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  <title>Be Less Dickish – self-help for men</title>
  <description>If you have ever fallen into negative patterns of action or thoughts that fail you often AND you identify as male (or know a man you want to better understand) then this self-help guide provides humorous and relevant instruction.&amp;amp;nbsp; David and Corey write this book together as a patient &amp;amp;amp; therapist duo with insight into the pitfalls and possible strategies to deal with 4 primary destructive patterns that might be getting you or someone you know into trouble.&amp;amp;nbsp; Listen to our conversation with therapist &amp;amp;amp; co-authors David Coates &amp;amp;amp; Corey Kilpack as we travel with them on their adventure to &amp;quot;Be less Dickish&amp;quot;.&amp;amp;nbsp; Coates&amp;amp;nbsp;is a therapist on a mission to help men figure things out so they are more successful in their relational and life endeavours. Kilpack&amp;amp;nbsp;is a client who sought therapy to better understand his pitfalls and figure out a roadmap for a way out. Together this duo have identified the following &amp;quot;douchebag&amp;quot; quadrants (their descriptor not mine!) that undermine one's best act in life.&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;nbsp;I have used their subtitles which provide more information to help the listener recognize the struggle:  Aggression / Assertiveness (A-Hole) Imitation / Service (Douchebag) Victimization / Self-Care (Dick) Submission / Surrender (&amp;quot;Pussy)  And in special cases &amp;quot;Piece of S..t&amp;quot; Adding a touch of humor to each story, the authors describe crass, destructive and non-productive strategies that change overtime to reveal that growth can happen with insight, understanding and new behaviour approaches.&amp;amp;nbsp; We all have something to learn from their reflection on how these 4 (or is it really 5) characters who become triggered and learn to use the TRACE approach (Trigger, Reaction, Awareness, Curiosity and Experimentation) to increase self-awareness and behave more effectively, as a result.    Links &amp;amp;amp; Resources:  To purchase your copy visit: https://amzn.to/4qAXwaH Be less Dickish - audiobook:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://www.audible.ca/pd/Be-Less-Dickish-Audiobook/B09CF74X47 The meaning behind the insulting language in Be Less Dickish:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://youtu.be/GZTi1cHP_KY        Materials to Reference:  Tips for men who want to improve:  https://medium.com/hello-love/5-tips-for-men-on-improving-their-relationships-51f6043ec1b9 What men really want:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/articles/201203/what-do-men-really-want&amp;amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;amp;&amp;amp;nbsp;https://hbr.org/1993/11/what-do-men-want Man's search for Meaning (1946) Viktor Frankl:&amp;amp;nbsp;https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%27s_Search_for_Meaning     </description>
  <author_name>Bear Psychology Podcast</author_name>
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