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No matter how wonderful your life is, it’s impossible to avoid difficult people.  These unpleasant folks may be your neighbors, coworkers, family, clients, boss or [...]

Whether you’re a Buddhist monk or a TikTok star, age 90 or 19, drowning in money or barely getting by: isn’t happiness what we all [...]

Recently, I've seen quite a few of my male clients whose balance is off: the balance between excitement and safety, unpredictability and predictability ... between [...]

Dear Michael: I feel like a stereotype, but it’s true: I only want men I can’t have – the bad boys – but when I [...]

Dear Michael: Maybe I drink too much. I don’t think I’m an alcoholic, but I am a VERY social drinker.  My friends and I like [...]

For many years (decades), we in the LGBTQ+ community suffered from the opposite of pride: shame. So, let’s congratulate ourselves on finding our pride and [...]

Dear Michael:             A friend of mine told me “I’m tired of hearing you complain all the time about the same problems. You should see [...]

“Stress” is a very popular word. As a therapist, I hear it thrown around a lot: “I’m so stressed out” or “My job is so [...]

Dear Michael:              I am 22 years old and in my first gay relationship. I’ve been with my boyfriend for three months now. He’s my [...]

I used to think it was a bad idea to cry without a reason. As a kid, my parents would sometimes say, “I’ll give you [...]

I am a voracious reader. I usually read two or three (or four) books a week. One of my favorite books is: “Falling Upward: A [...]

I’m sure you’ve heard about the concept of a “midlife crisis”: an allegedly panicky time of life when we realize that we’re about halfway through [...]