The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression

by Anneliese A. Singh Phd Lpc

Paperback, 2018

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Available

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Description

How can you build unshakable confidence and resilience in a world still filled with ignorance, inequality, and discrimination? The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook will teach you how to challenge internalized negative messages, handle stress, build a community of support, and embrace your true self.Resilience is a key ingredient for psychological health and wellness. It s what gives people the psychological strength to cope with everyday stress, as well as major setbacks. For many people, stressful events may include job loss, financial problems, illness, natural disasters, medical emergencies, divorce, or the death of a loved one. But if you are queer or gender non-conforming, life stresses may also include discrimination in housing and health care, employment barriers, homelessness, family rejection, physical attacks or threats, and general unfair treatment and oppression all of which lead to overwhelming feelings of hopelessness and powerlessness. So, how can you gain resilience in a society that is so often toxic and unwelcoming?In this important workbook, you ll discover how to cultivate the key components of resilience: holding a positive view of yourself and your abilities; knowing your worth and cultivating a strong sense of self-esteem; effectively utilizing resources; being assertive and creating a support community; fostering hope and growth within yourself, and finding the strength to help others. Once you know how to tap into your personal resilience, you ll have an unlimited well you can draw from to navigate everyday challenges.By learning to challenge internalized negative messages and remove obstacles from your life, you can build the resilience you need to embrace your truest self in an imperfect world.… (more)

Physical description

224 p.; 10 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member LilyRoseShadowlyn
I love this book, and I wish I'd had it when I first came out. It can be really hard to have confidence to be out and proud in a world that considers the community to be outsiders all too often still. If you're not quite sure where you fall, this book can also help you find words for your identity.
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Non-binary and Agender are also included, which was a pleasant surprise. With a friendly, easy to read format, this is a guide for both self discovery and self growth. Highly recommend.
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Original publication date

2018

ISBN

1626259461 / 9781626259461
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