“Fake it til you make it” is a cliche that’s repeated ad-nauseum, one that most of us latch onto as … More
Tag: Relationships
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
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
Man’s Search for Intimacy
In 1946, existential psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl, published a book which drastically altered the course of psychotherapy; he titled it Man’s Search … More
A Fruitless Journey: How We Prevent Ourselves from Being Loved
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that … 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
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
Ghosting: Doing Away with Online Dating
Just when you think you understand people, you realize how little you actually know; that, in a nutshell, is my … 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
Toxic Masculinity: Why We’re All to Blame
The notion of toxic masculinity has perpetuated like wildfire in recent years. After multiple mass shootings, all perpetrated by men, … More
