Scared of the gym?
photo courtesy of buzz sugar.com First off, I’ll admit to a bias here: I have been going to gyms for over 30 years’ now [...]
Give Yourself The Gift Of Meditation
What can you give yourself that would really make your life a whole lot better? Sure, a new car or a fabulous home would be great. But, [...]
The Joys (and Sorrows) of LGBT Coupledom
Dear Michael: I am 23 years old and in my first gay relationship, I used to date girls and only recently came out. I have [...]
Stuck in a Straight Man’s Body?
photo courtesy of nymag.com Dear Michael: I feel like a gay man in a straight man’s body: I have zero fashion sense, zero sense [...]
How healthy is your relationship? Take this quiz.
I was recently at a workshop for therapists, and we talked about the differences between addictive love and healthy love. Addictive love isn’t really love [...]
Talking about Sex in Couples’ Counseling
photo courtesy of nymag.com Below is a link to a great article on how some psychotherapists are talking about sex with their clients [...]
But I like being Shallow
Dear Michael: I am a really shallow person and I enjoy it. I like to spend my time focusing on fashion and movies and music and [...]
How to Fix a Saggy Sex Life
Dear Doctor Kimmel: I am in a 20-year relationship that, in general, is really good. The problem is that the sex has virtually disappeared, even [...]
Sex as Sport
There’s talk in the air – particularly among my 20-something LGBT clients – of “sex as sport”. What does this mean? From what I hear, it’s about [...]
Fathers and Mothers
As we’re about halfway between Father’s Day and Mother’s Day, it feels timely to write a column addressing how our fathers and mothers affect our [...]
How to Enjoy Clothes Shopping (especially for Men)
photo courtesy of nymag.com In the mid-1980's in Manhattan, I was a personal shopper for professional men and women. It was good experience [...]
How Affairs Happen (and what you can do to stop them)
a still photo from the brilliant movie: "Belle" How do affairs happen? Typically, in my psychotherapy office, when I work with a couple [...]