Therapy Benefits Us All

Therapy Benefits Us All

In 2008, I went to therapy. By then, I’d needed it for a long time. I had a terribly difficult, incurable condition — one I’d had for 28 years without treatment. My condition? Being human. Like many “normal” people, I felt I didn’t need...
The War on Ourselves

The War on Ourselves

When Newtown observed the first anniversary of its tragic 2012 massacre, the locals asked for the media to stay away. For the most part, journalists gave them the space they needed to privately grieve. That quiet reflection didn’t mean there was no wallowing in...
These Rhinos Need Their Own Guns

These Rhinos Need Their Own Guns

Have you ever heard of the rabbit hunter’s nightmare?A guy dreams that he and a few of his buddies have fanned out across some brushland to scare-up and shoot a few hares. They kill a couple, but then, one of the hunting buddies who’d headed down a slope...