Feeling Safe
This is not the column I expected to write this week. I did not expect to awaken with dread the morning after the recent election. [...]
The PTSD Experience
In the world of psychology, PTSD – post-traumatic stress disorder - is how doctors describe the experience of recovering from trauma. This term was created [...]
What Do You Do With Your Anger?
Yesterday, a client told me, “I’m so angry about how my boss treated me”. I asked him, “So, what did you do with your anger?” [...]
When Life Pulls the Rug Out From Under You…
There is no way to avoid major changes/upsets in our lives. No matter how carefully we plan, the Universe has a mind of its own. [...]
When Things Fall Apart
Maybe bad news does come in threes. Recently a friend of mine was diagnosed with breast cancer, another friend had an emergency C-section and the [...]
Calling Fear by Its Name
A key ingredient of a happy life is how we handle fear. Fear is inevitable; it’s a part of life. So, what are we going to [...]
Why I’m an Optimist
You might think with so much ugliness, cruelty and fear in the world, that optimism would be foolish or naïve. Nope. The ugliness has always [...]
Dating with the Buddha
photo courtesy of nymag.com How can you bring spirituality and humor to dating? Or, as one writer so aptly put it: What if [...]
Bringing back romance
Plenty of people have focused on bringing “sexy” back. But, perhaps it’s time to dig a little deeper. What about romance? You know, that desire [...]
Is my child gay?
One of my clients, a divorced businessman, has a 16-year-old son “Evan”. Evan just told his dad that he’s gay. He said it very confidently. [...]
Can You Be Happy For Someone Else?
There’s a word in Buddhism - Muditā – that means “celebrating the success of others”. The first time I heard it, at a meditation retreat [...]
Let’s talk about sex
A big part of mental health is having a healthy sex life, but, for some reason, our sexual selves are often left out of any [...]