Individual Consultation
One-on-one conversation and support informed by decades of study and community experience.
Individual Consultation · Lectures · Relationship Education
Helping people understand, navigate, and deepen human connection.
I offer thoughtful lectures, facilitated group discussions, and individual consultation on relationships, intimacy, gender, and sexuality.
A wider view of connection
Building a Kinder Gentler World
For decades, I have studied, taught, listened, and facilitated conversations about human relationships, sexuality, identity, intimacy, and connection. After some time away, I am returning to this work because I have missed these conversations and still believe I can make a meaningful difference.
Whether through one-on-one individual consultation, community-level lectures, video clips or articles and reflections my mission is simple: to share a lifetime of study and real-world experience to help us build greater acceptance, empathy, and understanding for one another.
Building bridges to our similarities and celebrating our differences.
Ways to connect
Education grounded in empathy and lived experience.
Guest Lectures
I am an experienced presenter at universities, conferences and community groups. Currently offering lectures and conversations that invite greater awareness, acceptance, and understanding.
Articles & Reflections
The Power of an Enthusiastic Hug
A reflection on the warmth of a welcome hug, the importance of consent, and the small moments of connection that nourish us.
Occasional articles and personal reflections on relationships, intimacy, and the many ways we connect.
About Me
I am an independent consultant, guest lecturer, author and community educator with a lifetime of dedication to the study of human relations and sexuality.
Backed by coursework in sociology, psychology and human relations, I bridge academic theory with decades of real-world, community-focused experience.
Notably, my almost 20 years of involvement with various relationship oriented support groups have provided me with the rare privilege of listening to thousands of lived relationship stories, offering me a deep, empathetic understanding of how humans connect, communicate, and navigate complex relationship dynamics.
I began by leading human relations and sexuality discussion groups at the University of Vermont in the 1970s and have enjoyed being a guest lecturer at college campuses and conferences since.
Today, I operate mostly as an independent volunteer—believing that vital knowledge about human relations should be shared freely to foster a more understanding, connected world.
A more connected world