Accepting Gender (Paperback)

Alex Stitt

ISBN 10: 183997432X / ISBN 13: 9781839974328

Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London, 2023

About this Item

Paperback. Sometimes it is difficult to identify and express our genuine gender identity. When we don't fit the ideal, the gender role, or the social script, we can feel trapped in ourselves. This "stuck" feeling is often reinforced by intrusive thoughts, mental rigidity, and self-judgement. Where do you even begin?Non-binary counselor, Alex Stitt, lays the foundations for addressing these feelings with reflective exercises and activities rooted in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) that help you understand what gender is, the spectrum of different gender identities, how to identify and accept your gender, coming out, self-actualization and much more.This interactive and humanizing workbook will help you identify your values so you can accept and embody what's most important to you in your gender exploration. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is an empowering technique for trans, non-binary, and gender explorative people because of its focus on self-acceptance and personal values. ACT activities and exercises dive into your thoughts and feelings about gender, to provide you a go-to workbook for identifying, understanding, and accepting gender. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Accepting Gender (Paperback)
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 183997432X
• ISBN 13: 9781839974328
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Adare, Rose
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Sometimes it is difficult to identify and express our genuine gender identity. When we don't fit the ideal, the gender role, or the social script, we can feel trapped in ourselves. This "stuck" feeling is often reinforced by intrusive thoughts, mental rigidity, and self-judgement. Where do you even begin?

Non-binary counselor, Alex Stitt, lays the foundations for addressing these feelings with reflective exercises and activities rooted in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) that help you understand what gender is, the spectrum of different gender identities, how to identify and accept your gender, coming out, self-actualization and much more.

This interactive and humanizing workbook will help you identify your values so you can accept and embody what's most important to you in your gender exploration.

About the Author

Alex Stitt is a non-binary author and licensed mental health counselor who specialises in LGBTQ+ self-actualization. They are a regular contributor to Psychology Today and has previously published ACT for Gender Identity. Alex lives in Hawaii, USA.