
Dr. Terri discusses male development and relational health with researcher Alison Armstrong, exploring how understanding men can improve relationships.
ou've said it. You've heard it. Maybe your daughter said it at dinner last week: "There are just no men anymore. They're all boys." But what if the problem isn't men — it's that nobody ever taught us how they actually work? In this episode, Dr. Terri sits down with researcher and author Alison Armstrong for one of the most important conversations you'll hear about relational health. Alison has spent 30 years studying men — their stages of development, how testosterone literally shapes their brain, why they go quiet, why they disappear into focus, and what women do (often without realizing it) that brings out the worst in them instead of the best. Dr. Terri ties it directly to what she sees every day in practice: patients who finally have their hormones optimized, their energy back, their libido restored — and now they're stepping back into relationships with the same blind spots they always had. This conversation changes that. What you'll discover: The four stages of male development — and how to recognize which one you're dealing with Why testosterone creates single focus (and what it looks like when a man "disappears") The difference between procreate, protect, and provide —…
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