BRENT STOLLER

A hopeful, (sometimes) humorous take on the traumas of infertility and pregnancy loss.

Advice for the Modern Man: How To Get Over a Broken Heart

Broken Heart

Everybody gets over breakups in their own way. Some people need to get busy; others need to wallow in their misery.

But no matter how you go about it, you’ll never achieve closure until you complete these three steps.

Advice for the Modern Man: How to Achieve Work-Life Balance

Work-Life Balance Image

In today’s world of 24/7 access, it’s never been tougher to locate the sweet spot between professional and personal time.

It’s also never been more important.

Advice for the Modern Man: My Girlfriend Cheated On Me

Young couple with relationship difficulties

Should I stay or should I go?

It’s the question that’s asked at one time or another in every relationship. And once you throw infidelity into the mix, its answer becomes that much more complicated.

Advice for the Modern Man: A Weekly Column

I started college as a psychology major. A semester of biopsychology ended that endeavor. Journalism, it was.

Still, human behavior never stopped fascinating me. Why do we feel the way we feel? What drives our thoughts and actions? How do we affect change in ourselves?

In hopes of answering these questions and others, welcome to my new advice column. Problems solved within.

Why I Should’ve Talked Back To My Parents

Girl Shushing

I still remember it clearly. I was in fourth grade, sitting at the dinner table as my parents and brother argued. Again. He was struggling with algebra, they wanted to get him a tutor. 60 Minutes-worthy stuff, I know, but given our family’s Pollyanna-ness, these altercations registered as war.

As the voices around me rose, the voice in my head found clarity: I would never talk back. Ever.