Healthy sexuality is a natural drive, is respectful, mutual, responsible, safe, and reflects your values. It has boundaries. Naughty sexual behavior is secretive, irresponsible, goes against your values, requires a double life, and has no limits. And then there’s Anthony Weiner who takes sexual behavior to a different level. His behavior is described by some […]
I love a good novel that is so compelling that I can’t put it down. The problem is that I stayed up until 1:30 a.m. on a work day in order to finish it. I read a New York Times best seller and USA Today Book of the Year, “The Girl on the Train.” It […]
Last week I wrote an article on International Overdose Awareness Day. In that article I referenced the experiences of ten people who are in drug treatment as it pertains to drug overdoses. This week, I did another informal survey of a different group composed of twelve people. Among those twelve people, they had collectively experienced […]
I’ve written a couple of essays on drug overdoses. Unfortunately, as a drug counselor, I’ve known too many people who have died. Drug overdoses happen more often than you want to believe. Last year, I surveyed a group of ten people who were in drug treatment for addiction to opioids (heroin or pain killers). Among […]
Young people don’t have a good understanding of mortality. When I was younger, I took risks, never believing that something bad could happen to me. But now I am afraid. I’m afraid for my dark-skinned family members. I’m afraid for the safety of myself and other women. I worry for our LGBTQ community members, global […]
No one wants a divorce. It is terribly painful for one or both partners and the children. But by the time a woman says “I’m Done” it may be too late. Michael Rosenfeld of Stanford University studied relationships and breakups. It turns out that women are 69% more likely to initiate divorce than men. Interestingly, […]
There’s a saying that it’s better to give than to receive. We get an overall feeling of happiness when we help someone, or plan a surprise for someone, or give a gift. Did you know that every time you perform a good act, you get a drop of serotonin? Serotonin is the feel good chemical […]
I attended the wake of a young woman this week. I’ll call her Carla. She was 20 years old, petite, pretty, sweet and smart. I had known she was a biology major but didn’t know that she was also a skier and golfer. I learned this from the photos displayed at the funeral home where […]
Between the 1960s and the 2000s, Americans grew, on the average, an inch taller and 24 pounds heavier. I think you could make the case that Americans are getting larger while at the same time are increasingly troubled over their bodies. Men, women and children are self conscious about their size. Everyone makes a New […]
I had to laugh at an HBO video “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Marketing to Doctors.” But in addition to laughing, I wanted to scream. He uses humor to address a very serious problem regarding prescription drugs. Pharmaceutical companies advertise drugs on TV commercials and encourage the viewer to “ask your doctor if this […]