Author Event: Rahim in DC

Author Event: Rahim in DC

Join me for a community conversation around the release of my book: The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Trans Queer Guys (New Harbinger).

By the.politicized.practitioner

Date and time

Friday, June 20 · 3 - 5pm EDT

Location

Busboys and Poets

2021 14th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20009

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours

What are the determinants of your mental health?


Join me for a community conversation around the release of my book: The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Trans Queer Guys (New Harbinger Publications). This book explores the social determinants affecting mental health outcomes for queer men and provides therapeutic tools such as cognitive-behavioural techniques, Gestalt role-play, and psychodynamic inquiry to foster resilience.

Talk Back Moderator:
Dr. Shanéa Thomas, LCISW

This event welcomes GBTQ folks, allies, and service providers.


Table of Contents

Section 1: Your Social Context

  • Coming Out
  • Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia
  • Internalized Shame
  • Family & Culture
  • Milestone Heteronormativity
  • Disenfranchised Grief

Section 2: Your Connections

  • Desire for Intimacy
  • Managing Rejection
  • Body Conscious Culture
  • Endings in Queer Love
  • Boundary Violations

Section 3:Your Health

  • Accessing Medical Care
  • Sexual Health
  • Substance Use
  • Aging

Foreword by Leo Herrera, queer Mexican artist and creator of Fathers, a multimedia project reimagining a world without AIDS.


Rahim Thawer, MSW, RSW, is a clinical social worker and psychotherapist from Toronto, ON, Canada. He is a clinical supervisor, facilitator, university instructor, and public speaker. Trained in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Gestalt, psychoanalytic, and sex therapy approaches, Thawer’s work focuses on the intersections of mental health, sexuality, systemic oppression, and queer joy.

Follow him at https://allmylinks.com/the-politicized-practitioner

For interviews, press releases, and other invitations, please contact:

Ifeoma Odiwe
ifeoma.odiwe@newharbinger.com
Associate Publicist, New Harbinger Publications

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FreeJun 20 · 3:00 PM EDT