By Tom Moon, MFT– Among participants in the AIDS/LifeCycle (ALC), there is a longstanding tradition in which riders read personal testaments—”Why I Ride”—to one another. Here is one, representative of…
By Tom Moon, MFT– Your partner says something to you in a condescending and dismissive tone. A close friend cancels the plans you’ve made together at the last minute. A…
By Tom Moon, MFT– Do self-help books really help? Can we make significant improvements in our psychological well-being by reading books? In this country, the self-help field is now an…
By Tom Moon, MFT– Dave has fallen into the depression he regularly feels at the end of the year. He tries to explain it all as Seasonal Affective Disorder, but…
By Tom Moon, MFT The Thanksgiving season is traditionally a time to turn our attention to everything for which we feel grateful. It’s a good time to give some thought…
By Tom Moon, MFT When Tez Anderson learned that he was HIV-positive in 1986, the doctor told him that he could expect to live for about two more years. He…
By Tom Moon, MFT– Corey came to see me, consumed with hurt and rage. Two years ago, his partner Lyle, whom Corey said “was the love of my life,” abruptly…
By Tom Moon, MFT In the last issue, I shared that the first step in practicing effective speech is to keep our eyes on the prize—to be constantly mindful of…
By Tom Moon, MFT One of the many bad effects of the current regime in Washington is that it has accelerated an already alarming national trend toward political hate speech,…
By Tom Moon, MFT Mike spent years building a business with his boyfriend, Dave. At first everything worked beautifully: the business grew exponentially and was soon more profitable than either…
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