I Can’t Stop Thinking About My Ex: When a Gay Breakup Takes Over Your Mind

Man sitting beside a window in a quiet room.

“It’s been months. Why am I still thinking about him every day?” In my work over 30 years as a gay men’s specialist psychotherapist and coach, I’ve heard some version of this question many times. Sometimes it comes from a man whose relationship lasted fifteen or twenty years and whose entire adult life had become … Read more

Why High-Achieving Gay Men Struggle to Feel Loved

Successful gay professional sitting alone after work reflecting on achievement, emotional security, and relationships.

Success Can Build an Extraordinary Life. It Doesn’t Always Heal an Earlier One. If you judged only from outward appearances, you might reasonably conclude that many successful gay men have figured life out. They have built impressive careers, achieved financial security, cultivated meaningful friendships, and created lives that many people would envy. They are physicians, … Read more