We all love a fresh start. The approaching new year is a great time to take stock of where we are in our lives and set some goals. Research shows that 45 percent of Americans make New Year’s resolutions, but only a stunning 8 percent fulfill them. Twenty-five percent don’t even make it past the firs...

I nearly forgot the gut-wrench of loss. We call it heartbreak, but a close second to the hot ache in my chest is the writhing pain just below my solar plexus. It’s shocking how much physical pain can be caused by emotional suffering. It might be easier to endure a broken arm or a concussive smack...

We want intimacy and avoid sex. Or we fear intimacy and crave sex. There is a pervasive confusion about sex and intimacy. We use the words interchangeably, but purely physical intimacy stops way short of a meaningful experience or a sustainable connection. The more we focus on the physicality of sex...