Here's a disturbing thought. If human nature produced the atrocities of the last century, is it any less likely to produce atrocities in this one?

Is there any truth to the adage that those who don't learn from history are destined to repeat it? I certainly think so. History is...

"I'm such a freakin' loser...I'll never find a girlfriend...and my face won't stop breaking out!"

Such is the angst of many a high schooler.

In an earlier post I wrote about how the inability...

Bradley Wiggins pedals during his attempt to break cycling's hour record at the Olympic velodrome in East London, Britain, June 7, 2015. (Photo: REUTERS/Andrew Winning)

The Olympics and I go way back. I was in the 1976 games in Montreal. Well... more like...

Demonstrators from the Black Lives Matter movement march through the streets of central London on July 10, 2016. (Photo credit: DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images).

Last week's death toll: two black men following what should have been routine police interventions - or even non-interventions - and five white officers gunned down by...

The National Rifle Association in the United States and other gun owner lobby groups constantly proclaim that "Guns don't kill. People kill." True. But people with guns kill much more efficiently. I suppose that nuclear weapons don't kill, either.

I started writing this column many times. After each mass...

Screwed up parents almost always produce screwed up kids, but screwed up kids don't always have screwed up parents.

Wouldn't it be nice if we had the ability to ensure our children turned out well-adjusted, functional and happy? I would give anything for that guarantee.

Rats and enriched environments

There...

"Miss, how come you have a moustache like a man?"

Did you ever hear a six-year old say something like this to a teacher? Or how about, "Why is your nose so red?" or "You have big ears!" As adults, we can laugh at these little...

When I was young I was embarrassed by what my father did for a living, and by extension, him. My father was a janitor.

Not only did he spend most of his days sweeping floors and emptying ashtrays at the airport, but he also mopped out a tavern every night...

Wednesday is Bell's Let's talk day, a day when people are encouraged to talk about mental illness. Here are five reasons why this campaign is so important.

What is a mental illness?

We would never lump such diverse illnesses as Psoriasis, kidney disease, influenza and ALS into one ubiquitous 'physical...

Why are some people more prone to depression than others? The answer is far from straightforward. Many people are sad because their lives aren't going well. Failed relationships and employment problems account for many of these. But plenty of individuals are just sad and can't point to any specific reason....

Christmas 1981
In Christmas, 1981, I was a young and newly married graduate student living in Tallahassee, Florida. My apartment was typical nouveau-student; shelves of cinder blocks and plywood, a saggy bed, yellow and green plaid carpeting. The most expensive thing in the apartment was my tennis racket. As...

We are all going to die. If we had a say in how it happened, what would most of us choose?

Recently I began asking clients, friends and family members this straightforward question and the results of this unscientific survey are very telling. Of the fifty or so people I...