I have been a highly sensitive man all my life, but never knew that it was “a thing,” until I read Dr. Elaine Aron’s book, The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You, which was first published in 1996. In the book she asked: I remember feeling a chill
I have been a successful marriage and family counselor for more than fifty years and have learned that people want and need love now more than ever. However, finding the right partner is a real challenge. Even more challenging is learning the science and art of deepening and keeping love alive once we have
The day began, as it had so often in the past, with a reminder from the Board of Behavior Sciences. “This is to notify you that your License is up for renewal,” it told me in bold black letters. The Board licenses several professions in the mental health field including: The truth is
I am a marriage and family counselor so I should know better. My wife and I have been married forty-five years, and she still tells me I don’t listen to her. “I don’t need you to solve my problems. I just want to be heard,” she’s told me many times. I know,
We are living at a time of great chaos and confusion where fear and violence seem to be tearing our country apart. Wounded and rageful men are at the center of the storm. Anger turned outward can lead to murder, turned inward it can lead to suicide. In my last article, “From Artificial Intelligence
Professor G (Scott Galloway) offers a chilling reminder of how hungry we are for connection and how lonely we’ve become. In a recent article, Lonely Fans he says, “Humans are hard-wired to connect. Interacting with families and friends is as essential as food, water, and shelter. Through the 1970s, Americans seemed adept at
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