You would need to pay me a lot of money to get me to watch entertainment news; I find these shows incredibly pretentious and insulting to people’s intelligence, but given that I was preoccupied with untangling my Christmas lights last week, I wasn’t paying much attention to what was on TV. I tuned in and […]

Under stressful circumstances, I find it difficult to eat anything. I’ve admitted more than once that I’m an emotional eater (I heart you, french fries), but emotional eating isn’t limited to those times when you’re feeling depressed, anxious, and utterly unlovable. I eat when I’m bored, and when there’s a psychologically empty space in my […]

A college friend had a serious shoe fetish. It didn’t matter how much the sandals, shoes, or boots cost her – if she liked them she bought them. “If I buy these shoes, I won’t be able to make my car payment this month.” “So don’t buy them,” I said, trying not to sound like […]

I want to look like Eckhart Tolle. Like Deepak Chopra. Like Buddha under the Bodhi tree. I want to walk around with the same look of serenity on my face. Have you ever seen Eckhart smile? Have you heard him speak? He has the dignified bearing of a sage with the voice of a teddy […]

It’s rare for me to write serious pieces. If we can’t poke fun at our psychological quirks, we’ll all end up in a straitjacket, and I don’t know about you, but white really doesn’t go with my complexion.  But every once in a while, real life issues require me to show a little austerity (although […]

My brother is a pretty decent guy. A dedicated teacher who is loved by his students, who helps shy and difficult teens break away from unhealthy social patterns by organizing a weekly theater class, and who’s also a human GPS that can guide you back home no matter where you are in the city or […]

I can laugh about my difficulties with social anxiety today, but it wasn’t so funny when it plagued me in university. If I was late for class, I couldn’t bring myself to walk into the classroom because it meant all eyes would be on me. If I couldn’t get a seat in the last possible […]

You can always count on Saint Augustine of Hippo, Saint Albertus Magnus or Saint Thomas Aquinas to have the perfect misogynistic quote that clearly depicts how little they knew of women (and that conveniently provides the perfect segue for this blog post): “Woman is a misbegotten man and has a faulty and defective nature in […]

When I was conducting research on eating disorders, I happened to stumble upon several “pro ana” websites; as in websites that promote anorexia and offer visitors tips on how to curb hunger and lose weight. I saw words like “air diet” and “5-bite diet.” If that wasn’t disturbing enough, I came across several comments that […]

Just wanted to send a quick message to everyone. It’s Time to Talk Day, a campaign to bring awareness to mental health issues. It’s a matter that’s near and dear to my heart, as I know how difficult it is to a) deal with a mental health issue, b) admit that you need help, and […]

Have I mentioned how I always get my best blog ideas at my hairdresser’s place? It’s a bargain basement of case studies at low, low prices. Take the gentleman who was sitting next to me last week: After several slightly angry phone calls to an assistant, he pulled out his laptop and began to type […]

There are certain circumstances in which buying things in twos is a good idea. Socks, shoes, peanut butter and jelly, and implants. A woman I had the displeasure of meeting (not because she was my ex’s new girlfriend), has a tendency to order two of everything…when she orders take-out. Doesn’t matter if it’s an order […]