You and Your Gender Identity: A Guide to Discovery

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Are you wrestling with questions surrounding your gender that just don t seem to go away Do you want answers to questions about your gender identity, but aren t sure how to get started In this groundbreaking guide, Dara Hoffman Fox, LPC accomplished gender therapist and thought leader whose articles, blogs, and videos have empowered thousands worldwide helps you navigate your journey of self discovery in three approachable stages preparation, reflection, and exploration.In You and Your Gender Identity, you will learn Why understanding your gender identity is core to embracing your full beingHow to sustain the highs and lows of your journey with resources, connection, and self careHow to uncover and move through your feelings of fear, loneliness, and doubtWhy it s important to examine your past through the lens of gender explorationHow to discover and begin living as your authentic selfWhat options you have after making your discoveries about your gender identity Read You and Your Gender Identity: A Guide to Discovery – kino-fada.fr I am a therapist who works with people questioning gender identity, and I am looking forward to recommending this book to my clients It is a resource that is very needed It is well laid out and practical, and encourages self discovery Throughout the book, Dara s voice remains empathic and kind, and demonstrates a strong knowledge about gender I also really a...While I have read a lot of gender guides, self help, and reference books over the years, what sets You and Your Gender Identity A Guide to Discovery apart is its interactive nature This is less a book to be read, andsomething to be experienced Dara Hoffman Fox guides us on the journey, setting up the questions and sign posts along the way, but leave it up to the reader to determine their own destination.Dara opens the preface with a reference to Joseph Campbell and the idea of the heroi While I have read a lot of gender guides, self help, and reference books over the years, what sets You and Your Gender Identity A Guide to Discovery apart is its interactive nature This is less a book to be read, andsomething to be experienced Dara Hoffman Fox guides us on the journey, setting up the questions and sign posts along the way, but leave it up to the reader to determine their own destination.Dara opens the preface with a reference to Joseph Campbell and the idea of the heroic journey, which make sense because storytelling is integral to the book We are invited to define ourselves as characters, explore our motivations, examine our back stories, and s...I gave this to my friend who is a licensed LGBTQ counselor He said it s a great tool for clients wanting to work through the process He said he ll be recommending it to some clients he is currently helping.GRAIN OF SALT ALERT I DID NOT FINISH THIS BOOK I m post transition so I m not the target audience for this book, but I perused it to see if it seemed like something that might have helped me in the past and that I could recommend to others I do think there s quite a need for books like this and that this one will probably really click with someone, but I found it a little too touchy feely, Jungian, collective unconscious, Joseph Campbell, myth driven for me My ideal gender workbook would b GRAIN OF SALT ALERT I DID NOT FINISH THIS BOOK I m post transition so I m not the target audience for...I have learned a lot And I have come to realize a lot about myself In this book that explores one gender identity, it even helped me as an at the time of writing this 5 years into transition already out trans male This is a workbook and I have done the work to find about a deeper level of me Something I am able to actually di not that I am in a better place in my life.What makes this book important for those who are exploring their gender identity past gender experience, is that you put i I have learned a lot And I have come to realize a lot about myself In this book that explores one gender identity, it even helped me as an at the time of writing this 5 years into transition already out trans male This is a workbook and I have done the work to find about a deeper level of me Something I am able to actually di not that I am in a better place in my life.What makes this book important for those who are exploring their gender identity past gender experience, is that you put in the work needed for it Th...If you re questioning your gender identity, or wanting to confirm how you feel, or wanting to help someone else in their journey this is the single best book I have read so far.This book is writtenlike a workbook There are a lot of questions, explorations, and thoughts and reflections to complete They are very well written and easy to complete.This book answers so many questions for the reader And it expla...This is not a book you read, this is a book you experience The text invites you into a conversation with yourself about how your remember, consider, and perceive gender, and what that means for you There is no judgement, rules, or gatekeeping It is open and vast with possibilities No matter your place in your own journey of gender understanding, you are likely to get something valuable out of this book If you are just starting your investigations, then definitely get this Well written, pos This is not a book you read, this is a book you experien...Excellent A thorough guide and workbook for those who want to clarify their feelings and consequent actions regarding their birth and internalised gender It s a worthy journey for everyone to take, not only those who are uncomfortable in the current ...Included in a blog post and resource list at

You and Your Gender Identity: A Guide to Discovery
  • 06 August 2018
  • Paperback
  • 280 pages
  • 1510723056
  • Dara Hoffman-Fox
  • You and Your Gender Identity: A Guide to Discovery