The day after my book launch—Amazon #1 bestseller thanks to you all!—I found out that I had an obscure form of skin cancer. The good news is that it’s a very slow growing kind of cancer, but the bad news is that I’ve had it for over ten years! In the immediate term it seems to be responding well to … Read More
Ta da! My Book Launch
After 35 years as a writer—short stories, children’s stories, a novel, a novella, 5 screenplays, 100s of songs and a rock musical—today I celebrate that I am finally a published author! My new book 7 Principles of Sex & Money & Power is here! When I began this writing journey as an undergraduate, I knew that most writers didn’t make … Read More
Hope and Change
Having voted in every election for the past 36 years, and having paid close attention to politics my whole life, I can honestly say it seems like more is at stake next week than ever before. Never in my lifetime has the lust for power brought such levels of mendacity, hypocrisy, and disregard of accepted norms of civility. Power is … Read More
What is Tantra?
What Is Tantra? As you may or may not know, I’ve been a certified Tantra educator since 2006 through Source Tantra, and a certified Tantra educator through Ipsalu Tantra since 2008. The word Tantra today is used quite loosely, and the word is sometimes associated with polyamory, swinging, and a variety of alternative sexual experiences and lifestyles. Without casting judgment, … Read More
Money and the Fear of Death
I recently got re-certified as a Neurotransformational coach, which is all about the brain science of how you create the changes you want in your life. What has become increasingly clear is that “who” we are being is the key to bringing forth and sustaining positive results. My brilliant mentors Ann Betz and Ursula Pottinger have identified seven levels of … Read More
Intimacy, with myself?
I’ve been very fortunate in love. Which isn’t to say that I got married and lived happily ever after, or that I haven’t had my share of betrayals and abandonments, heartbreaks and heartaches. Over the last 30 years, I’ve lived and loved boldly, I’ve made mistakes, and I’ve had my share of all that love has to offer a human … Read More
What is an Intimacy Makeover?
When you think about your past relationships, (or your current relationship if you’re frustrated with the quality of your intimacy), do you find yourself ruminating on what your partner should do, or should’ve done differently? If only they’d been ________, or if only they would’ve done ______, then it would’ve “worked out.” Perhaps there’s even been a pattern of behavior … Read More
Valentine’s Day…Fake News?
I love flowers. I frequently buy them for myself, and often give them as gifts. But not on Valentine’s Day. I mean, what a phenomenal rip-off on a fake Hallmark holiday, right? One Valentine’s Day I did submit to buying roses for a girlfriend (she had sent me an email link, a not so subtle hint that she wanted roses … Read More
Harvard study discovers the #1 key to a fulfilling life
I was recently listening to a TED talk about a 75-year study by the Harvard psychology department, exploring the question of what brings the greatest happiness and satisfaction over a lifetime. The study followed a group of undergraduate men, as well as a group of Boston area men who didn’t attend college. At the start of the study in the … Read More
Commitment or Surrender?
A couple of weeks ago, I committed to delivering a few paragraphs of copy to my assistant for my newsletter, and two whole weeks went by without me writing a word. I didn’t have any good reasons, and not even any mediocre excuses. I had the time. I just didn’t do it. Why not? Now, as I often tell my … Read More