TW: We discuss sexual assault, rape and the aftermath in depth here.

I’ve noticed a trend, both inside and outside my office, that has become pretty undeniable of late.

It seems the workaholic is back.

Bear with me on this one.

To write these pieces, I find myself paying close attention to the broad cadences I see here in the therapy room, along with the stories I hear from my colleagues.

Nineteen-year-old Sophia called me out hard:

As you likely know, I do a lot of work with high school and college age people.

We moved our little family to the suburbs the summer before George was slated to start first grade.

Kim and Doug came to me in what I can only describe as pretty grave distress.

My father’s first sober day was August 19, 1961.

TW: We do discuss teen suicide and suicidal ideation herein.

I’m coming up on 30 years in this profession, and decided to take a look back at the things I wish I knew when I started.

I often present to PTAs, school districts, businesses and other institutions on parenting, stress management, and current psychological trends or concerns.

So I make it a practice to follow the Prof G’s, Jonathan Haidt’s, Mel Robbins’, Huberman’s, and other influencers of a certain age.

I received a call yesterday from, a radio producer asking me to come on the air and talk about Father’s Day.

This past week, George and I began training for this year’s Chicago Marathon.

So last weekend, Julie and I were driving home to Chicago from Iowa, a birthday visit to her mom.

In November of every year, I attend a mini-reunion of seven of my very best friends from college.

Over the past couple of months, you may have read some research suggesting that, quite suddenly over the past couple of years, more teenagers and young adults of all denominations are heading back to ...

I often feel like the grim reaper when discussing the emotional well-being, or lack thereof, of our teenagers and young adults:

When it comes to relationships, one of the most common and complicated questions people ask is how they can determine if the right for them.

I was talking recently with Timothy, a brilliant, insightful, 28-year-old musician and entrepreneur.

As you know, I think about parenting a lot.

I didn’t go for the music

Over the past several years, many parents have shared with me their confusion and frustration about how their heretofore enthusiastic, curious students have become uninspired academically around the t...

It’s that time of the year where our kids are making big decisions like where they want to go to college, so how do we support them to the best of our ability during these big moments? Dr. Jo…

Bear with me here, while I try to thread a few messy, complicated ideas together.

Gambling is not a new addiction; however, a rise in gambling addictions, especially in young men, could be a cause for concern. Dr. John Duffy highlights why gambling addictions are becoming common.

NOTE: If you are mid-season watching The Pitt, there will be spoilers here.

Underneath the headlines about the ongoing war with Iran, the President’s ever-more-unhinged rants, and an economy in wild flux, there is another debate brewing low-key, rearing its head over the past...

Have you ever heard of an empath? You know, these select people who apparently feel the feelings of others, can even predict them, just as deeply as they themselves do, if not more so?

I spent the past few days desperately trying to wrap my brain around the US Supreme Court’s recent judgment on the practice of conversion therapy in the state of Colorado.

I suspect you, my treasured reader, are well aware of my deep concerns about the well-being of our young people, and the growing degree of hopelessness I’m seeing in them regarding the future.

Man, am I ever tired of the manosphere.

Over the past couple of weeks, my feeds have been bursting with news about the increasingly concerning views of young men, men being radicalized against young women, that backwards, Alpha Male thinkin...

NOTE: Once again, I’m well aware that the world is on fire and, apparently, at war now, and that cruelty and open murder of American citizens is taking place on our streets.

Life moves fast these days, and the news cycle seems to somehow move even faster.

Money has come up a few times lately amongst some of my younger clients in the therapy room.

NOTE: Again, I feel I need to note that I’m well aware that our world is on fire, and that cruelty and the absence of due process continues to take place on our streets.

Because I am apparently a slave to fictional fanfare and novel writing devices, I am on a plane finishing The Correspondent by Virginia Evans.

NOTE: Again, I’m well aware that our world is on fire, and that cruelty and open murder of American citizens is taking place on our streets, especially against our friends and neighbors in Minnesota.

Dr. John Duffy shares his thoughts about why we care so much about college and professional sports. He talks through this phenomenon and some unexpected benefits.

Okay, I have spent a good part of the past several days talking and texting with our teens, tweens and young adults about our current headlines, specifically about the President’s overreach in sending...

You’ve probably heard and read about this phenomenon by now, the stay-at-home, or trad, son.

A life as a clinical psychologist can occasionally lead, sometimes by chance, to a practice of sociology as well.