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==Family life==
==Family life==
Wyler's wife, (re)diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000, died in late 2006, after 18 years of marriage. In 2010 he described her as a beautiful woman who stood by him and believed in him and supported him, and who in many ways helped him become the man he feels to be today.<ref name="Wyler2010"/> Wyler is the father of two, and resides in [[Virginia]], [[USA]] and is a member of The [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ex-gay man says change possible But reparative therapy remains controversial |author=Deborah Bulkeley |publisher=Deseret Morning News |date=14 Aug 2004 |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/595084123/Ex-gay-man-says-change-possible.html |accessdate=10 Dec 2017 |quote=The transition was a difficult one for Wyler, of Virginia and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He turned to God, praying, hoping his homosexual urges would end. He tried therapy and eventually did adopt what he calls the gay lifestyle, but his life still seemed chaotic. "My hope was that God would change me without me having to do any of the work," he said. "My struggle was secretive for a long time. ... I think the biggest realization I came to was reparative therapy." Wyler said after his change, he started People Can Change, an online support group, which also holds weekend retreats around the country for men who want to lessen or eliminate their homosexual desire. Wyler is hosting such a retreat this weekend in eastern Utah's Duchesne County.}}</ref>
Wyler's wife, (re)diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000, died in late 2006, after 18 years of marriage. In 2010 he described her as a beautiful woman who stood by him and believed in him and supported him, and who in many ways helped him become the man he feels to be today.<ref name="Wyler2010"/> Wyler is the father of two, and resides in [[Virginia]], [[USA]] and is a member of The [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ex-gay man says change possible But reparative therapy remains controversial |author=Deborah Bulkeley |publisher=Deseret Morning News |date=14 Aug 2004 |url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/595084123/Ex-gay-man-says-change-possible.html |accessdate=10 Dec 2017 |quote=The transition was a difficult one for Wyler, of Virginia and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He turned to God, praying, hoping his homosexual urges would end. He tried therapy and eventually did adopt what he calls the gay lifestyle, but his life still seemed chaotic. "My hope was that God would change me without me having to do any of the work," he said. "My struggle was secretive for a long time. ... I think the biggest realization I came to was reparative therapy." Wyler said after his change, he started People Can Change, an online support group, which also holds weekend retreats around the country for men who want to lessen or eliminate their homosexual desire. Wyler is hosting such a retreat this weekend in eastern Utah's Duchesne County.}}</ref>
==Publications==
*Wyler was an editor and author of overview chapters in ''Then & Now: How My Sexual Attraction Have Changed: 50 Brief Summaries of Successful Sexual Orientation Change Efforts''. Although not able to tell you how often or how likely it is to occur in particular cases, the book demonstrates that the change of [[same-sex attraction]]s can in fact occur at least to some degree, for example through deliberate interventions like counseling, experiential personal-growth programs and non-sexual same-gender bonding, and that this change is for some people, based on their shared testimonies, real, and it can even be life-saving.<ref name="50BriefSums">{{cite book |title=Then & Now: How My Sexual Attraction Have Changed:50 Brief Summaries of Successful Sexual Orientation Change Efforts |editor=Rich Wyler |publisher=People Can Change |place=Virginia, USA |year=2015 |url=https://books.google.sk/books?id=C7tcDQAAQBAJ |quote=Rich Wyler is the founder and director of People Can Change, a nonprofit, peer-led support and educational organization of men who seek to resolve, diminish or make peace with their unwanted same-sex attractions (SSA). He is the co-creator of PCC's life-changing Journey Into Manhood experiential personal-growth program and its complement for wives of SSA men, A Wife's Healing Journey. He is also a professional, certified life coach, working especially with men who want to diminish or make peace with their SSA in ways that are congruent with their values, morals and life goals.}}</ref>
==See also==
==See also==