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Building a Safe Container and Healing Relationships
This chapter explores the struggles men face in trying to be a safe container for their partner, highlighting the lack of relational skills and the overwhelming guilt and shame that can arise from slips or relapses. It emphasizes the importance of practicing empathy and relational skills, even when the partner is pushing them away, and addresses how women may react with anger and criticism as a defense mechanism. Ultimately, the chapter emphasizes the crucial task of helping the partner feel safe again.