First Person

Our heads may tell us that we need to embrace inevitable changes as we grow older, but our hearts often tell a different story. Read more

A Bruce Springsteen song helps crack the unspoken code of father–son communication. Read more

A woman discovers that giving someone permission to sleep can be a deep expression of love. Read more

A new retiree discovers the elusive secret of the endless present. Read more

A much-anticipated vacation demonstrates the rewards of not getting what you want. Read more

With his son’s freedom hanging in the balance, a father must decide whether to give the gift of forgiveness one more time. Read more

A man entering his sixties discovers some peculiar markers that signal a retreat from old oppositional habits. Read more

A young woman confronts the myths and dilemmas of motherhood. Read more

More than 60 years after its Broadway debut, a classic play continues to cast a haunting spell. Read more

Sometimes the places we long to visit speak to needs that go much deeper than our appetite for exotic sights. Read more

When something is coming at you that may cause pain or self-doubt, it’s natural to want to duck. Read more

Not all families are related by blood. Read more

The father of an 11-year-old struggles to master the language of gruntology. Read more

An ailing mother and son help each other find their way back to health. Read more

It’s not necessarily that sadness must always be avoided, but maybe we need to find a way to give it its place. Read more

The times and tides of 33 years of marriage Read more

Saturday Night Fever comes to the bar mitzvah. Read more

Both doing psychotherapy and the writing of fiction are about stories. The essence of the art of both pursuits is the openness to the possibility that, no... Read more

In every love relationship, there are words that best remain unspoken. Read more

Down for the count, a therapist again discovers that even the most hopeless sessions can have a positive outcome if you stay with the process. Read more

Reconnecting with old memories in a father's special place. Read more

A cyber relationship revives a marriage in the doldrums. Read more

The old maxim "You should eat to live, not live to eat" may sound wise, but it's based on a profound misreading of the fundamental facts of human biology. Read more

Understanding your place in the great circle of life is often a matter of where you choose to look. Read more

A mother deals with the news that her child will have a lifelong impairment. Read more

At an age when many are sticking even closer to their couches and remote controls, a restless soul decides to seize his last chance to explore the wilderness... Read more

A private practice therapist recalls his college days as a basketball player in a way he never dreamed of. Read more

An ill child finds his place among a group of other boys in aging men's bodies. Read more

Fond memories of an old-fashioned father who believed in practicing tough love with his fists. Read more

A young woman discovers the world of the senses. Read more