She was in Singapore and I was in California, but when Dr. Martha Tara Lee interviewed me for OMTimes Radio, it seemed like we were in the same room. She asked me if I believe there is any good shame. I don’t. But I do think guilt can be helpful. And she wanted to know …
He said he loved me. He said he could never hurt me. He told me that I was his special little girl. He was my dad and I believed him until . . . Until he made me pose naked for his camera when I was five years old. Until he kicked the two-legged cat …
Sometimes it can feel like you are literally pulling your partner toward the deeper love and intimacy we all crave. Or maybe you feel like they are pulling you? Either way, when your relationship feels difficult or strained, you might start to wonder how much effort you should invest to improve things. If things become …
TRIGGER WARNING: This story contains details about a gang rape as told by the rape survivor. Susie Chin is a very courageous woman. She is also a talented musician. I first became aware of her when I heard her music. I was drawn to her album, Shameless, because I myself have devoted my life to …
I recently asked my readers what DO we mean when we say “Be a man” or “Man up?” And why are we so frightened that our boys won’t turn out to be “REAL men?” In a moving display of vulnerability and honesty, men of various ages and circumstances shared their answers to these questions as …
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