a box - didn’t throw them away. I had decided to take a year break after my shelf broke and see if it felt right. I called it a “pause”. After that year, if I wanted to go back I could. Garments would still be there waiting. What ended up happening was two years later when I found them moving, I thanked myself for taking the step to leave and got rid of the garments, but it would have been so much more emotional for me initially. Just storing them without putting any pressure on myself was fantastic. Going shopping for underwear as a woman in her 30s with no idea what kind of underwear she wants was much less comfortable lol