I Quit Being a Therapist so I Could Be a Better Husband

I asked my wife what it’s like to be married to a clinical psychologist. Her answer changed our lives.

Ali Mattu, Ph.D.
Human Parts
Published in
8 min readFeb 14, 2020

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A photo of the writer and his wife on their wedding day.
Photo: Jacquelyne Pierson

“I love that video of your wife talking about what it’s like to be married to you.”

That wasn’t what I expected an HBO director with years of TV experience to say while on…

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Ali Mattu, Ph.D.
Human Parts

Psychologist. Treated anxiety in NYC. Seen on Netflix, Buzzfeed, HBO. Now I’m in Silicon Valley making videos about mental health: YouTube.com/ThePsychShow