Shame can become toxic for all genders, but for men, shame presents a particular catch-22.
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By Dr T J Jordan
We give our boys very conflicting messages. We teach them to pursue strength and to avoid weakness. We warn them not to be overly…
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By Dr T J Jordan
Intimacy very likely might be the most important source of our happiness and our longevity. …
As I watched my lover sleeping in my arms, I thought about how to explain the beauty he wears so well, the beauty that our societies tend to ignore and demean unless the images of older men depict wealth and experience.
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This riff on Emily Dickinson speaks to the agonizing ways we lose ourselves when we lose our lovers.
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By Dr T J Jordan
“We die containing a richness of lovers and tribes, tastes we have swallowed, bodies we have plunged into and swum up…
From the ancient word Janus, the month that starts our year can be filled with the pivotal moments that lead us into beautiful and terrifying new experiences of love.
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By Dr T J Jordan
Love suddenly becomes such a brave and such a painful…
Sometimes great love and amazing sex happen quickly and without warning, but sometimes the process is slow and difficult.
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By Dr T J Jordan
Facing the end of a loving relationship always tears at our hearts, but there are some times of year that…
Transformation and renewal await us as long as we don’t let unhealthy emotions get in our way.
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By Dr T J Jordan
Every year we repeatedly make the same mistaken resolutions, knowing full-well that within several weeks nearly 80% of those resolutions will be…
There is a lot to fear when we love, and there’s such agony when we lose, but love continues to offer us the pathway to happiness.
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By Dr T J Jordan
A brilliant friend once told me that happiness is a transcendental value that…
Instead of projecting our needs onto our lovers, we do better to explore differences in what gives us and our partners pleasure no matter how unusual their desires might seem.
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By Dr T J Jordan
Doing onto others as we would have them do…
