Author: bobl

Dear Dad, You died almost forty-six years ago. You were 56 and I was 15. I am now 61, but I am not simply an older version of you. I don’t know if I resemble you much at all. The truth is that I never had the chance to know you. You never shared your...

Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi was recently reinstated by a vote of the Board of Supervisors after being removed from office by Mayor Ed Lee. This is an issue that has profoundly divided the citizens of this city. One argument is that he did commit domestic violence in bruising his wife’s arm and should be permanently removed...

You are interested in reading articles about stress, but you have the same experience each time you read a story on this topic. The article provides new research of how stress can shorten your life, interfere with your immune system, so on and so forth. You feel your heart rate pounding faster and harder while...

First of all it is important to mention that Rock ‘n’ Roll originated from African-American culture. Elvis Presley was deeply influenced by Big Bill Broonzy, a blues guitarist who began his career in the 1920’s. Elvis performed songs written by Big Momma Thronton, Muddy Watters, and Ray Charles to name a few of the Black...

My wife Gail and I recently celebrated our fortieth wedding anniversary. We have been together longer than many of my psychotherapy clients have been alive. When we got married, Richard Nixon was president. We have been together through Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Regan, Bill Clinton, both Bushes and almost one term of Barak Obama....

On Friday July 20, 2012, a man named James Holmes shot and killed twelve and injured fifty-eight people in an Aurora, Colorado movie theater showing the latest Batman film. Mr. Holmes legally purchased assault weapons and 6,000 rounds of ammunition from local stores and the internet. This story is beyond horrific and one can only...

There are many recent news stories about health care because of The Supreme Court’s decision that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. There is controversy regarding this program raised by all political view points. There are several positives about it including covering more people, ending preexisting conditions, the end of lifetime limits of coverage and...

We will all encounter tragedy in our lives. Crises can be abrupt or take place over a lengthily period of time. We will all experience the death of a loved one. Many of us have faced the turmoil of divorce. You may have suddenly been laid off from a job you treasure. There are those...

According to a recent report by The Partnership at Drugfree.org, more teens are smoking marijuana with nearly 1 in 10 smoking at least 20 or more times a month, according to a new survey of young people. A Huffington Post blog by Jennifer C. Kerr states, “The findings on marijuana track closely with those in...

Many teenagers have difficulty leaving home once they graduate high school. When you reached the magic age of eighteen, it was expected that you would move out of your parent’s home. You would either go to college, vocational school or get a job. This doesn’t seem to be the normal process today. It is not...