Coaching Wisdom is an opportunity to hear from the gay men working on the front lines of coaching. Whether it is about gay aging, lavender glass ceilings, or gay superheroes generating ever greater success, real life is examined. Here is a book that combines firsthand point of view writing with the methodical third-person observations found with theory and practice writing. Throughout the text, discover the voices of committed practitioners who understand that coaching is a lifelong journey, one that changes the gay practitioner while empowering the receiving client in new and unexpected ways.

• Why might gay men have something special to offer as coaches?
• What past experiences have made the coaching mission (if it is a mission) more alive and resonate for gay men?
• What do gay coaches hope that their clients and other practitioners might learn about why coaching is important and necessary?
• Why is the gay “experience” potentially an essential feature of what coaching offers?
• As a collective body of men, do we gain something that straight people don’t have access to when we coach other gay men?

Who should listen to this book?

• Coaches (gay and non-gay) or other helping professionals who work with gay men
• Gay men who want to learn more about how coaching might benefit them
• Gay men who want to become coaches
• Diversity Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) practitioners
• Social sciences researchers and educators
• Coaching schools and coaching trainers

About the GCA
The Gay Coaches Alliance is an international association of gay male coaches working together to empower vibrant practices and creative, impactful work across a wide range of specialties.