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• Archive: Topic Areas:WorkshopCategory:Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2018Faculty:Rick Miller, MSWDuration:1:46:52Format:Audio OnlyOriginal Program Date :Dec 07, 2018 Description Description: The relationship between gay sons and their mothers is fascinating based on the history of psychiatry pathologizing this bond, suggesting an enmeshment that contributed to the son being gay.
• Currently, this relationship consists of an empowering bond that contributes to a healthy sense of self in a world where acceptance isn’t necessarily prevalent.
• The actual key to wellbeing consists of receiving good enough mothering rather than total acceptance of his being gay.
• This presenter, a gay male author notes that there is little information on this topic, hence the inception Gay Sons and Mothers.
• This “docuseries” consists of photos and narratives depicting these bonds, video interviews portraying the emotional aspects of their relationships, as well as theory based on interviews and personal experiences.