When we’re children, most of us have a lot of chutzpah, which is a Yiddish word meaning audacity or fearlessness. … More
Tag: Intimacy
A Fruitless Journey: How We Prevent Ourselves from Being Loved
The Avoidant Attachment Style and Its Affects on Our Ability to Love “Your task is not to seek for love, … More
Man’s Search for Intimacy (Revised and Extended Version)
Closeness and Intimacy In 1946, existential psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl, published a book which drastically altered the course of psychotherapy; he … More
My Most Profound Revelation – How I Was Contributing to Maintaining My Depression
For those of you reading this post, I want you to know that it isn’t empirical, being based purely on … More
The Rose’s Smile – A Poem about Beauty and Loss
In a room, she walked in with an assertive gait The woman in a red dress, whose eyes radiate Who … More
Searching for Perfection: Why We Won’t Allow Ourselves to Fall in Love
There’s an old adage, a cliché f you will, which tells us that as long as we can’t love ourselves, … More
Needing to be Loved: Why It’s Okay to Accept Your Basic Human Necessity
Most of the clients I see struggle with intimacy; they have what are called attachment difficulties. Some of them are … More
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
My Search for Honesty
For all of us who’ve been down the road of dating, heartbreak is a common feeling and being ghosted is … More
Barriers to Love and Intimacy
Have you ever found yourself in the midst of a passionate love affair, wanting to spend each minute and every … More
