When asked what he thought a psychologically healthy person should be able to do, the famed psychoanalyst, Sigmund Freud, answered, “to love and to work.” Two simple words, love and work. We all ...
by Jed Diamond
by Jed Diamond
My father was an angry man. His anger was not the kind that explodes in flames, but the kind that simmers and scorches. To those who knew him, he was a kind and ...
by Jed Diamond
On the morning of August 29, 2004, the world changed for Rebecca and I believe 2004 will be remembered as the year that things changed for the whole world. Here’s how Rebecca remembers ...
by Jed Diamond
It is apparent to everyone, though many have trouble accepting the reality, that humanity is in grave danger and we face threats to our very survival. A report by The Commission for the ...
by Jed Diamond
We used to hear a lot about “work-life balance.” In the face of the Covid pandemic, we hear more about “the great resignation” and “relationship breakdown.” Yet, as things breakdown, something new is ...
by Jed Diamond
I’ve been interested in men’s health for a very long time. I was five years old when my uncle drove me to the mental hospital. I was afraid and confused. “Why do I ...
by Jed Diamond
I met my first wife at U.C. Santa Barbara in 1965. I was a senior and she was a freshman. We were both young, but sure we had found the partner of a ...
by Jed Diamond
“Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle ...
by Jed Diamond
The end of the year can be a time of joy or one of deep anguish. We need to talk about the things we often try and hide. There were times in my ...
by Jed Diamond
I was relieved and terrified when I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which used to be called manic-depressive illness. Relieved because I now had a name for the problems that seemed to be ...