Passion!: One reader is advised on whether to keep a career or pursue her art
Dear C and Dr. B; I’ve been teaching at inner city middle schools for a while now, but what I really want to do is art and music. The songs […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Life Blows: Our advice columnists help a writer at her wits’ end
Dear C & Dr. B; It feels like there is a storm raging in my head. My entire life sucks. First, there was my mom who decided she was gay, […]
It’s Not You, It’s Me: What’s to be done with Mr. Almost-Right?
Dear C and Dr. B; I’m dissatisfied with my relationship and something has to change, but I keep putting it off because I feel guilty. I am still trying to […]
Advice from the Trenches: One reader gets the shock of her life
Dear C and Dr. B; I got the shock of my life when I was sorting through some CDs and found one with text files I didn’t recognize. They looked […]
Coronavirus Spread: Is this a disease of our own making?
The first case was reported back in December, in Hubei province. Since then, the Coronavirus has done a bit of traveling. Not only has it spread to nearly every administrative […]
Advice from the Trenches: Are Vaccines Safe?
Dear C and Dr. B; The recent measles epidemic has turned my PTA group into a war zone. One of the anti-vaxxer parents is a nurse with three kids, and […]
Advice from the Trenches: Mixed Medicine
Dear C and Dr. B; I just had an experience with my younger sister, Emma that scared the crap out of me. I don’t ever want it to happen again. […]
Advice from the Trenches: Love and Lust
Dear C and Dr. B; I am a 16-year-old girl and I am painfully in love with Brian, my first real boyfriend. I say painfully because my feelings for him […]
Advice from the Trenches: Stepping Off the Mommy Track
Dear C and Dr. B; I am 50 years old and have worked from home part time for the last 16 years to raise my child and be available for […]
Advice from the Trenches: Changes Are Afoot
Dear C and Dr. B; My wife nagged me enough that I went to my doctor about getting short of breath climbing stairs. My doctor looked at my history, asked […]