Continuing into Szalavitz’s concept of addiction as a learning disorder - taking a look at one more risk factor to children, setting the stage for later risk of substance use disorder, and also detailing the links between addiction and learning disorders.

Continuing into Szalavitz’s concept of addiction as a learning disorder - in particular, the consequences to an early start of substance use.

Richard Reeves’s book Of Boys and Men presents data indicating men are losing ground in several aspects of life - here we look at his work around male roles in the labor force and in families. With negatives outcomes growing, it is not surprising that drug use and suicide are as well. We need to focus on reversing these trends, for the good of all.

Continuing a look at Richard Reeves’s book Of Boys and Men and his arguments and statistics regarding education and biological gender differences.

In Richard Reeves’s book, he shares shocking statistics about the decline of well-being among males since 1979, not just in the U.S. but worldwide.

Fighting injustice in Myanmar with art - a musical.

The data and studies of pandemic-era substance use are just now starting to come in, and the numbers are startling.

So now I need to tell you all something hard about the people you know who are misusing substances. They can die too soon.

The concept of addiction as a learning disorder is a fascinating adjustment to the idea of addiction as a disease.

While embarking on this new-to-me path of writing a book about my brother, I've had several signs from the universe. The latest came one night last week.

It is only when we speak openly about substance misuse disorder that we can hope to make the changes needed in our society and policies to help everyone affected.

Travel is one of the most reliably transcendent experiences for me, and 2023 will be a big year for travel.

Fact: addiction is all around us. We are all affected by it, whether through interactions with family, friends, co-workers, lovers - chances are either we ourselves have faced addiction, or someone we care about has.

Putting this blog out there into the world requires overcoming fear - a transcendent moment.

My project to tell the story of my brother’s life requires research, and research requires uncomfortable tasks, like cold calling.

Today I found my brother’s pen, that I’d taken over forty years ago..

It was time to leave the working world and find my best life, by joining the Great Resignation. Part Three includes questions for readers to consider and to engage in the conversation.

It was time to leave the working world and find my best life, by joining the Great Resignation. Part 2 of 3 describes how the constraints of time became apparent, and that the topic of transcendence and substance misuse have become my missions.

In midlife, I found it time to leave the working world and find my life, by joining the Great Resignation.