Synopsis
Empathetic, touching, and at times humorous, Rick Miller s Unwrapped is both timely and unique in that the author s own history echoes the universal history of many gay men. And from this perspective, Miller gently but boldly addresses the challenges and issues gay men face and how therapists can rise to the occasion, healing not only the their clients, but evolving and changing themselves, becoming more in tune and more able to work with this minority. Childhood scars of having to hide in and remain secretive, strained relationships with parents and family, growing up in a religious environment, internalized and external societal homophobia, challenges with authority figures, pressures to conform to impossible gay ideals, working through loss and grief from the AIDS epidemic, sex and love in the gay world, sexual compulsion and addiction, the fear of aging Miller leaves no stone unturned and discusses these topics relevant to gay men with honesty and integrity. He explains that gay men most often live from the outside in rather than the inside out. And although great strides have been made for gay men, there is still much to do in order to help them to live life wholly and fully. Offering case examples intertwined with therapeutic hypnosis scripts, Miller presents real life clients and shares their progress and outcomes. Through pointed questions, he encourages therapists to carefully review their own motives, beliefs, and bias before working with gay men, and to then become prepared, informed, and willing to use their intuition and open their hearts. Unwrapped is an excellent book and Rick Miller is the clear voice of a minority that has struggled so much for freedom and the right to live a peaceful, loving life. This is a must-read for all clinicians.
About the Author
Rick Miller is a clinical social worker in private practice in Boston and on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. He has served on the national and international faculty for the International Society of Hypnosis, the Milton Erickson Foundation of South Africa, the Brief Therapy Conference, the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, the American Group Psychotherapy Association, and Harvard Medical School. Rick has been a guest lecturer at the University Of Johannesburg Department Of Psychology, Johannesburg, South Africa. In addition to his international presentations, Rick developed the curriculum on hypnotherapy with gay men that is used by the Milton Erickson Institute of Mexico City, and the National Autonomous University of Mexico, also in Mexico City. Rick writes the popular blog Unwrapped: Gay Male Happiness and is a contributing author to For Couples: Ten Commandments for Every Aspect of Your Relationship Journey (2012).
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