It’s the Relationship that Heals

So many of the qualities of the work of psychotherapy fascinate me: the inherent intimacy, its progress, the intricacies of … More

Walking in Your Footsteps: My Gratitude to Irv Yalom

In a post several months ago, I wrote a dedication, and a sort of homage, to my college mentor, and … More

Can I Ever Change?: Exploring the Factors that Foster Growth

“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read… And … More

Transcending My Self: The Relationship Between Joy and Human Connection

Bowling Alone To most, especially in the Western world, self-actualization means becoming the most accomplished and materially successful version of … More

My Best Friend Death

Within each of you, somewhere hidden, is your best self calling. Her bells become louder with each passing year, as … More

The Tragedy of Disenchantment: Our Inability to Be Happy

Have you ever wanted something really badly, only to find out that it wasn’t as good as it initially appeared … More

Tragedy on Repeat: How Our Traumatic Past Informs Our Tumultuous Present

These sessions have been reproduced with the expressed consent of my client. Names and other identifying information have been altered. … More

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

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

Defined by Resilience: Why Our Attempts and Persistence Matter More Than Success

I Am My Resilience ..nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard you hit. … More