I was formally diagnosed with ‘severe’ Attention Deficit Hyper Activity Disorder (ADHD) in my seventies! I have coped with the condition without intervention my entire life and career. It has had a price. The clinician remarked that being a comedian and performing I was in an ideal career for managing and coping without formal treatment. […]
For many years I have been writing and speaking about the problem of social isolation that is pervasive, even epidemic in American life. My interest comes from my own lived experience. I grew up in New York and Long Island in our large Irish Catholic family. Our life was full, busy and crowded. The were […]
I can’t recall which comic said it first, but I remembered his self effacing line about being a professional standup. It was something like ‘I only work an hour a night. So I’m going to work, but I’ll be right back.” And he spoke for all of us in comedy. And for me it was […]
As we await the start of the next administration, the country remains evenly divided. While half the population is excited with anticipation the other half lives with worry and even dread. Whatever side you were on, moving forward will demand personal adjusting and coping. And unless you are an individual with relevant power and influence […]