Wayne Scott
@wainscoting.bsky.social
Writer & Psychotherapist in Portland, Oregon. "The Maps They Gave Us: One Marriage Reimagined" is out. https://www.waynescottwrites.com
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Wayne Scott
@wainscoting.bsky.social
· Nov 19
My debut memoir, “The Maps They Gave Us: One Marriage Reimagined,” about a couples adventures in marital therapy, hits the shelves in time for Valentine’s Day 2025, if you’re tired of giving roses.
(There. My first Bluesky post. And the book cover even gets hidden as “Adult Content”!)
(There. My first Bluesky post. And the book cover even gets hidden as “Adult Content”!)
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Wayne Scott (@wainscoting.bsky.social) and Matthew Nienow discuss how shame becomes a portal, how narrative-building and healing are connected, and reimagine masculinity in an era where toxic manhood is glaringly, aggressively dominant across Western cultures.
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July 12, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Wayne Scott (@wainscoting.bsky.social) and Matthew Nienow discuss how shame becomes a portal, how narrative-building and healing are connected, and reimagine masculinity in an era where toxic manhood is glaringly, aggressively dominant across Western cultures.
buff.ly/AkYAKpt
buff.ly/AkYAKpt
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"The most important thing to remember is that there is never just one story."
Amy Bond interviews @wainscoting.bsky.social about The Maps They Gave Us (@blacklawrence.bsky.social).
➡️ buff.ly/S9u9Met
Amy Bond interviews @wainscoting.bsky.social about The Maps They Gave Us (@blacklawrence.bsky.social).
➡️ buff.ly/S9u9Met
April 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"The most important thing to remember is that there is never just one story."
Amy Bond interviews @wainscoting.bsky.social about The Maps They Gave Us (@blacklawrence.bsky.social).
➡️ buff.ly/S9u9Met
Amy Bond interviews @wainscoting.bsky.social about The Maps They Gave Us (@blacklawrence.bsky.social).
➡️ buff.ly/S9u9Met
Reposted by Wayne Scott
@wainscoting.bsky.social shares his memoir: The Maps They Gave Us. We scrutinize society's expected marriage script vs. how self-acceptance + working with spouse to craft a new marriage story leads to a family based on love. buff.ly/pZpaaRO
#booktalk #memoir #bisexual #nonmonogamy #loveislove
#booktalk #memoir #bisexual #nonmonogamy #loveislove
March 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
@wainscoting.bsky.social shares his memoir: The Maps They Gave Us. We scrutinize society's expected marriage script vs. how self-acceptance + working with spouse to craft a new marriage story leads to a family based on love. buff.ly/pZpaaRO
#booktalk #memoir #bisexual #nonmonogamy #loveislove
#booktalk #memoir #bisexual #nonmonogamy #loveislove
There’s a new box in the house. You’d never know this is *my* special day.
March 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
There’s a new box in the house. You’d never know this is *my* special day.
Since 2019 I've been writing a micro-blog (5 crisp paragraphs) focusing on endurance strategies, applying wisdom from fields as diverse as neuroscience, psychotherapy, and literature. The next one, "The First Page of the End of Despair," comes out next week. To sign up: waynescottlcsw.com/contact/
Contact - Wayne Scott
Get in Contact Sign up for my Newsletter My monthly newsletter includes writings, art, quotes, and videos related to healing, creativity, and staying inspired, as well as upcoming continuing education...
waynescottlcsw.com
February 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Since 2019 I've been writing a micro-blog (5 crisp paragraphs) focusing on endurance strategies, applying wisdom from fields as diverse as neuroscience, psychotherapy, and literature. The next one, "The First Page of the End of Despair," comes out next week. To sign up: waynescottlcsw.com/contact/
"Once upon a time, there was a therapist, a teenage boy, and a very long hour."
My piece about refusing to talk to the wonderful therapist I was mandated to see as a 14 year old boy.
The power of silence and humility.
www.psychotherapynetworker.org/article/the-...
My piece about refusing to talk to the wonderful therapist I was mandated to see as a 14 year old boy.
The power of silence and humility.
www.psychotherapynetworker.org/article/the-...
The Silent Treatment
A teenage boy being bullied at school experiences a life-saving version of manhood with a patient, quiet therapist.
www.psychotherapynetworker.org
January 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
"Once upon a time, there was a therapist, a teenage boy, and a very long hour."
My piece about refusing to talk to the wonderful therapist I was mandated to see as a 14 year old boy.
The power of silence and humility.
www.psychotherapynetworker.org/article/the-...
My piece about refusing to talk to the wonderful therapist I was mandated to see as a 14 year old boy.
The power of silence and humility.
www.psychotherapynetworker.org/article/the-...
Because I teach new therapists, I often respond to the question “How does therapy work?” I've gotten the answer down to something pithy. It's in my micro blog--5 crisp paragraphs, not counting 'hello'--coming out next week. You can sign up for it, if you're curious. waynescottlcsw.com/contact/
Contact - Wayne Scott
Get in Contact Sign up for my Newsletter My monthly newsletter includes writings, art, quotes, and videos related to healing, creativity, and staying inspired, as well as upcoming continuing education...
waynescottlcsw.com
December 15, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Because I teach new therapists, I often respond to the question “How does therapy work?” I've gotten the answer down to something pithy. It's in my micro blog--5 crisp paragraphs, not counting 'hello'--coming out next week. You can sign up for it, if you're curious. waynescottlcsw.com/contact/
I keep wanting Bluesky to be like the old Lit Twitter with people sharing quotes and poems they loved and talking back and forth about the important books they were reading together.
November 23, 2024 at 2:16 AM
I keep wanting Bluesky to be like the old Lit Twitter with people sharing quotes and poems they loved and talking back and forth about the important books they were reading together.
My debut memoir, “The Maps They Gave Us: One Marriage Reimagined,” about a couples adventures in marital therapy, hits the shelves in time for Valentine’s Day 2025, if you’re tired of giving roses.
(There. My first Bluesky post. And the book cover even gets hidden as “Adult Content”!)
(There. My first Bluesky post. And the book cover even gets hidden as “Adult Content”!)
November 19, 2024 at 6:02 AM
My debut memoir, “The Maps They Gave Us: One Marriage Reimagined,” about a couples adventures in marital therapy, hits the shelves in time for Valentine’s Day 2025, if you’re tired of giving roses.
(There. My first Bluesky post. And the book cover even gets hidden as “Adult Content”!)
(There. My first Bluesky post. And the book cover even gets hidden as “Adult Content”!)