{"product_id":"behind-the-glass-why-men-become-hard-to-reach-and-how-they-can-find-their-way-back-9798197381224","title":"Behind the Glass: Why Men Become Hard to Reach - and How They Can Find Their Way Back","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nigel S. Skinner Msc\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Divorce \u0026amp; Separation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomewhere, right now, someone is asking a man how he is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd before he has had time to think, the answer comes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Yeah. I'm fine.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut everyone in the room knows he is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBehind the Glass\u003c\/b\u003e is a warm, honest and practical book for men who have learned to carry things alone - and for the partners, children and families who love them but sometimes feel unable to reach them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by psychotherapist Nigel S Skinner, this book explores why so many men become emotionally closed, where that pattern comes from, what it costs, and how change can begin without shame, blame or becoming someone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on psychotherapy, psychology, family patterns and real-world therapeutic insight, \u003cb\u003eBehind the Glass\u003c\/b\u003e looks at the biology, upbringing and culture that teach many men to stay composed, capable and silent. It explains why \u003ci\u003e\"I'm fine\"\u003c\/i\u003e often becomes an automatic defence, how emotional suppression affects relationships and wellbeing, and why the people who love emotionally closed men often feel as if they are standing on the other side of a pane of glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut this is not a book that criticises men for being steady, practical or reliable. It begins from a different premise: that those qualities matter - and that they do not have to come at the cost of emotional absence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross ten reflective chapters, \u003cb\u003eBehind the Glass\u003c\/b\u003e explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehow men learn to say they are fine when they are not\u003cbr\u003ewhy emotional restraint can feel safer than honesty\u003cbr\u003ewhat emotional silence costs men, partners and children\u003cbr\u003ehow small honest moments can begin to rebuild connection\u003cbr\u003ehow fathers can pass on a different emotional inheritance\u003cbr\u003ehow partners and family members can help without pushing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a clinical manual or a self-improvement programme. It is a grounded, compassionate conversation for men who want to be steady and honest, dependable and known, strong and still fully human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor any man who has ever said \u003ci\u003e\"I'm fine\"\u003c\/i\u003e when he was not, \u003cb\u003eBehind the Glass\u003c\/b\u003e offers a way to begin saying something more true.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47890985648279,"sku":"9798197381224","price":1024.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798197381224.webp?v=1781181944","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/behind-the-glass-why-men-become-hard-to-reach-and-how-they-can-find-their-way-back-9798197381224","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}