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One cannot discuss current dating/relationship trends without also addressing fertility. Fertility rates in most industrialized countries have dropped significantly. While you may think this is a good thing, like it will save the planet from destruction, this is not the case. Population growth does not always lead to poorer environmental conditions. For example, despite significant population growth, Beijing was able to significantly improve air quality through a series of co

Oh boy do I have a lot to say about dating culture in current society. Fortunately, my perspective comes from being a therapist and not someone actually trying to date. My husband and I will be celebrating our 24th wedding anniversary tomorrow, and we have been together for 26 years. We were so young when we got together, oy! We met at the gym, which if you know either of us makes sense. Both of us have been gym rats since we were about 13-14 years old. But meeting at the gym

If you live in the northern hemisphere, than you are likely to be familiar with seasonal affective disorder. To be clinically significant you have to meet certain criteria which are very similar to a regular depression diagnosis but typically only occur at the same time of year (usually winter months). Nevertheless, likely even more people who do not meet the full criteria for a formal diagnosis experience feeling less vital during the winter months. Though it is the middle o

I am sure you will not be surprised that I think smartphones are a scourge on humanity. I have thought so since they first came into the...

One aspect of my work is doing fertility counselling with the LGBTQT+ community, assisting them to build families, mostly through the use...

This is (the end) of Infertility Awareness Week. One of the things I do clinically is infertility/fertility counselling. This includes...

Don't make your goal in life 'happiness'. Happiness is an emotion and we can't expect to feel happy all the time. Your goal should be to...