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Treatment · 13 min read

Therapy for Men Who Think Therapy Is Bullshit

The guys who think therapy is bullshit are not wrong about most of what they’ve been pitched. Their wife dragged them to a couples counselor who used phrases…

Nov 15, 2025
Conditions · 5 min read

The Quiet Damage Addiction Does to the People Closest to Us

Addiction doesn’t just live in a person’s body. It moves into the spaces between people. It slips into marriages, friendships, co-parenting, business partnerships, group chats, dinner tables, and…

Nov 10, 2025
Off Script · 4 min read

It’s Just a White Lie. So What?

Most lies don’t look like lies. Instead, they look like a casual, “Yeah, that’s fine” or “I don’t care where we eat.” They look like telling your partner…

Oct 27, 2025
Conditions · 9 min read

Depression Looks Different in Men

Most people think depression looks like sadness… someone crying, withdrawn, hopeless, visibly falling apart. And sometimes it does look like that, sure, the brochure version is real. But…

Oct 19, 2025
Men's Health · 17 min read

Sexual Performance

Sexual performance is one of those topics where guys sit on a problem for years before bringing it up, and then when they finally do, it’s at the…

Oct 12, 2025
Conditions · 10 min read

ADHD in Men: Why It Gets Missed and What to Do About It

The version of ADHD that gets diagnosed in childhood is the loud version. Kid can’t sit still, kid is bouncing off the walls in second grade, kid gets…

Aug 28, 2025
Treatment · 9 min read

Sobriety Isn’t the Hard Part (It’s Everything After)

People think getting sober is the hard part. Yeah, detox sucks, early sobriety is uncomfortable, breaking the actual habit is genuinely difficult… that’s not what pulls people back…

Aug 25, 2025
Conditions · 11 min read

Men’s Health

Men don’t usually walk into a psychiatrist’s office and say they’re depressed. They walk in because their wife told them to, or because they’re drinking more than they…

Aug 20, 2025
Off Script · 4 min read

Why You and Your Partner Feel Out of Sync

There’s a part of relationships that nobody really prepares you for, and it’s not the big stuff. It’s not conflict, or trust, or anything dramatic. It’s the transition…

Jul 31, 2025
Off Script · 4 min read

The Story I’m Telling Myself Is…

One of the most powerful ideas that comes up again and again in therapy, and one that Dr. John returns to often on his podcast “The Dr. John…

Jun 11, 2025