It’s January and once again I begin thinking about losing weight. I keep track of my weight and keep losing and gaining the same 20 pounds. I eat pretty well, but I eat too much. Like most people, there are a million reasons why I weigh more than I want to weigh. I’ve always been
It’s good that sexual harassment and abuse are beginning to be taken seriously and I was looking forward to seeing what kinds of statements were being made at the Golden Globe Awards. I was glad to see women standing in solidarity with each other and those who have been abused. Their black dresses seemed a
As you of you know, I’m writing my first memoir. It looks at how my father’s breakdown has had an impact on my life and how he and I learned to heal the father wound. It’s called Return of the Puppet Man: Healing the Wound from a Father’s Absence. If you’d like to read a
My quest to understand what it meant to be a man began the day I dismantled my crib. I mean who wants to spend large portions of the day and night locked behind bars when there is so much to be explored in the world? I was four years old. Shortly thereafter I wanted to
Sexual abuse and violence is out of the closet and we are beginning to talk about an issue that has long been hidden. One of the advantages of having a president who bragged about his own misconduct, is that we are all forced to address these issues. We all remember the Donald Trump’s words in
I’ll admit it. I’m a feminist. I became one after reading Betty Friedan’s book, The Feminine Mystique in 1963. I still have my paperback copy with its $.75 price in the upper right corner and a cover quote by the anthropologist, Ashley Montagu. “This is the book we have been waiting for…the wisest, sanest, soundest,
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