Steven in The Washington Post

Toxic Positivity  Denies Real Feelings. Here’s how to do better.

 Sometimes, an upbeat response covers up an uncomfortable emotion.

I Can't Tone It Down: Olympic skater Adam Rippon speaks out for young LGBT Americans 

 Rippon unapologetically embraces his role as the first openly gay Olympic athlete, offering hope and empowerment to LGBT people in this period of social conservatism. 

 When you’re aging alone, who will take care of you if you get sick?

There are programs out there to help, but when it comes to a colonoscopy, you need a friend.

 I wasn’t suicidal, until suddenly, terrifyingly I was

Going public is scary, but I want to encourage people to open and get the help they need.

 Feeling even more uncertain about LGBTQ rights after the Supreme Court’s wedding cake ruling

This ruling, by not stating definitively that anti-gay discrimination is intolerable, has again stigmatized LGBTQ people as second-class citizens.

 Watching but not treating cancer can be hard. Sometimes it’s the right approach.

“Active surveillance” of prostate cancer can avoid terrible side effects without harming survival.