Fertile. Abundant. Producing or bearing fruit. I’m reading these in my etymology sources as I look up the roots of the word

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A long time ago, I was introduced to the phrase, “The good is the enemy of the best,” and I thought it

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Yesterday I had my annual mammogram. I was 9 months overdue.  To my chagrin I realized it’s because I’ve started to have

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A Sexual Attitude Reassessment is a workshop that introduces you to a variety of sexual behaviors, orientations and identities. It's purpose is

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In the years from 2018 through 2022, I dealt with a tremendous amount of grief. Among other losses, a some-time partner and

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As the situation that is 2023 rages on, I think to myself, “This is what a digital civil war looks like.”Of course

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I watched the movie Jesus Revolution recently, and was struck by it. I was already thinking a lot recently about how many

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Over and over again in the past couple of years I have been struck by the thought that if our culture were

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I was in my third trimester of a respected Marriage and Family Therapy graduate program when a classmate of mine fired the

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In the midst of our current world situation, I’ve been thinking about a lot about what I need to “get through” this,

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There’s a lot of talk out there about the unrealistic expectations of romantic love. Comments about the juvenile hope that the most

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What is the nature of identity? We have so many parts of our identities, but those we talk about, and those we

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Those who understand sexual orientation in deeper ways tend to talk about it as a fluid state throughout the lifetime, with people

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Don’t ever ask me to trust you, it will set off my radar. It’s been my experience that when someone says, “Trust

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I am the founder and director of the Institute for Sexuality Education and Enlightenment (ISEE), a professional training program for educators, counselors,

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"We don't learn from experiences. We learn from reflecting on the experience".-John DeweyI find myself in the surprising revelation this morning in

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My mom is in the hospital right now. It’s not COVID, but it’s a serious issue. I found out Monday morning, one

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Yesterday a friend told me that his child’s young teenage friend had overdosed on pills in the night, leaving an email in

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I feel awful right now. Not physically. Physically I am well, so far. I have no signs of ill health.But I cry

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This speech was modified for a blog post. It was originally given at the AASECT Institute, “The Body Whisperers, Body Work in

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