Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
Are you a man who struggles to talk about feelings? Or a woman frustrated by a man who won’t?Just Standing Here is for both of you.Whether you’re trying to understand yourself or someone you love, the struggle can be frustrating.You aren’t sure how to process your own feelings, let alone the feelings of the people you love. Maybe a partner has accused you of not listening, not being present-or being invalidating when you’re simply trying to offer solutions.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. 6
