The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Sexual Orie

The Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Sexual OrieThe Queer and Transgender Resilience Workbook: Skills for Navigating Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression By Singh, Anneliese Foreword by Ehrensaft, Diane Condition: BRAND NEW Format: Paperback Number of Pages 216 Publisher New Harbinger Publications 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

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

By Singh, Anneliese
Foreword by Ehrensaft, Diane
Condition: BRAND NEW
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages 216
Publisher New Harbinger Publications


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; foste