Somewhere Between East and West

I was recently teaching a course on professional ethics in the counseling field.  As we become an increasingly diverse nation, one of the chapters is devoted to the importance of appreciating and understanding the values of different cultures. Years ago, when my son...

Walking Through the Valley

Evidently, we have become a people who are having the s#*t scared out of us! I went to our local BJ’s today, because we needed coffee and I was also going to get some frozen vegetables.  I was shocked as I walked into the store, and realized that there were no...

For Men and the Women We Live With

  I’ve been party to two conversations lately in which men were doing their best to step up to the plate and take ownership of household chores – things like doing the laundry and folding the clothes, like washing the dishes and loading the dishwasher, or making...

Real Men Don’t Help with Housework!

                Yes, you read that correctly:  REAL MEN DON’T HELP WITH HOUSEHOLD CHORES! I was born with skin color and genitalia that gave me privilege in life.  I’m a white guy!  I was born into a culture that values men over women.  In 2019, the pay...

The Spot Light Effect

Less than half an hour into my day long Writer’s Retreat, I realized that the sole of my left shoe had detached itself from the toe almost to the heel.  I couldn’t walk without lifting my foot as if I was trudging through deep mud. With some embarrassment, I took it...

The Price of Convenience

T              Teaching “Health Psychology,” made me a little more sensitive to related news stories.  I saw an ad for “Grub Hub,” and realized that this is part of a new trend of similar offerings...