How to Lower Your Relationship Drama
In my work as a psychotherapist, I see it over-and-over again: a perfectly happy single person meets someone wonderful. They start to date, it gets [...]
The “Right” Way to Die
I hadn’t planned on writing a column like this. However, I hadn’t planned on my sister dying a slow, drawn-out death either. A year ago [...]
Am I Ready for a Relationship?
Finding the right person who will love you for who you are is one of the great achievements of life. In my work as a [...]
How A Library Saved my Life
Wellington, Ohio had a few more than 2,000 people when I was growing up there. It had one stoplight and 7 bars, one school building [...]
“Shoving Each Other Towards Wholeness”
Relationships are humbling. ALL relationships. Whether it’s with your partner, your child, your parent or your best friend…all relationships are humbling because they show us [...]
Do I Really Need Therapy?
Last week, at a dinner party, someone who knew that I was a therapist asked me, “Hey Doctor Kimmel, do I really need therapy? I [...]
You too can be a Saint
Do you know the story of Saint Valentine? Neither did I. So, I researched it and found it inspiring. Here are two versions of his [...]
How to End a Relationship
One thing I’m often asked, as a psychotherapist: “Should I stay in this relationship or should I go?” If the person decides to go, the [...]
Have More Sex: It’s Good for You
Nowadays, in many ways, sex gets a bad rap: anonymous sex, unsafe sex, addictive sex, hook-up sex…you know. I’d like to focus on the other [...]
A more confident/less anxious new year
It’s a new year. So what? What’s really going to change? Unless we take an active role in creating change, this new year will be [...]
Holiday Hell? Here’s what you can do…
As a psychotherapist, this is one of the busiest times of year. Why? Because “The Holidays” bring up so many unrealistic expectations for many of [...]
Are You Emotionally Sober?
Many years’ ago, I had a boyfriend who liked to call me late at night, after he’d been drinking too much. He was a sweet, sentimental [...]