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Columns2021-07-21T12:18:39-07:00

Self-esteem

Dear Michael: My friends encouraged me to write to you, but I don’t know if you can do much.  They say I have lousy self-esteem.   Maybe [...]

Love or infatuation?

photo by youngjun foo for nymag.com Remember back in Junior High, when you had a “crush” on some hot guy or girl? How [...]

When a friend dies

photo courtesy of nymag.com Dear Michael:   We love your column in the San Diego paper. That's why I am writing to you. [...]

The New Middle Age

Susan Sarandon on the cover of "V" Magazine Middle Age. Over the Hill. Past your Prime. Do these phrases inspire you to live [...]

HDRs: High Drama Relationships

You’ve probably heard some people describe their relationships as “high drama”. I Googled “drama” and found some interesting definitions: (1) a crisis, spectacle, thrill, sensation or [...]

Why Can’t I Sleep?

So many of my clients (and friends) complain about poor sleep or lack of sleep.  Why do so many of us not sleep long, well and [...]

Making major life changes

Dear Michael: I am a 19-year-old, newly-out lesbian who is moving to NYC for college, and I am scared shitless.  I?ve lived in SD all [...]

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