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It’s been a little while since I’ve jotted down my thoughts to you folks.  I spent a number of days at the International Psychology Conference, where I gave a lecture entitled, “Regaining Things In Your Life That You Stupidly Lost.”  You see, when we’re young and we haven’t been burdened with all of society’s limitations of what we can achieve, we tend to reach far and, in many ways, accomplish quite a bit.  Over time, people continue to tell you what you can’t do.  If you’re older, you can’t be …

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Yesterday, I met with Dean, a really great guy that had gone through a lot of changes lately.  You may recall that a while ago a relationship ended for him.
Dean was struggling with letting go.  You see, you may also recall that the relationship provided him with some great sex, along with all the other stuff that goes with it: love, joy, passion, etc.  But the relationship had also provided partnership, friendship, and at one point, held the promise for Dean that there might be the opportunity for building a …

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Well, folks, spring is here, and boy howdy, is it a welcome change.  These great outdoors of the Greater Vancouver Regional District have been calling me for a long time, and for a long time, I’ve ignored their calls.  You see, believe it or not, Dr. Matt likes being comfortable, and hesitates when something is outside of his comfort zone.
So regardless of whether or not I have wanted to do certain things, like scale a mountain, or (in the wintertime) shred the backcountry on a snowboard, I’ve consistently had the …

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Earlier this week, I was having lunch with my friend, famous architect Jonathon Stembridge-Rickenbacker.  Jon was lamenting the fact that his wife was away on business, and he would have to attend an architecture convention alone.

Now, for those who don’t know JSR, this guy is one of the most wonderful people to spend time with.  He’s kind, he’s funny, and he compliments me on my mustache nearly every time I see him.
He said to me, “Dr. Matt, I really want to go to this thing, but I don’t wanna go …

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Folks, the other day a guy came into my apartment/office.  I’ll call him Ed, or better yet, a fake name like Freddle.  I better add a last name so that would be something like McMannohaggonbaum.  And if you wanted to pry and we needed a middle name, we could just use Dolly-Parton.  So, just so we don’t get lost, the other day I was paid a visit by Freddle Dolly-Parton McMannohaggonbaum.

Anyway, Fred said to me, “Dr. Matt, how do I become a more confident person?”
I thought to myself, “Well, maybe …

Folks, I was in Maine this past week doing a book tour and giving lectures, so I met up with a good writer friend of mine who lives there, who I’ll call Stedman Kling. Now, I’ve known Stephen for a long time now, and this guy has been reasonably successful in his life, writing mostly stories where someone gets stabbed in the eye, but a few really nice gems.

We had been talking about my successes for a while, which is one of our favorite topics, and I changed the …

Hey Dr. Matt, how ARE you? Tell me, in your medical opinion, am I ever going to deliver this child out of me?

-Really Pregnant
Well, R.P. first I should note that I don’t have a “doctorate” in the strictest sense; that is, in the sense that I “graduated” from a “university.” My doctorate is what I call the doctorate of life, which is much different than a medical doctor, especially those who poke around in birth canals.
The birth canals I poke around in are the birth canals of …