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Side-lined by side effects

Michael Yoder changes meds and makes friends with Gravol.and says"I would love it if specialists had to take the meds themselves in order to experience the vast array of marvellously crappy physical...

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Sidelined by side effects: the sequel

Getting it right: Michael Yoder continues his story of changing meds, side effects issues and finally reverting to his old meds  "Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died."  Erma Bombeck...

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Orlando: a catalyst for change

Michael Yoder says “small things - Pride flags being lowered, vigils held, mayors and politicians and celebrities speaking out across the planet, rainbow colours decorating monuments are of immense...

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The Importance of Being Decadent

"... by treating ourselves as worthy of something special (every now and then), we can increase our self-esteem, because "we're worth it", says Michael Yoder "I can resist everything but temptation."...

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Wounds

"Can we allow our "Self" to cry and laugh and create the safe places where our child can heal - or at least be less afraid?" asks Michael Yoder “Our wounds are often the openings into the best and...

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(Un)Happy Holidays

Michael Yoder on HIV and the holidays: "... the real purpose of Winter festivities is not to be happy, but to find belonging..." "Holidays in general breed unrealistic expectations. The minute you...

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Doubleplusgood in the land of alternative facts

Big Brother is watching... America does not end at its borders. Michael Yoder foresees carnage and offers some resistance tips. "And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I...

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Like the Mark of Cain, we carry stigma with us.

Michael Yoder: "... I wonder if, in some ways, we perpetuate stigma by trying to diminish it." "Then the Lord put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him" Genesis 4:15-16 I see a...

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The Pool of Tears

Michael Yoder on the accumulated grief of successive losses: "I think that the weeping is good." "You ought to be ashamed of yourself," said Alice, "a great girl like you," (she might well say this),...

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Remembrance of things past

Michael Yoder: "I fear that if we don't record our past, in each community, we'll end up with a Hollywood version that misses the point..." "Remember, the storm is a great opportunity for the pine and...

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