Right now everyone is concerned with re-entry. Re-entry anxiety is the fear that as the pandemic slows down and the quarantine lifts we will have to go back out there and, well, talk to people. …

The ability to pivot is your greatest superpower. It’s easy to get caught up in the fear. We thought the pandemic would last three months. Then we hunkered down for six months. When the year marker hit, and the PPP loans ran out, and small businesses shuttered to a close…

Ever wonder why your sex life is not doing well? It could be because of the pandemic. It could be the fact that you’re not getting out much. There could be a lot of reasons for a failing intimate life. In my expert opinion as a certified sex therapist, I…

I recently had a couple in my psychotherapy office for a session. The wife told her husband, “Don’t worry, I’m not cheating on you. I’m a woman.” As if this was some automatic protection against infidelity. I had to correct her. “Just because you’re a woman, does that mean you…

In the new series, Ultimatum, young couples give extreme relationship ultimatums: get married or move on. The show is number one on streaming television right now, and among reality TV watchers, it’s a favorite. …

John and Freda sat in my office glaring at each other. She spat out her complaints about him and he fumed and crossed his arms. “He watches video games all day and doesn't do anything around the house at night,” she said. “She doesn't appreciate anything I do, “ he…

You can be monogamous and have a flexible monogamy agreement Open monogamy is in the public eye now more than ever before. We have seen couples like Will and Jada Pinkett Smith talk about their flexible monogamy, and how happy they are being in love while dating other people. In…

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are transparent about their open monogamy. Over the years they have hinted at their open relationship and recently confirmed consensual nonmonogamy to be their choice of relationship commitment. Watching celebrities come out about their personal lives normally means stories about conflict and divorce. …

What does it mean to live in chaos? Are some people just more prone to self-sabotage? If you haven’t caught it yet, I am the first guest on the kick-off episode of Andy Dick’s new podcast, aDiCKted. In each episode, he tries to deal with an aspect of his crazy…