My Struggle with Anxiety

If death is the antithesis and killer of life, then anxiety comes in at a very close second. The most … More

How Overprotecting Your Child Impedes Their Growth: The Downside of Being a Helicopter Parent

Being someone who’s grown-up with an overprotective parent, I know how difficult it is to feel confident, and competent, in … More

Self-Worth Increases Relationship Standards

It seems as though each cultural blog and website you go on deals with issues in relationships, in particular difficulties … More

Culture is Not Your Friend

“The belief that “honor demands it” promotes not only honor suicide, but “honor killings” of family members as well. The … More

Finding Myself in Siddhartha: A Boy’s Quest for a Father

In 1922, Hermann Hesse wrote a book that captivated a changing world. He told the tale of Siddhartha, a boy … More

Strategies for Alleviating the Terror of Death: How to Accept that You’re Going to Die (Updated Text and Link)

I recently presented my blog, My Best Friend, Death, at a meetup of professional writers, and received a bunch of questions … More

Hangin’ With The Homeboyz – A Tribute to My Childhood Friends

One of my favorite films of all time is a 1991 cult classic entitled Hangin’ With The Homeboyz, starring John … More

You’ll Never Know How Much You Mean to Me – A Poem about the Relationships which Heal Us

You’ll never know how much you mean to me Your words are forever burned into my memory You’ll never know … More

The Elephant Man – A Poem about an Outcast

Deep into the shadows, his deformities out of sight The man whom they call Elephant hides away from the brilliant … More

Our Misuse of Language and How It Affects Our Health

There’s a well-known, and sometimes detested, tradition in the field of analytic philosophy which pertains to the use of language, … More