To Be Loved: A Story of Truth, Trauma, and Transformation

'This lucid and wonderful book provides the reader with a compelling autobiographical account of the intricate life journey of a prominent trauma therapist and his courageous road to healing. Frank Anderson gently shows how his life's work has its roots in his own history-his troubled upbringing, the relatively late emergence of his sexual identity (that clearly led to a vastly heightened capacity for intimacy), and the courageous transition to raising two sons in a two-male-parent household. A passionate, courageous, and inspiring work.' -Bessel van der Kolk, MD, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Body Keeps the Score 'A harrowingly self-revealing and tenderly self-loving memoir of trauma and transformation, by my colleague, respected psychiatrist, therapist, and teacher, Dr. Frank Anderson.' -Gabor Mat , MD, author of the instant New York Times bestseller, The Myth of Normal 'Leading trauma expert Frank Anderson gifts us with an intimate and vulnerable glimpse into his