If you haven’t yet seen the Gillette “short film” advertisement about toxic masculinity, I can’t urge you strongly enough to see it – I’l...

The American Psychological Association recently released a report in which, fifty years behind schedule, it explains that many aspects of...

Dear Governor, Thank you for leading our state and implementing common-sense measures like Medicaid expansion. I’m excited to hear that y...

Latest favorite Facebook meme: “I’ll be home by Christmas and in therapy by New Years.” I’ve spent a lot of time recently with folks who ...

Long ago I overheard a conversation that has stuck with me for years. Immediately after meeting me, a question was snarkily asked, “Is he...

The BDN’s story this week of a Bangor prison guard who sexually harassed women over a period of years is both disturbing and familiar. In...

Below is a letter I sent recently to someone I dearly love who I fear is isolating and imploding: I wanted to reach out to say that I lov...

I was talking with a friend last night – a rare person who loves and hates language in the ways that I do. It’s a quirky thing to relish ...

I have a serious hang up. (I’m down to only a few and they are all pretty benign). I am blessed – I get to do stuff I love both personall...

We know that stigmatizing people who live with substance use disorder creates barriers to recovery. We know that it has a degrading and s...

I just finished reading Michael Cianchette’s BDN column “Calm down and be civil before someone gets killed.” His facts are well placed an...

You’ve seen the Facebook memes about how normal conversation is boring and folks want to talk about things that really matter? I get to d...

You know those memes that talk about a dad’s protectiveness of his daughter? How he’ll hunt you down and kill you if you hurt his little ...