*POSTPONED* JON DEREK CROUTEAU, Ed.D. at Books Inc. in The Castro

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Highly sought-out speaker on the topics of eating disorder recovery, body image, and coming out, Jon Derek Croteau, Ed.D., shares My Thinning Years: Starving the Gay Within. As a child, Jon tried desperately to be his father's version of the all-American boy, denying his gayness in a futile attempt to earn the love and respect of an abusive man. With this he built a deep, internalized homophobia that made him want to disappear rather than live with the truth about himself. That denial played out in the forms of anorexia, bulimia, and obsessive running, which consumed him as an adolescent and young adult. It wasn't until a gruelling yet transformative Outward Bound experience that Jon began to face his sexual identity. This exploration continued as he entered college and started the serious work of sorting through years of repressed anger to separate from his father's control and condemnation. My Thinning Years is an inspiring story of courage, creativity, and the will to live--and of recreating the definition of family to include friends, relatives, and teachers who support you in realizing your true self.


Event date: 
Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - 7:30pm
Event address: 
Books Inc.
2275 Market St
San Francisco, CA
Books: 
My Thinning Years: Starving the Gay Within By Jon Derek Croteau Cover Image
$15.95
Unavailable, Out of Stock, or Out of Print
ISBN: 9781616495091
Published: Hazelden Publishing - August 5th, 2014