‘You are not the brightest’ reviewed by Huffington Post!

Sometimes the weirdest things happen. Several months ago (at least six), my partner sent a copy of my book, You are not the brightest of my four sons, to Dr. Lloyd Sederer, MD.  Lloyd happens to be a pretty important guy in New York…he has served several administrations (think Bloomberg for one) and is, as you’d…

Lions and Tigers…oh my!

I’m alive. Barely. Just spent two weeks in Africa, and I’ll tell you there were some tense moments. Like when a leopard walked within six inches of my jeep, and when a hippo decided to jump into the river and swim towards my little dinky motor boat. Not to mention the closest call of all:…

This holiday season doesn’t have to be rough on us…

I am asked at this time of the year why so many people living with a mental illness seem to suffer more than usual.  The short, easy answer is that many of us have alienated our friends and family (more about that later) and thus we find ourselves “celebrating” the holidays alone.  It’s also a…Continue Reading

“You drafted Kelce in the first round?”

Yep, I did.  I drafted Travis Kelce in the first round.  I thought it was a good move.  He’s a great tight end. I didn’t want to get involved anyway.  My daughter was catching a flight to London when she called and asked me to take her place in her fantasy draft that was happening…

How to end the rash of suicides amongst teens

There is nothing more important than ending the increasing large number of suicides taking place amongst our teenage population.   Here in the Kansas City area in just the past two years we’ve had more than 10 young people take their lives.  The question has to be asked: What’s up with this? The problem, in…Continue Reading

College Students “Get It”!

Over the past couple of months I have had the opportunity to speak to 161 students at Rockhurst College, 70 at Baker University, and over 400 at Missouri State University and if there is one take away it’s this: college students really “get it”. They understand how important the subject of mental health awareness has…Continue Reading

Chiefs Win 11 Straight…Of Course They Did!

We had ’em all the way!  Our best (only?) offensive weapon (Jamaal Charles) gets hurt, tears his ACL and is out for the remainder of the season.  Our offensive line has more injuries and players playing out of position than Custard’s calvary troops.  Our win-loss record is 1-5…and my buddy Eric tells me, “hey, no…Continue Reading

Suicide is anything but painless…

Contrary to the movie M*A*S*H’s hit song, Suicide Is Painless, it is anything but… Lately, I’ve been speaking more often than I care to with parents and siblings of suicide victims, and a major theme is appearing: many of these youngsters who took their lives had been living with a mental illness for quite a while.  I…Continue Reading

Royals Win Series! And…I’m already fretting!

So many lessons to be learned from the Kansas City Royals…the team that absolutely never, ever gives up. Down by 2 runs: no problem.  Down by 4 runs with only 6 outs left: no problem.  The team never frets, they just “keep the line moving.”  What a concept! Those of us living with a mental…Continue Reading

I’m thinking I’m like the stock market: Time for a correction!

The yo-yo behavior of the stock market seems at times to mimic my moods or is it visa versa?  Just a few months ago the DOW was well over 18,000 and then in a flash it flirted with 15,000, a drop that pundits call a “correction”.  Hmmm….maybe that’s what I should call my mood swings.…Continue Reading

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