Man Therapy: Therapy the Way a Man Does It

Practical tools for men’s mental health, no couch required.

Life throws curveballs. Stress piles up. Anger flares. Work gets intense. Relationships get messy. And most guys feel like they have to “tough it out.” That approach? Not exactly working.

Man Therapy gives men straightforward tools for dealing with real-life challenges, without the lectures, jargon, or awkward therapy speak. Powered by the wildly popular Man Therapy ® brand and including contributions from today’s leading mental health experts, this guide delivers concrete strategies for managing stress, depression, anger, and the everyday pressures men face.

Think of it as a mental health tune-up for your brain: part therapist, part drill sergeant, and part wise uncle who tells it like it is.

In this book, you’ll find powerful strategies to:

• Manage stress, anxiety, and burnout before they take over
• Deal with depression, low motivation, and feeling stuck
• Control anger and emotional reactions without blowing up relationships
• Navigate loneliness, friendships, and romantic relationships
• Build mental resilience when life knocks you down

Grounded in evidence-based psychology, this everyman’s guide includes the key basics of mental health, simple exercises, reflection prompts, and practical skills you can start using immediately. Whether you’re dealing with work pressure, family stress, relationship problems, or just trying to get your head on straight, these tools help you take action, not just think about it.

You don’t have to pretend everything’s fine. And you don’t have to figure it out alone. This first-of-its-kind guide helps men take charge of their mental health with grit, clarity, and maybe even a few laughs along the way. 

Joe Conrad is a creative entrepreneur and digital health pioneer who believes that the power of innovation and technology can solve any problem. As the founder of Cactus, a full-service creative agency, and Grit Digital Health, a behavioral health technology company, Joe’s work is committed to transcending barriers, driving behavior change, and helping individuals and organizations thrive. Joe and his team created Man Therapy®, an evidence-based platform and men’s mental health brand.

Contributor Matthew McKay, PhD, is a professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, CA. He is coauthor of The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook, The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, Thoughts and Feelings, When Anger Hurts, and others. His books combined have sold more than five million copies. He received his PhD in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology. In private practice, he specializes in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and anxiety. He lives and works in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.

Contributor Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT, is a clinician, teacher, and developer of the Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT). He has a clinical practice in Calabasas, CA; where he has specialized for the last twenty years in working with couples and individuals who wish to be in relationships. He and his wife, Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin, developed the PACT Institute for the purpose of training other psychotherapists to use this method in their clinical work.

Contributor Edmund J. Bourne, PhD, has specialized in the treatment of anxiety, panic, phobias and other stress-related disorders for more than three decades. His self-help books have reached more than a million people and have been translated into numerous languages. Bourne currently resides in San Diego, CA. While partly retired, he speaks with telephone clients for brief therapy. For information, please visit his website, www.helpforanxiety.com.

Contributor Glenn R. Schiraldi, PhD, has served on the stress management faculties at The Pentagon; the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation; and the University of Maryland, where he received the Outstanding Teaching Award in addition to other teaching and service awards. His books on stress-related topics have been translated into sixteen languages, and include: The Resilience Workbook; The Self-Esteem Workbook; Ten Simple Solutions for Building Self-Esteem; and The Anger Management Sourcebook. Glenn’s writing has been recognized by various scholarly and popular sources, including The Washington Post, American Journal of Health Promotion, Mind/Body Health Review, and the International Stress and Tension Control Society Newsletter. Learn more at www.resiliencefirst.com.

Contributor Randy J. Paterson, PhD, is a psychologist, and author of How to Be Miserable and How to Be Miserable in Your Twenties. He is director of Changeways Clinic in Vancouver, BC, Canada; and provides training programs across Canada and internationally on evidence-based mental health practice. Learn more at www.randypaterson.com.

Contributor Michael Barnett, LPCC, is a certified trainer in emotionally focused therapy (EFT) who has added to the canon of EFT training by helping clinicians work more effectively with trauma and addiction through the EFT lens. Barnett specializes in the use of EFT as a humanistic/experiential, attachment-based therapy to transform clients’ relationships with their addictive processes. He is codirector of the Emotionally Focused Therapy Center of Los Angeles, and founder of the Atlanta Community for Emotionally Focused Therapy. He resides in La Crescenta, CA.