top of page
Search
Til Death Do Us Part (Not Really)
I facetiously refer to marriage as “20 and out” because I’m a wise-guy but actually the stats come pretty close with about half of all...
drhancur
Aug 105 min read
Pros Just Want To Have Fun
My blog "Real Life in About Four Hours" generated a lot of interest from those who "get" golf. In it, I stated that the golfer...
drhancur
Aug 43 min read
REAL LIFE IN ABOUT FOUR HOURS
Golf. Some of you get it and some of you don’t. If you don’t, this blog may be irrelevant unless you know or love a golfer. If you do...
drhancur
Oct 28, 20243 min read
The Problem of Responsibility in Living or "You Mean I Don't Get Another SECOND Chance?"
We learn by taking action and then experiencing consequences. We usually don’t learn from somebody telling us what the consequences will...
drhancur
Oct 9, 20243 min read
PAINKILLER
This past week, my wife and I viewed a docudrama on Netflix entitled "Painkiller". It starred Matthew Broderick as Richard Sackler,...
drhancur
Mar 16, 20244 min read
The Good Die Young
For those who have been reading my posts for many years, you may remember the one I wrote after my mother passed, entitled: "The Problem...
drhancur
Mar 11, 20242 min read
IT'S STILL DRUGS, STUPID!
When Joseph Califano uttered his famous declaration, the hope among many of us in healthcare was that it would help to refocus our...
drhancur
Aug 2, 202311 min read
WHAT'S A CUBIT?
Decades before he and Harvey Weinstein triggered the long overdue MeToo movement and crashed from grace before our eyes, Bill Cosby was a...
drhancur
May 31, 20235 min read
Do You Know Who My Family Is?!!
We in South Carolina, but also nationally, have been flooded with the story of Alex Murdaugh, recently convicted of murdering his wife...
drhancur
Apr 4, 20234 min read
Violence in America
or The Injuries are not Life Threatening or He's Expected to Make a Complete Recovery We often speak in the media about "gun violence"...
drhancur
Feb 1, 202311 min read
IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD
This blog is about "Stress". We hear often that most unsolvable maladies are due to it. But what in God's name is it? It is not a...
drhancur
Oct 18, 20224 min read
Hooray For Our Side
Some, but certainly not all of you, are familiar with the Buffalo Springfield song from long ago commenting sarcastically about the...
drhancur
Jun 29, 20223 min read
THE DAYS ARE LONG
I have been a clinical psychologist for 46 years. In that time, I have come to appreciate the power of the process called psychotherapy....
drhancur
Jan 30, 20223 min read
Medicare for All and Other Healthcare Illusions
Let’s talk about healthcare. It’s one of those topics that seems to bring out the worst in us. So let's ask and answer some common...
drhancur
Sep 19, 20215 min read
Tripping Ourselves Up- Part Deux
In discussing the last post with my daughter, she asked why alcohol doesn't fall under the authority of the FDA. The answer is actually...
drhancur
Aug 3, 20214 min read
Tripping Ourselves Up
In my now almost fifty years of clinical practice, I have learned that we trip ourselves up much more often than we are tripped by...
drhancur
Jul 16, 20216 min read
The Witches of Eastwick and Other Essays
This blog may be controversial. Although I genuinely attempt to stay in the middle lane when there is one, I have managed to offend...
drhancur
Apr 24, 20214 min read
.08: Fact or Fiction
So the Boss beat the rap, pleading guilty to drinking in the park. Riding his motorcycle while clearly under the influence of some...
drhancur
Apr 12, 20213 min read
Hey Kid, Want to raise your IQ?
My wife and I just finished watching a documentary about the recent college admission scandal. As you probably know, the company billed...
drhancur
Apr 7, 20213 min read
I Had Two Shots of Tequila
Recently, most of us learned that Bruce Springsteen was charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) while riding his motorcycle in a...
drhancur
Feb 18, 20213 min read
BLOG
bottom of page