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As a psychotherapist, I have quite a few college students as clients: gay, lesbian, straight, bisexual, transgender, gender-queer, non-binary, polyamorous, queer or whatever way people [...]

How much is your happiness worth? Your peace of mind? Leaving your troubled past behind? We shop around for cars, homes, good deals on washer-driers [...]

“Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” Wrong! Growing up in rural Ohio, I heard those words a lot. [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic has left many of us spending way too long in the company of only our immediate family or closest BFFs. As the [...]

Anxiety is part of life. We’re all afraid of bad things happening. But, for some people, our anxiety is so strong that it makes it [...]

Now that we’re finally coming out of COVID-19 isolation, many of my clients want to fall in love. For most people, finding love means jumping [...]

As Father’s Day approaches (June 20th), I want to talk about Good Dad Energy. Lots of us didn’t have very good dads: some of us [...]

America ranked 19th in the U.N.’s most recent World Happiness Report, behind happier places like Finland (No. 1), Australia (No. 12) and Canada (No. 15). [...]

Yesterday, the CDC eased its guidance on masking for us fully-vaccinated folks, saying those of us who have received all our shots can now safely [...]

In every open (non-monogamous) relationship – legally married or not - we determine how to balance the love and sexual energy we give to our [...]

Ever since my book on open and monogamous marriage came out in 2017, I’ve had a steady stream of men and women - both queer [...]

It’s been a year since I closed my Kensington office, moved my work online and began working out of my home office. And what a [...]