Episode 2968: GOLDEN MEN: THE POWER OF GAY MIDLIFE by Harold Kooden, Ph.D.

This Week in America with Ric Bratton

GOLDEN MEN: The Power of Gay Midlife (2022) by Harold Kooden, Ph. D.

The coming-out process has taught a gay man many lessons that are useful throughout his life. This book details the depth and range of these lessons which in combination with many of the unique life experiences, the gay man is actually well-prepared to successfully deal with his entrance into middle age and beyond. The sequential exercises facilitate a focused path for successful aging in comparison with other books on this topic. This book is unique in its exploration of the coming-out process and its relevance for a lifetime of successful aging. Though originally written and published in 2000 for gay men, the subsequent public response has shown that the exercises and the principles of aging are applicable to all people.

Harold Kooden, Ph.D., is an openly gay, white clinical psychologist in private practice and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA). In the APA, he was chair of the Task Force on the Study of Lesbian and Gay Psychologists and founder and board member of APA division of LGBTQ issues. He was a founder and board member of the National Gay and Lesbian Education Foundation, governor appointed member of the New York State Martin Luther King Jr. Institute for Nonviolence and founding member and community activist of Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE). He was also the North American Male Representative of the International Lesbian and Gay Association. Besides having authored many articles and chapters in books, he coedited Different Paths Towards Becoming a Psychoanalyst and Psychotherapist.

https://www.amazon.com/GOLDEN-MEN-Power-Gay-Midlife/dp/B0BNGRZD92

https://www.haroldkooden.com/books/

http://www.ecpublishingllc.com

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