Author Archives: captaincliff

Creative Approaches to Stress Reduction: You’re Full of Shit Day  by Cliff Mazer, Ph.D. by captaincliff I’m sure we all agree that too much stress is a major problem in society. The human body is basically like a big pressure cooker and … Continue reading →

  Kvetchers: The Business of Getting Things Done   by Cliff Mazer, Ph.D., aka CaptCliff A Pirate-anical approach to helping people. We’re a little like the pros on Hoarders but we carry swords and curse occasionally (sometimes in Yiddish).   … Continue reading →

  Posted on February 18, 2013 by captaincliff Token Older Guy Response to Tavi’s David Sedaris Interview in  rookiemag.com:   I got some news for you, Tavi. David Sadaris, who is admittedly a very funny man and talented writer is not really that … Continue reading →

  Does anybody remember being a kid and filling out those stacks of cheap but colorful Valentines Day cards? Do you remember the little multi-colored candy hearts and the various sayings on them? I remember take the time to pick out … Continue reading →

Dear Sirs: I have to take issue with some of the amenities and services provided to us on the Carnival Triumph and the “vacation” cruise I am currently STILL on with my family. I should have known something was off … Continue reading →

When it comes to love and especially sex you cant just “orchestrate” things to make it happen. Such intimacy, if it is to be genuine and not just “hooking up” as my kids would say, must be felt from the … Continue reading →

Jazzy cat is sick again and may soon be headed to wherever pets go when they depart from this earthly plane. She lived at my house for awhile and I got to know her pretty well. Now she hangs at … Continue reading →

My super spiritual and super creative friend Joede in Chicago wrote this response to my last blog about trauma, depression, and repression. I’ve never done a guest blog before but somehow it makes me feel kind of important, like David … Continue reading →

Perhaps one of the saddest and most tragic aspects of PTSD is the warped soul energy created by denied and suppressed trauma. In the effort to repress something horrific, human beings create a kind of psychological and emotional vacuum or … Continue reading →

I just read an interesting and very well written article about Hitler’s toilet. Not only was it hard core journalism involving solid empirical research, fluid prose (no pun intended) and historically relevant, it also brought home to me certain big … Continue reading →