Someone recently called me a “professional conventional wisdom assassin,” which I really loved. It’s true – society feeds us all kinds of expectations about how pieces of our life are supposed to go. When our narrative doesn’t fit that, it [...]
I’ve only ever purchased two things from a Facebook ad. The first was a giant, beautiful, forest-themed tapestry that hung for years in the waiting room of my old group practice's office suite. I’m not sure how Facebook’s algorithms knew [...]
It’s amazing what a person can grow accustomed to. I wrote a few months ago about how stressful it was when I went into my office one day to find that my building was under construction. Everything was scaffolding and [...]
Even the healthiest, most functional person can look dysfunctional in an extreme situation. This sentiment, paraphrased from one of my graduate school text books, is something I think about a lot. It’s true of individuals, but it’s also true of [...]
It’s one of the worst feelings in the world: You hurt the feelings of someone you care about and you have no idea how to make it better. Maybe your stress level was running high and you took it out [...]
Imagine that you’re in a relationship where you get to call all the shots and your partner will do anything you want. You want Chinese food? Just plan it. An outing to Disneyland? Put it on the calendar. A trip [...]
Imagine if I told you that my chair was uncomfortable without providing any additional information. If you wanted to fix the problem, you might make it higher or lower, firmer or softer, you might adjust the back, the head rest, [...]
I am not an economist, but I live with one. Before I lived with someone who studies and practices economics, the word terrified and mystified me. I had a vague idea that it had something to do with money or [...]
Sometimes music makes you dance, laugh, sing, and feel joy. Other times it grabs you by the guts and makes you feel the things you’ve been suppressing. Either way, it can be incredibly healing. Everyone has their go-to songs, but [...]
Sex therapist Marty Klein is an incredibly good speaker. He’s an excellent writer (and you should seriously consider getting your hands on a copy of his book Sexual Intelligence), but his speaking is absolutely unparalleled. That’s why when I was [...]