— Dr. Kimeron Hardin’s work is a call to action for every member of the LGBT community to stand up and be proud of who you are. Through the compassionate voice of Dr. Hardin, this well-documented guide allows you to recognize your strengths, acknowledge your weaknesses, and become a stronger, more vital person.
Growing up lesbian or gay in a heterocentric or homophobic culture presents many challenges to the development of a healthy self-concept.
Dr. Hardin’s work is about going beyond the intellectual resistance to early programming and incorporating a truly self-compassionate relationship to the identity we call the "self".
Valeria Teles interviews Dr. Kimeron Hardin — the author of Loving Ourselves: The Gay and Lesbian Guide to Self-Esteem
Dr. Kimeron Hardin is a clinical psychologist, and author, specializing in working with people with chronic health issues including stress, depression and self-esteem issues. He is licensed in California and is board certified in Clinical Health Psychology. In addition to working with patients to achieve optimal mind-body health, he also has a passion for helping people in the LGBTQ community overcome internalized social stigma that lead to self-sabotage. Using a combination of cognitive behavioral and existential techniques, he hopes to help clients see themselves more honestly and compassionately, thereby leading to better choices across all walks of life and a fundamentally healthier self-concept. With over thirty years of clinical (and personal) experience, he hopes to help create change and healing from within each of his clients and readers.
To learn more about Dr. Kimeron Hardin and his work please visit: https://www.kimeronhardin.com/
— This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life to the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.
