As it is Men’s Mental Health Month and this issue appears to be front of mind for many, I decided to share some thoughts about the male loneliness epidemic. As a therapist, I see the unfiltered sides of all my clients. The men I work with share their deepest fears, their darkest thoughts and their most closely guarded secrets. I see men in an unfiltered way because of this. Scrolling through social media, one would believe that ALL heterosexual men are complaining about how

I want to start this piece by acknowledging my dear friend Stefanie Krasnow who encouraged me to write this in the first place. She has been in my life for ten years and has been there through some of the darkest and most confusing times in my life. She is an amazing therapist, colleague and friend. I have been pondering the experiences of middle-aged heterosexual women who are either newly single, never married or in non-traditional relationships. As a therapist, I have th

This year for International Men’s Day, I thought it would be a good idea to channel the learning I have been doing to become a sex therapist into doing a little education on male sexual function. I have previously briefly addressed a few issues related to male sexual dysfunction in a previous post (here). However, as today is a day for men, it seemed like a good opportunity to normalize talking about penises in a way that was lighthearted and educational. This one will be a s

It is a well-established fact that the systemic nature of patriarchy has been used to subjugate women for millennia. Articles, podcasts and many other forms of media acknowledge this fact in every space known to modern homo sapiens. Patriarchy has been used to justify the murder of women, (Salem witch trials is one example), the over-sexualization of women (painting Black women as “inherent whores” during Slavery), the dehumanization of women, (viewing women as “adult childre

I am perimenopausal. I am almost 46 years old and my body seems to have a mind of its own. Sometimes I wake up and wonder why I feel as...

In June of 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States of America overturned Roe vs. Wade, the law that gave constitutional rights to all citizens at the Federal level to make decisions related to their own reproductive health in relation to having an abortion. This eliminated 50 years of progress in women’s reproductive rights and sent a shock wave of anger, terror and despair across not just the United States, but the rest of the developed world. Here in Canada, Justin Tru

I have been watching recent events in the global West of the world as yet again, the myths surrounding the most basic of human urges is...

The month of May is Child Month in Jamaica. This year, I am proud to connect with my esteemed colleague Rosemarie Voordouw, Associate Counselling Psychologist and Public Relations Director of the Jamaica Psychological Society, to have a conversation that goes beyond the proverbial "talk" that most parents dread having. Please click on the link below to hear the whole conversation. Remember, our children take their cues from us and it is essential that we properly equip them f

Photo credit: Max Earle This year, during my “Zoom birthday” catch up with my two best friends, (one male, one female), we started to...

One of my favourite TV shows when I was in my 20’s was Sex and the City. I loved how relatable the show was at that period in my life as...