A Man's Way Through Relationships - by Dan Griffin (Paperback)

About the Book

The first trauma-informed book focused solely on helping men in addiction recovery create and sustain healthy relationships.

Book Synopsis

An essential guide to the challenges men face in creating healthy and engaged relationships in all areas of their lives.

"For every man who has wandered through the entanglements of love, unwilling to ask for directions, and secretly hoping for a guide, Dan Griffin offers a clear and comprehensive road map."--Terrence Real, bestselling author of I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression.

Every idea is presented through the lens of the "Man Rules"--the often unconscious ideas men carry with them into every relationship they have--that affect their ability to find true connection. A Man's Way through Relationships offers practical advice and inspiration for men to define, with their partners, their own sense of masculinity, and thus heighten their potential to love and be loved.

Dan Griffin excerpts interviews with men who share their innermost lives and experiences with relationships. He draws from his own life with over two decades of recovery and ten years of marriage. Readers will learn to recognize how their ideas about masculinity have shaped who they are and how they approach there relationships.

Review Quotes

For every man who has wandered through the entanglements of love, unwilling to ask for directions, and secretly hoping for a guide, Dan Griffin offers a clear and comprehensive road map. --Terrence Real, author of I Don't Want to Talk About It: Overcoming the Secret Legacy of Male Depression.

About the Author

Dan Griffin, MA, is the author of A Man's Way through the Twelve Steps (Hazelden, 2009) and co-author of Helping Men Recover (Jossey-Bass, 2011), the first gender-responsive and trauma-informed treatment curriculum for men written with renowned expert on gender-responsive services, Dr. Stephanie Covington. With two decades of experience in the mental health and addiction field, he is a highly sought after international speaker and trainer, training treatment programs, drug courts, and other programs on implementing Helping Men Recover and how to improve their men's services in general. Griffin is in long-term recovery and leads men's retreats throughout the country for treatment programs and in the twelve-step community.