10 Lessons for Men...And How Our Partners Can Help
10 Lessons for Men...And How Our Partners Can Help
This book is a collection of my own observations about men’s issues based on 10 years of facilitating hundreds of small group and individual coaching sessions as well as serving as Executive Director of Men in Balance, a non-denominational 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the spiritual development of men.
The saddest realization for me in this work is that many men resist counseling or taking an introspective look at themselves, even when their job or marriage is threatened. It is my hope that in this book men may find answers to some of the troublesome questions they wrestle with daily about life, career, marriage, relationships, and spirituality.
Who should read this book…
Men
wishing to learn more about themselves and make changes to improve their marriages or intimate relationships
going through divorce or separation seeking to understand what went wrong
facing a “speed bump” in their life such as job loss, change of social status or health issues
looking for more substantive relationships with other men
Women
who want to better understand their man and enrich their relationship
who want to help their man become more fully human by learning about and accepting his masculine makeup
hoping for more closeness in their relationships with men, including male family members.
searching for relationships with men who can become loving husbands and fathers.
Mothers
wanting for their sons a new paradigm of masculinity and what it can mean to be a man
wanting to understand their role in creating potential issues later in life for sons or daughters
Fathers
wanting a closer relationship with sons and daughters
who may question their effectiveness as a parent of a son or stepson
wanting to lead their family spiritually
Counselors
who may pass along some of these ideas to men seeking guidance
who wish to expand their understanding of men’s issues
looking to develop more empathy for the issues men are facing
Ministers
who are seeking a deeper understanding of men and how their church can help
planning to develop a new type of Men’s Ministry more relevant to contemporary men (Men in BalanceTM offers Men’s Ministry programs based on these ideas. Page 203)
Sons
who wish to have a better understanding of their father’s heritage and belief system
working to understand the importance of the father/son relationship and its implication for their lives
hoping to someday father their own sons and daughters in more holistic ways
Daughters
who want a better understanding of their fathers and the other men in their lives
who may feel their fathers parented them differently from their brothers