Theodorou Therapy LLC

12/20/2025

12/11/2025

Social cue tip: when people start acting weird towards you and you can’t recall anything happening between y’all to warrant a change in behavior — it’s because they talk about you behind your back or they hang out with people who talk about you. It’s not because you’ve done something wrong that you didnt realize.

(add the part where they exclusively talk to you in private and never in public because they don’t want the people they talked ill with see them have friendly interactions with you)

12/08/2025

Many men don’t escape their pain. They pass it on — unless they do the work to break the cycle.

I’ve sat across from hundreds of men who don’t see how their pain is shaping their relationships. They see themselves as good men, but they don’t realize how their unchecked wounds and defensiveness impact the people they love.

They get frustrated. They shut down. They lose their temper and blame their partner for “never letting things go.” They minimize. They deflect. They withdraw. But underneath all of it? There’s a boy.

A boy who wasn’t seen, wasn’t heard, wasn’t allowed to be soft.

A boy who learned that vulnerability was a liability, so he buried it under anger, withdrawal, or control.

A boy who swore he’d never be like his parent, but still finds himself sounding just like them.

Right now, that boy is in the driver’s seat.

That’s why your partner feels dismissed. That’s why your kids avoid you when you’re in a mood. That’s why you keep promising to do better — but don’t.

You think you’re protecting yourself. But what you’re really doing is wounding everyone around you. And if you don’t deal with what’s inside you, they’re the ones who will pay the price.

That wounded boy doesn’t have to be in charge anymore. The real you — the grounded, loving, relational man — is waiting to take the wheel. Are you ready to put him back in charge?

You don’t have to wait until things fall apart to start showing up differently.

The people you love need you now.

11/13/2025

The biggest waste of energy: Trying to control what people think of you. They're not thinking of you. They're thinking of themselves. Just like you are. You're performing for an audience that doesn't exist. Dancing for judges who aren't watching. Save your energy. Do what you want. Be who you are. The right people will appreciate it. The wrong people never mattered.

11/02/2025

We often forget to care for ourselves the way we do for others.

What’s one way you’ll be kind to yourself this week? Let me know in the comments!

11/01/2025

The real test of character: How you treat people after they can no longer help you. The employee who quit. The ex who moved on. The friend who fell off. Most people's kindness has an expiration date tied to usefulness. Character is being good to people who can't be good back. That's integrity without incentive.

10/29/2025

When we meet our imperfections with kindness instead of judgment, we create the space to grow, learn, and heal. Self-compassion reminds us that we don’t need to be flawless to be worthy of love.

How do you practice being gentle with yourself when you make mistakes?

10/27/2025

The uncomfortable truth about change: It requires loss. You'll lose friends who liked the old you. Lose habits that felt comfortable. Lose identity that felt safe. Change isn't just gaining something new. It's grieving something old. That's why it's hard. That's why most don't do it. But staying the same is also a loss. The loss of who you could have been.

10/25/2025

The moment you become dangerous: When you stop needing the outcome. The job offer. The relationship. The deal. The approval. Need nothing and you can negotiate everything. Desperation is visible and it's repulsive to everyone. Independence is attractive and it's powerful. The person who can walk away always wins. Not because they're playing games, but because they genuinely have other options. Create options, create power.

10/24/2025

A sign you're wasting your life: You have the same problems you had 5 years ago. Same weight. Same job complaints. Same relationship issues. Same money problems. You're not stuck. You're choosing to stay. Five years passed anyway. You could have been free by now.