Listen to Me: A Book for Women and Men about Father-Son Relationships
Father-son relationships are complex equations involving  comparison, competition, and competency issues, writes father-son team  Gerald and Lee Jampolsky inListen to Me: A Book for Women and Men  About Father-Son Relationships. In this deeply personal book  written in the form of letters between the two men, the Jampolskys  examine their relationship by sharing feelings, thoughts, and  experiences in an effort to strengthen the familial bond.Gerald (a well-known psychiatrist and author of the bestsellingLove Is Letting Go of  Fearand founder of the Center for Attitudinal Healing in  Tiburon, California) and his son, Lee (a psychologist and author ofHealing the Addictive  Mind), once had a relationship that was not as healthy and  admirable as it appeared from the outside. They struggled with drug,  alcohol, and work addiction, rage, and a lack of intimacy. The book's  epistolary style, the Jampolskys' commitment to being honest and open,  and the end-of-chapter discussions and exercises all helpListen to  Metranscend the personal, as together they face the myth of the  perfect father, examine the phenomena and importance of father  substitutes, and look at the father figure in history. Most  importantly, they focus on healing themselves and each other.As the subtitle promises, this book is not just for men. "Healing  my relationship with my father is a central part of being a whole man  who is available to have intimacy with a woman," writes Lee. And  for any woman who has a father, brother, husband, son, or male friend,  this book can provide crucial insights into the vital relationship  between father and son.--Ericka Lutz