Bombarded with youthful images in both gay and mainstream media, many gay men approach midlife with a sense of foreboding.
Are You Ready counters common stereotypes about aging in the gay community. In lively discussions with ten gay men, it describes positive aspects of midlife, and how to deal more effectively with the changes (and challenges) that commonly take place at this time of life.
“Readers of this book should be ready to experience an engaging intimate conversation about how to live with wisdom and passion while embarked on the uncertain journey of midlife. Gay men of all ages will be enriched by Isensee’s timely and eloquent synthesis of his clinical work and the firsthand accounts of ten remarkably articulate men. If you are curious about life after coming out, Are You Ready? is a landmark that will serve as a reference point in your own travels. It just may redirect your life.”—Robert M. Kertzner, M.D., Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University
Some of the topics include physical and sexual changes; loss and mortality; impact of midlife on gay relationships; and dating at midlife.
Authenticity, generativity, equanimity, and a sense of meaning are some of the positive aspects many of the men discovered as they entered this phase of life.
The last chapter compares gay men at midlife with the “trickster” figure in traditional cultures, and shows how many gay men meet midlife challenges with wisdom, healing, and humor.
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