How and When to Cry – life beyond therapy

Feb 19th, 2010 @ 9:46 am | No Comments -
Many of us have grown up with the messages that crying is shameful and a sign of weakness. Whether we are gay/bi/trans men who were told to “just suck it up” or tough-as-nails...

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A Low Stress Life – life beyond therapy

Feb 12th, 2010 @ 2:24 pm | No Comments -
Today I got a call from a new client, who asked me, “Can you help me lower my stress and anxiety? I don’t want to take medication. Oh, and by the way, I’m kinda depressed...

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Can You Buy Happiness? – life beyond therapy

Nov 20th, 2009 @ 5:00 am | No Comments -
Please consider the following question: “Do we see ourselves as people with aspirations of patience and empathy towards our brothers and sisters or – instead – as consumers...

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Why We (Over)Eat – life beyond therapy

Oct 16th, 2009 @ 12:43 pm | 1 Comment -
For many of my clients, every so often they decide that THIS is the month/year/decade they will figure out how to stop overeating, lose weight and keep it off. I am not going...

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Meditation Made Easy – life beyond therapy

Sep 11th, 2009 @ 8:58 am | No Comments -
It’s trendy to meditate. Movie stars do it, the Dalai Lama does it, even your next-door neighbor does it. But what is it? Meditation is about taking time out from your...

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Slower Is Better

Aug 21st, 2009 @ 11:00 am | 1 Comment -
Are you afraid to slow down? Do you think only stupid people go slowly? You’re not alone. Why do we rush so much? What do we think we’re achieving? Is happiness basically...

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Balancing Your Heart, Mind and Junk

Aug 6th, 2009 @ 2:49 pm | 2 Comments -
Testosterone: when you put two gay/bi/trans (GBT) men together, you’ve got lots of it. Is this why we GBT men are often accused by hetero society of putting too much emphasis...

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5 Concrete Things You Can Do To Improve Your Relationship

May 28th, 2009 @ 10:04 am | 2 Comments -
by Pace and Kyeli 1. Listen to your partner. It sounds simple, but conversation generally means “You talk, I prepare my response instead of listening, then you prepare...

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