Loving Ourselves: The Gay and Lesbian Guide to Self-Esteem (Paperback)

~ Dr. Kimeron Hardin (Author)

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Product Description

Love the inside, embrace the outside.

First published in 1999, this thoroughly revised and updated edition now presents the issues and concerns relating to self-esteem in the LGBT world to a new generation of men and women. This compassionate guide delves in to the unique problems of self-esteem in the gay community, and how understanding your own self-worth can allow you to function better in this complex world. With advice for every demographic, this is the most comprehensive book for building a better you.

Dr. Kimeron Hardin is a licensed clinical psychologist and director of the Bay Area Pain & Wellness Center.

About the Author

Dr. Kimeron Hardin is a licensed clinical psychologist and Director of Functional Restoration and Behavioral Medicine at the Bay Area Pain and Wellness Center in Los Gatos, CA. He is also the author of Queer Blues: The Lesbian and Gay Guide to Overcoming Depression and The Chronic Pain Control Workbook, Second Edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Alyson Books (March 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593500459
• ISBN-13: 978-1593500450
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #658,732 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Caring More, March 8, 2009

By	Amos Lassen (Little Rock, Arkansas) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Hardin, Kimeron. "Loving Ourselves: The Gay and Lesbian to Self-Esteem", Alyson Books, 2008

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Amos Lassen

"Loving Ourselves" is a reprint of Kimeron Hardin's book originally published in 1999 and it has been completely revised and updated. Some of the issues that are in this edition are concerned with the latest problems that our community now faces. We are given many helpful hints for both understanding and helping our sense of self-worth and thus we are allowed to better function in today's s changing world. The book covers all of the issues of self-esteem and is clearly written and easy to understand and use.
Hardin is a clinical psychologist and has long been dealing with problems of self-esteem in the GLBT community. You will learn to discover your true identity and realize what kind of person you want to be as well as accept yourself.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Would the small gay child you once were look up to the gay adult you have become?, March 27, 2008

By	Joe Kort "www.joekort.com" (Royal Oak, Michigan United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If not, then this book is for you. Loving Ourselves will hlep ou not only care more about yourserlf, but help you find your on identity, what kind of gay or lesbian idividual you want to be."

I had the pleasure of writing the forward of this very important contribution to lesbian and gay literature. I still wish I had a book like this when I was a teenager to have helped me learn to love my gay self.