mental health – Page 5 – David Haldane

October 9, 2021

Britney’s Liberation Could Be My Son’s Demise

By David Haldane October 7, 2021 The story is everywhere. Britney Spears, long-time global singing idol, is finally free of her father’s controlling clutches. And […]

September 16, 2021

Surviving Divorce

By David Haldane Sept. 16, 2021 It feels like you’re falling down a dark pit. You don’t know how soon you will land or what […]

July 29, 2021

Stuck Behind Walls

By David Haldane July 29, 2021 It could be worse, of course. I could be without Internet, TV and a view of the construction […]

July 15, 2021

Love Postponed

By David Haldane July 15, 2021 It all seemed so easy at first. Jared and Rei met online at a dating site called OkCupid; […]

June 2, 2021

Sitting in the Dark

By David Haldane June 2, 2021 There was something soothing about the dimness. Excited, we sat in eager anticipation of the experience to come; one […]

May 6, 2021

Forgetting Who You Are

By David Haldane May 6, 2021 The scene made me cry. In it, Anthony Hopkins—who recently won an academy award for his performance in “The […]

April 15, 2021

Permanent Damage

By David Haldane April 15, 2021 This morning we finally had the talk. I’m sure you’re familiar with it or, if you’re a parent, probably […]

February 25, 2021

Taking Care

By David Haldane Feb. 25, 2021 A few months ago, I got an astounding call. “Hi Dad,” my 34-year-old son said, “why don’t you come […]

November 19, 2020

Blood Pressure: Why Mine is Lower in the Philippines

By David Haldane Nov. 19, 2020 At first, I didn’t believe it. “Your blood pressure is very high,” the doctor said, looking several degrees sterner […]

October 29, 2020