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Tag: Authenticity

Needing to Be Loved: Why It’s Okay to Accept Your Basic Human Necessity

Fear of Being Needy Most of the clients I see struggle with intimacy; they have what are called attachment difficulties. … More

Authenticity, Dating, Depression, Intimacy, Love, Mental Health, Neediness, Online Dating, Relationships, Trauma

Overcoming the Fear of Being Disliked: The Necessity of Rebirth

Why Am I So Afraid of Being Disliked? From the time we’re young, we’re expected to conform. We’re born into … More

Authenticity, Community, Growth, Intimacy, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Self-Discovery, Self-Help, Social Rejection

Changing Toxic Personality Traits

How We Perceive Our Selves Most people tend to think of personalities as static, core selves, tiny beings sitting at … More

Authenticity, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Personality, Psychology, Self-Help

My Love for James Cagney: A Tribute to the Man Who Taught Me Authenticity and Compassion

When I think of authenticity, the first person that comes to mind is Jimmy Cagney. Eminent actor, director, and producer, … More

Authenticity, Cagney The Musical, Fair Pay, Growth, Healthy Masculinity, James Cagney, Labor, Personal Development, Self-Help, Toxic Masculinity, Wellness

Why Do I Need to Be Normal? (Revised Version)

“The most strongly enforced of all known taboos is the taboo against knowing who or what you really are behind the … More

Anxiety, Authenticity, Depression, Existentialism, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Normalcy, Personal Development, Philosophy, Psychology, Rebel, Self-Help

Difficulties in Dating

I often mention that it’s so perplexing to me to live in NYC, which is full of all sorts of … More

Authenticity, Dating, Dating Apps, Growth, Mental Health, Personal Development, Relationships, Self-Help, Tinder, Wellness

Dear Men, Vulnerability is Necessary for Your Mental Health (Revised)

Most of us were saddened this past week to hear the news of Anthony Bourdain’s passing, not only because he … More

Anthony Bourdain, Anxiety, Authenticity, Depression, Intimacy, Mental Health, Mental Ilness, Self-Help, Toxic Masculinity

How to Become Confident and Get Laid: The Self-Help Industry’s Perpetuation of the Disingenuous Man

I consistently find myself falling into the trap of evaluating other men based on the usual, and outdated, concept of … More

Authenticity, Dating, Family Matters, Gender, Growth, Mental Health, Personal Development, Self-Help, Steve Urkel, Toxic Masculinity

The Trap of the Self-Assured Don Juan

Why The Kind and Confident Don Juan You’re Looking For Doesn’t Exist “Fake it til you make it” is a … More

Anxiety, Authenticity, Dating, Depression, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Narcissism, Relationships, Vulnerability

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

Anxiety, Authenticity, Culture, Depression, Growth, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Personal Development, Philosophy, Pride Month, Self-Help

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