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The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Trans Queer Guys
Skills to Cope and Thrive as Your Authentic Self
Rahim Thawer(0)
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An inclusive, evidence-based guide to healing and thriving as a cis or trans queer man.
As a cis or trans man who loves men, you face unique and challenging circumstances, including homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia, struggles with body image, and rejection from family. In addition, the lingering effects of bigotry, discrimination, microaggressions, and hate crimes can have a traumatizing and devastating impact on your mental health and well-being. This compassionate guide offers powerful skills to help you heal the pain of trauma and thrive authentically in a world that often misunderstands or marginalizes your identity and experiences.
The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Trans Queer Guys offers you a safe, inclusive space to examine, understand, and heal from systemic and interpersonal threats to your mental well-being. Based on proven-effective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this book provides proven-effective tools and exercises to help you reflect on, confront, and manage difficult emotions; improve self-image and self-esteem; and develop healthy coping skills.
This guidebook will help you:
• Cultivate greater self-awareness
• Move past negative thinking habits
• Heal emotional wounds and build resilience
• Challenge heteronormativity and gender role rigidity
• Care for your sexual health
Also included is a #DiggingDeeper community wellness campaign to help you reflect on the deeper questions of the book and share your own challenges and triumphs with others on social media.
If you're struggling with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, or trauma-or feel oppressed or misunderstood by the world around you-this book can help you overcome the negative internalized messages that are causing you emotional pain, and build the self-awareness, confidence, and courage needed to embrace your unique identity and thrive. Queer and trans men face unique and challenging circumstances, including homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and rejection from family. In addition, the lingering effects of bigotry, discrimination, and hate crimes can have a traumatizing and devastating impact on both body and mind. The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Trans Queer Guys offers GBTQ men a powerful, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based approach to heal from systemic inequities and improve their mental health. Rahim Thawer, MSW, is a clinical social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto, ON, Canada. He works as a clinical supervisor, facilitator and public speaker, sessional lecturer, writer, and community organizer. His clinical practice and writing explore the intersection of systemic oppression and mental health, while also honoring innovation in queer relationships. Thawer resides in Toronto, ON, Canada. The Voices for Change Series
Mental health equity is a social justice issue. Written by leaders in psychology, sociology, gender, and ethnic studies, the New Harbinger Voices for Change series gives voice to the experience of marginalized people, and offers culturally informed, evidence-based strategies to help you cope with a broad range of social inequities that impact well-being and quality of life.
As research has shown us, social oppression can lead to mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, lowered self-esteem, and self-harm. These books provide practical tools based in proven-effective therapeutic methods to help you cultivate self-awareness, unlearn internalized negative messages, and build the inner resources you need to thrive.
For a complete list of books in the Voices for Change series, visit newharbinger.com.
As a cis or trans man who loves men, you face unique and challenging circumstances, including homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia, struggles with body image, and rejection from family. In addition, the lingering effects of bigotry, discrimination, microaggressions, and hate crimes can have a traumatizing and devastating impact on your mental health and well-being. This compassionate guide offers powerful skills to help you heal the pain of trauma and thrive authentically in a world that often misunderstands or marginalizes your identity and experiences.
The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Trans Queer Guys offers you a safe, inclusive space to examine, understand, and heal from systemic and interpersonal threats to your mental well-being. Based on proven-effective cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), this book provides proven-effective tools and exercises to help you reflect on, confront, and manage difficult emotions; improve self-image and self-esteem; and develop healthy coping skills.
This guidebook will help you:
• Cultivate greater self-awareness
• Move past negative thinking habits
• Heal emotional wounds and build resilience
• Challenge heteronormativity and gender role rigidity
• Care for your sexual health
Also included is a #DiggingDeeper community wellness campaign to help you reflect on the deeper questions of the book and share your own challenges and triumphs with others on social media.
If you're struggling with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, or trauma-or feel oppressed or misunderstood by the world around you-this book can help you overcome the negative internalized messages that are causing you emotional pain, and build the self-awareness, confidence, and courage needed to embrace your unique identity and thrive. Queer and trans men face unique and challenging circumstances, including homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and rejection from family. In addition, the lingering effects of bigotry, discrimination, and hate crimes can have a traumatizing and devastating impact on both body and mind. The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Trans Queer Guys offers GBTQ men a powerful, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based approach to heal from systemic inequities and improve their mental health. Rahim Thawer, MSW, is a clinical social worker and psychotherapist based in Toronto, ON, Canada. He works as a clinical supervisor, facilitator and public speaker, sessional lecturer, writer, and community organizer. His clinical practice and writing explore the intersection of systemic oppression and mental health, while also honoring innovation in queer relationships. Thawer resides in Toronto, ON, Canada. The Voices for Change Series
Mental health equity is a social justice issue. Written by leaders in psychology, sociology, gender, and ethnic studies, the New Harbinger Voices for Change series gives voice to the experience of marginalized people, and offers culturally informed, evidence-based strategies to help you cope with a broad range of social inequities that impact well-being and quality of life.
As research has shown us, social oppression can lead to mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, lowered self-esteem, and self-harm. These books provide practical tools based in proven-effective therapeutic methods to help you cultivate self-awareness, unlearn internalized negative messages, and build the inner resources you need to thrive.
For a complete list of books in the Voices for Change series, visit newharbinger.com.