A Sabbatical For My Sabbatical, Part 3
“The next time we meet, we are going to change your life forever.” That was what I had said to Brian the last time I’d met with him, and here he was...
“The next time we meet, we are going to change your life forever.” That was what I had said to Brian the last time I’d met with him, and here he was...
Brian sat in my office for about 10 minutes while I thought about what to say to him. You see, I had decided to fix Brian. And, so far, Brian was not...
Folks, I’ve been taking a sabbatical for the first part of this year, which, as you know, is a traditional practice for someone like me who normally does the holy work of...
Folks, I don’t put much stock in all that hogwash about 2012 being some sort of Apocalyptic year. But, I’m also an advocate of being prepared. So, just in case the world ends in...
This week, a video made its way around the Internet of a Texas judge hitting his 16-year-old with a belt. While the video is difficult to watch for some, I feel like...
Not long ago, The Hollywood Reporter, which is some kind of online smut magazine, published a story with this headline: “Brad Pitt Uses ‘Moneyball’ Promotional Tour to Criticize Jennifer Aniston“. About his...
As I’ve been telling you, you and I are going to change your life. Hopefully, you’re up to speed on this, because we’ll be a lot more effective in changing your life...
Folks, it’s time for a change. I don’t mean for me. I’m happy as a clam who has been invited to a clam honoring ceremony, in which he or she is about...
Dear Dr. Matt- Hello, My name is Chris and in our High School Biology class, we are doing a project in which we have to interview a certain scientist and make a...
Believe me, no one was more surprised than me when Sally Ann Bopkins came to my office this week. You may remember her from my wildly popular snack-sized book, Just Stop Having...
I don’t know if you know this, but a crisis can often tell you everything you need to know about a person. Nothing will separate heroes from idiots faster. There are plenty...
Folks, occasionally people come into my apartment / office looking for a change. Sometimes it’s a relationship change, or a job change, or a living situation change, or a sex change. Inevitably,...
Once in a while, someone will come into my apartment / office who I immediately know is going to be interesting. I mean, someone who just really catches my attention for some...
Folks, I’ve been looking at news from around the world, and I’ve been seeing a common theme. That is, a group of people are saying to another group, “We’re mad as hell,...
Folks, earlier this week, a friend of mine pointed me to this article entitled, cleverly, “Don’t Follow Your Passion.” “It’s really good advice,” my friend told me. Now, I took a gander...
Folks, it seems like every year we get to a whole new year. In the past, I know that I’ve said that my only resolution for the new year, if I had...
Recently, I spent some time in Belize doing some humanitarian work. You see, while there are some villages that are geographically isolated and don’t have access to the internet, Belize hasn’t typically...
With a busy schedule of public speaking and celebrity endorsements, I haven’t had time to take a lot of appointments from clients. However, the other day, a client walked in that I...
Hello Dr. Matt, My boyfriend and I have been together for almost 2 years, though what we have is a long-distance relationship. Before we finally hooked up, he was broken-hearted because his...
Folks, I read a recent article that said what you probably already knew, that parents love their fat kids less. Now, the article admitted that parents probably don’t know this, but their...
Dear Dr. Matt, Can you offer any words of wisdom for two special people on their wedding day? -Matthew Thanks for your question, Matthew. By the way, just so you know, I’m...
Well, summer is wedding season, and Midgie and I have been to a bunch this year. Not only that, but one of Midgie’s close friends is getting married, and she asked...
Folks, usually I take one fan’s question at a time and give a thoughtful and thorough response. Today, I’m going to take on many of you at once, dividing up my thoughtfulness...
Once in a while, I’ll encounter someone who is really enthusiastic about me and my work. Actually, usually pretty much everyone is enthusiastic about me, so that’s not the issue. The issue...
In the last while, my partner Midgie has been working on getting her PhD. Thankfully, I haven’t been through this process, but I hear it can be a bit of a challenge,...