Columns

For some people, happiness is an energy, an intense vibe that says “Yes!” loud and clear. This kind of gut-level happiness isn’t universal. It’s personal. [...]

Dear Michael: I am a 17-year-old female who’s moving to Chicago for college, and I am scared shitless.  I’ve lived in San Diego all my [...]

Dear Michael: I am a 30-year-old gay man who only recently came out.  I was married – to a woman - for a few years, [...]

The amazing, openly-gay artist David Hockney, whose vibrant portraits and sun-drenched depictions of the everyday made him one of contemporary art’s most beloved figures, has [...]

Do you feel like you’re always judging/critiquing/evaluating yourself? Are you afraid to do something you may not be good at? Are you afraid to take [...]

What does it mean to retire? As someone who, at 72, is happily working three part-time jobs, I love what I do. Why would I [...]

Dear Michael:  I have had baggy eyes my whole life. It’s not a disfigurement, but it’s always bugged me. So I had plastic surgery to [...]

Dear Michael: I am 38 years old, gay, handsome and just started my own business. I have a good life, but I’m hooked on twinks: [...]

“What is premarital counseling?” Why would my fiancé and I want it? It’s a specific form of couples counseling that helps engaged men and women [...]

Dear Michael: I write to you in desperation: I am a 41-year-old man whose life is falling apart. My relationship of 15 years has ended [...]

Michael Tilson Thomas (aka "MTT") was the conductor of many orchestras. I saw him conducting the San Francisco Symphony when I lived there in the [...]

Many of my clients (and friends) complain about poor sleep or lack of sleep.  Why do so many of us not sleep long, well and [...]