Woodworks Therapy

12/16/2025

Part of a workshop I've created that I use with groups and at speaking events (PG to Spicy). As we move into the holidays, and inevitably into the New Year, talk of "New Year, New Me!" start popping up online, and often go hand-in-hand with things like "Setting Boundaries". So, as a prelude to a video I'll be releasing on NY Day, I though I would share my "cheat sheet" on the components necessary to create, AND protect, our boundaries, when they come under threat (from outside, AND within). ❤️🌿

11/17/2025

AI can absolutely have some benefits in our world. And it also brings with it the threat of real detriment. This is especially true when used for emotional and relational problem solving. I'm seeing it more and more in my practice, particularly in couples dynamics, where one partner is getting steelmanned into believing their position is the only right position, with the AI not having access to further context.

Please do not use AI for mental health diagnosing and treatment, whether for individual or relationship reasons. Effective therapy requires that your positions are challenged, and done so by a skilled professional, who can effectively navigate you through those challenges. Before relying on ChatGPT, make contact with either myself, or any of the other highly trained and qualified therapists in the South Texas area.

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10/22/2025

A relatively consistent finding in relationship research is that men seem to benefit more from entering a relationship than women in terms of their personal well-being. So why is that?

The data aren’t entirely clear, but there are a few possibilities:

Other research finds that women, on average, are more satisfied being single than men. Thus, if women are starting with a higher baseline level of well-being, there’s not as much room for it to increase when entering a relationship.

Romantic relationships are often men’s primary source of social and emotional support. Relationships may be more essential to men’s well-being to the extent that they lack other sources of support.

Of course, other reasons are possible, but what do you think?



Data source: Qin, H. Y., Hoan, E., Joel, S., & MacDonald, G. (2025). In what domains does entering a romantic relationship boost well-being? A longitudinal investigation. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 19485506251371351.

10/22/2025

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