My Podcast Guest Spots If you’re looking for podcasts and you know you like my work, I encourage you to try one of these podcasts. *** Three stars means this is one of my favorite episodes or something I highly recommend from this host. All in Ya Head with Jamie Glick Apple | Spotify. Release…
Does Mental Health Diagnosis Free You or Stigmatize You? I’m in a video therapy session with a new client, Emma. She’s crying. I’ve just shared the mental health diagnosis and treatment plan I wrote for her. It is hitting her hard. Did labeling her mental health contribute to stigma? Or does diagnosis help reduce suffering?…
Couples Coping with COVID-19 “I can’t believe we’ve only been quarantined for two days and I already can’t stand being with my partner.” “I’m glad that we’re together, but we’ve been so distant for so long that I’m not sure what this is going to be like.” “Either being quarantined together is going to bring…
Why He Watches Porn Instead of Having Sex This is my fifth in my How Sexuality Works series. Prior entries can be found at links below: Sexuality Is a River What is Erotic and Why? Part I What is Erotic and Why? Part II Are We Sexually Compatible Nature is efficient. Water flows in the…
This blog entry returns to my How Sexuality Works series which uses the metaphor of a river to help explain sexuality and eroticism. For prior posts in the series click the links below or skip below to read about sexual compatibility. Sexuality Is a River What is Erotic and Why? Part I What is Erotic…
My Relationship is Bad. Exit Or Stick Around? “How long should I stay?” is a question that I get sometimes in individual therapy clients and a little less frequently in couple therapy too. As a therapist, I can’t answer for the client but I do have ways of helping my clients answer the question for…
Professional Achievements: Book, PUBLICATIONS, Presentations, & Media/News Mentions This page lists my awards, publications, media & news mentions, and more I wrote an aWArd-winning Book! My book, The Better Man: A Guide to Consent, Stronger Relationships, and Hotter Sex, is in print. I’m honored to say that the book won the Benjamin Franklin Independent Book…
Eight Ways to Avoid Holiday Arguments and Keep the Peace Every holiday all over social media I see snarky posts about the yearly tradition of arguing during the holidays. Maybe it is no surprise then that right after New Year’s Day couples therapist offices like mine are flooded with new clients seeking help for issues…
How Sexuality Works: Part III This is the third post of my Sexuality is a River series and my second post applying the analogy of a river to Morin’s theories of eroticism. You can find the first post in the series here: Sexuality Is a River. That post describes the perspective I write from and some…
How Sexuality Works, Part II This is the second blog post in my series describing what I understand about the subjective experience of sexuality using the analogy of a river. You can find my first post in the series here: Sexuality Is a River. That post describes the perspective I write from and some caveats…