Love in the Time of COVID
The title of this column was inspired by the novel “Love in the Time of Cholera”, written by Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, first published [...]
The New Normal
In a pandemic, our old ideas about how life works no longer apply. We don’t know when or how this time of quarantining will end. [...]
Where’s the “silver lining”? What we can learn from the pandemic.
If the pandemic is a huge, dark cloud, then where’s the "silver lining"? I am not a Pollyanna, but when life deals me a bad [...]
How to create your own “Action Plan” for getting through the pandemic.
These are scary times: we’re living with much uncertainty and many unknowns. As a psychotherapist, my clients, friends and family frequently ask me: “I’m scared. [...]
Strategies for the Long Haul: Coping with Loneliness, “Touch Hunger” & Other Challenges
We don’t know how long the pandemic will last, how long we’ll need to practice social distancing or how long we’re likely to be working [...]
Strengthen Your Immune System
In the past few days, I’ve been getting a lot of texts and phone calls from clients who are worried about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and [...]
Power, Love & Presence
As young people, most of us start off feeling pretty powerful. We have the confidence, naiveté and energy of our twenties and are excited about [...]
Your Sex Life Can Get Better with Age: Here’s How
There is a myth that the older we are, the worse our sex life will be. Fortunately, this is bullshit. I have seen many clients [...]
Why I Love Cowboys
I love cowboys because they: are steady and sweet, keep their cards close to their chests, only open up when they know you’re trustworthy, are solid and low-key [...]
Why is Everyone So Anxious?
Have you noticed how anxious, worried and edgy most people are lately? Have you experienced these feelings yourself? If so, you can relax: you’re “normal” [...]
How Much Sex Should I Be Having?
I’ve been a psychotherapist for about twenty years; before that I was a middle school counselor in San Francisco, preschool teacher in the Bronx, social [...]
Have More Love
It’s a new year. Most of us want some things to change. We’d like more money, a better job, our partner to drop their annoying [...]