Keeping Your Relationship Good
You meet someone you like. You go out (or hang out) for a while. You get to know each other. It’s going well. Before you know it, you’re in [...]
Codependence And Caretaking
Dear Michael: My elderly parents live in Cleveland. So far, they’ve been okay, but lately my dad’s health is shaky and my mom’s mental state [...]
7 Steps Toward A Happier You
I am always interested in learning something new about how to have a happier, healthier, more peaceful and prosperous life. As a psychotherapist, I share [...]
Living Your Sexual Ethics
Have you ever wondered how to live a life that is both sexually ethical and free of outdated notions about sex? I find the topic [...]
When Food Is Your Best Friend
Dear Michael: I am 32 years old, 5’6” and I weigh 210 pounds. I’ve weighed this much most of my adult life. Why? I love to eat. Food is [...]
Why Don’t You Want To Go Home?
A Japanese labor bureau has ruled that one of Toyota's top car engineers – aged 45 – has died from working too many hours. In the [...]
Questions To Ask Before Marriage
This has been one of the most interesting columns I’ve ever written: I got to ask lots of happily- and formerly-married couples what questions they [...]
When You’re New In Town
Dear Michael: I am a new guy in town and feeling very lonely. Don’t give me the usual advice “get out there and mingle and get [...]
What your loneliness can teach you
Loneliness is a topic that no one wants to talk about. My clients tell me stuff like: "It's too depressing". "It's so intense." and "There's [...]
When You’re New in Town
photo by imaxtree for nymag.com Dear Michael: I am a new guy in town and feeling very lonely. Don’t give me the usual advice [...]
The Power of Humor
Perhaps only God Himself/Herself is more important than humor. Seriously. Psychological research has found that when people list the qualities they desire in a partner, a [...]
Mr. Faithful
Dear Michael: I was in a long-term relationship that recently ended. I was faithful to my boyfriend and (to my knowledge) he was faithful to me. Now [...]