Part 1 When I was five years old my mid-life father took an overdose of sleeping pills because he felt he was a failure as a husband, a father, and a man. When he was in his 20s he had achieved career success at the highest level as a member of one of the
According to world-renowned marriage expert, Dr. John Gottman, “What men do in relationships is, by a large margin, the crucial factor that separates a great relationship from a failed one.” Yet most relationship advice has been written by and for women. I have been a marriage and family therapist for more than fifty years and
When I finished reading Daniel Quinn’s 1992 novel Ishmael, I did something I’d never done in my life and have never done since. I found out where the author lived, bought an airplane ticket, and knocked on his door to tell him that his book had changed my life. Ishmael, which received the Turner Tomorrow
If we’re honest, most adults know we are leaving a world for our children and grandchildren that is much less wonderful than the world we grew up in. Turning 80 this year, I think about what wisdom I might offer them. I am a rational scientist by training with a PhD in International Health. So
I grew up in a small family of meat eaters. For breakfast my mother would make me a hamburger, usually served with apple sauce and instant white rice on the side. For lunch I would have some beef ribs, with similar side dishes. Dinner was the main meal of the day, so I got a
Part 7 – The Men’s Health Revolution and the Moonshot for Mankind This is the final part of the series. You can check out Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6 if you missed any of the previous parts. In the final part of this series I will introduce you
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