The following comprises a fictitious account of a meeting between Bobby Kennedy and me at The Ambassador Hotel, several hours before … More
Tag: Personal Development
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
Searching for Meaning in a Sea of Insignificance
The question of our time, or rather the question of all-time, is can I create meaning in my insignificance? Most … More
Self-Esteem and Sex Addiction: How Men Use Pornography and Womanizing to Feel Good about Themselves
I frequently write blog posts about the effects of our beliefs on our thoughts, feelings, and actions, exploring the links … More
Rejection and Failure: How We Learn and Can Unlearn to Be Afraid of Them
One of the major reasons why people come to see me for treatment is to help them overcome their fears … More
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I consistently find myself falling into the trap of evaluating other men based on the usual, and outdated, concept of … More
My Best Friend, Death
The horror film industry is based on the notion of death as something terrifying, even gruesome, a monster to be … More
Becoming One’s Own Mother and Father: The Difficulty of Growing Up
The most challenging aspect of individuation, of growing up, is the groundlessness breadth our feet, the fact that the universe, … More
Living in My Imagination: How Trauma Fosters an Unquenchable Desire for Idealized Love
Throughout our quests for the perfect mate, we frequently find ourselves fantasizing about what that mate would be like: we … More
Why Do I Need to be Normal?
“The most strongly enforced of all known taboos is the taboo against knowing who or what you really are behind the … More
