Empowering the Tribe: A Positive Guide to Gay and Lesbian Self-Esteem

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Kensington Books, 2008 - Self-Help - 265 pages
From the anxiety of coming out to self-acceptance and dealing with the stigma of AIDS, there is a vital need for many gay men and lesbian women to recover their self-esteem, as well as their emotional and spiritual well-being.Ê Now, Dr. Pimental-Habib, a clinical psychologist specializing in gay and lesbian issues, offers encouragement and enlightenment through intimate real-life stories, meditations, and a common-sense one-on-one approach to life and love.Ê Whether for yourself, your parents, your child, or for someone close to you, here are healing solutions for dealing with every aspect of being gay and lesbian, including:
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*Coping with the roots of homophobia and low self-esteem
*Childhood conditioning, gay/lesbian adolescence, and family approval
*Self-acceptance and the narcissistic gay subculture
*Breaking destructive relationship patterns
*The conflicts of religious beliefs
*Alcohol addiction, domestic violence, and recovery
*Love, loss and grieving in the shadows of AIDS
*The responsibilities of gay/lesbian parents-and the parents of gay/lesbians
There is also a comprehensive listing of gay and lesbian community centres across the country, advocacy services and HIV healthcare programs, making EMPOWERING THE TRIBE a unique and invaluable approach to the possibilities of emotional health and lasting happiness.
 

Contents

SelfEsteem Messages
30
Progressive Relaxation
51
The Sailboat Visualization
61
The Safe Place Image
67
Challenges to Healthy SelfEsteem
75
ParentPleasingPeoplePleasing
91
Kids Say the Darndest Things Revised
102
Reparenting for Parents
117
Surviving Grief
183
Society
186
The Religious Right Is Neither
192
SlumThinking
205
A Path Not a Pill
221
Growing on from Here
237
SelfNurturance
239
SelfAssessments
249

What a Difference a Gay Makes
131
A Thing of Beauty Is a Boy Forever
151
What Was I Thinking?
164
Resources
258
Whose Choice Is It Anyway?
262
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