Life Beyond Therapy

Life Beyond Therapy by: Michael Kimmel When I lived in England, I was surprised how many times I heard people...

Life Beyond Therapy by Michael Kimmel I used to be in a SoCal queer men’s leadership group. My friends Jim...

Michael Kimmel (courtesy image) Michael D. Kimmel Have you ever had a therapist? If so, how did you decide when...

After being classified - for decades - as illegal and controlled substances, medical science is finally realizing the value of...

We have so many choices of foods, beverages and substances that we can eat, drink and consume. How do you...

In the LGBTQ community, our relationships don’t always mirror heteronormative ones. I discovered this over twenty years’ ago when I...

I had a client who was a porn producer. He didn’t particularly enjoy it (“You can’t believe how boring it...

Getting older (and looking it) is a terrible thing; I call it “Twink Death”. Staying young forever is what we...

Nothing brings up your unresolved issues like a meaningful relationship. It might be a romantic relationship, but it doesn’t have...

As someone who has been meditating (on-and-off) since 1975, I have gone through many stages and phases of meditation. I...

So many New Year resolutions have to do with the body: we want it slimmer or more muscular. We decide...

On Christmas, I was talking with a friend who had retired from 14 years of working as a Jail Chaplain....

As a psychotherapist, lately I’ve been asked, “How do you help people handle disasters like the Club Q shooting?” It’s...

I just read an article with the above title and found myself disagreeing with the author. So, after giving the...

Well, Christmas is over a month away and the stores are already crammed with gifts they’re pushing us to buy....