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Becoming Worthy:
A Gay Man's Guide to Healing Shame and Loving Himself
by Chris Tompkins

Where my first book, Raising LGBTQ Allies, set out to prevent homophobia and transphobia, this book blends psychology and spirituality to help gay men heal from the themes I see clinically related to shame and self-worth.

 

It was inspired by my clients, my friends, what I learned working at a popular gay bar in West Hollywood for 11 years, and my own life.

 

Drawing from my work as a therapist and my lived experience as a gay man, Becoming Worthy captures exactly what I do to help gay men face internalized homophobia, loneliness, religious trauma, body dissatisfaction, and something rarely addressed in books for gay men, our relationship with money.

 

More than anything, it’s about healing shame and discovering our worth…from the inside out.

 

Because the boy you buried to belong isn’t gone. He’s the heart of the man you’re becoming.

 

Stay tuned for more book news!

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"Amazing message and helps touch on such an important topic. I will definitely be sharing this with parents and the LGBT/therapist groups I’m a part of; I think this is a valuable resource us practitioners can share to start opening healing dialogue."

Mental Health Therapist

Costa Mesa

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