Just Standing Here

Strategies for the Emotionally Constipated Man: Strategies for the Emotionally Constipated Man

von Barry D. Johnson

242 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Stop Numbing and Start Feeling.If you're a man who feels stuck, shut down, or unsure how to talk about what's going on inside, this book was written for you. Just Standing Here is a "memoir with a message" from psychotherapist Barry Johnson to help men understand their emotions, improve relationships, and move from enduring life to participating in it.The author offers an honest and humorous approach for men who want to understand themselves without wading through lectures or heavy therapy jargon. Drawing on more than twenty years of clinical experience (and plenty of personal trial and error), he blends memoir with case vignettes and therapy-tested tools like CBT and DBT to help readers build emotional awareness in a way that's both relatable and doable.This book is for the man who has ever thought: "I don't know what I'm feeling. I just know something isn't right."Inside, you'll explore how to:Identify emotions before they turn into anger, shutdown, or withdrawalReplace avoidance with curiosity and connectionLet go of resentment without losing your backboneCommunicate more clearly with partners, kids, and the people you care aboutMove from emotional survival mode to genuine presenceIncorporate the best of Spock and George CostanzaGrounded in real therapy insights but written like a conversation with someone who gets it, Just Standing Here helps men stop numbing out and start building emotional flexibility and, ultimately, deeper connection.

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• ISBN: 9798234016294
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.05.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Just Standing Here Publishing