https://drsusanblock.com Dr. Susan Block's Journal Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:43:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://drsusanblock.com/max-ballad https://drsusanblock.com/max-ballad#comments Sat, 23 May 2026 03:59:39 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175839   Dr. Suzy’s BALLAD of CAPTAIN MAX [Verse 1] Max was born in the Vatican hospital As bombs dropped down on Rome Life wasn’t always so logical Max sailed away from home A child of old nobility, from Gaetano Filangieri and Lobkowicz Bohemia to Reader-Written Media. Born into war, Max lived in Peace, Max Art […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-ballad/feed 36 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-stroke-death https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-stroke-death#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:39:05 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175832 by Dr. Susan Block. Now tumbling down the hill of time in an avalanche of emotion is the first anniversary of Max’s death. It’s been a year of immeasurable loss, bottomless grief, sleepless nights, vivid memories, strange and somewhat comforting rituals – ashes to ashes, stroke to smoke – Bonoboville gatherings and art therapy since […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-stroke-death/feed 22 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-wedding-anniversaries https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-wedding-anniversaries#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:43:55 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175810 by Dr. Susan Block. It’s coming up on our 34th Wedding Anniversary! Well, not exactly. Sad to say, my beloved Max passed away last year after a major stroke that shattered his brain (but not our marriage). So, though we would be married 34 years on April 12, 2026 if Max were alive, we were […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-wedding-anniversaries/feed 19 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-easter-passover-nowruz https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-easter-passover-nowruz#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:03:15 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175790 by Dr. Susan Block. Holidays whip up sweet and spicy memories of Captain Max that I stir into a new Spring casserole of vintage photos. Like onions, some make me cry, but most are tasty enough to make me smile and occasionally even lick my lips. I call it “collage therapy” and, like good holy-dazed […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-easter-passover-nowruz/feed 12 https://drsusanblock.com/active-radio-6 https://drsusanblock.com/active-radio-6#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:19:44 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175743   by Dr. Susan Block If you’re too busy or overwhelmed by life or AI to listen to my sixth annual State of the Sexual Union address (2026), delivered live 2/14/2026 on Active Radio hosted by Hartley Pleshaw on WCAP-AM 980 – now available for your aural edification – here’s my single-word 2026 prescription for our very sickened society: Therapy. We need […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/active-radio-6/feed 19 https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-valentine https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-valentine#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:24:16 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=175723 by Dr. Susan Block. Valentine’s Day is on its way, the shopping sites flashing rosy red hearts, but I’ve got the Valentine blues… how about you? It’s my first V-Day in over three decades without my beloved Captain Max (RIP Max 11/8/1943 – 5/13/2025), aka Pr. Maximillian R. Leblovic Lobkowicz di Filangieri, aka Mickey, my […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/max-collage-valentine/feed 22 https://drsusanblock.com/rip-max https://drsusanblock.com/rip-max#comments Thu, 15 May 2025 04:37:23 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=170313   by Dr. Susan Block. Max is gone. My Great Love left his beautiful, long-suffering body yesterday at about noon PST, though I’m not sure of the exact time because I was crying too much to notice. Honestly, I am crying too much to post this, but I want to honor my darling Mickey now […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/rip-max/feed 113 https://drsusanblock.com/lchaim-radio https://drsusanblock.com/lchaim-radio#comments Thu, 08 May 2025 00:51:20 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=169775 May 2, 2025, LOS ANGELES — American sexologist Dr. Susan Block appeared on L’Chaim Jewish Radio on  WCAP-AM 980 and gave the following report: “L’Chaim” is the Hebrew toast “To Life!” It’s also the name of a radio show. After all, “L’Chaim” is more than an invitation to share a schnapps, but perhaps a whole […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/lchaim-radio/feed 11 https://drsusanblock.com/billionaire-mind-virus https://drsusanblock.com/billionaire-mind-virus#comments Thu, 27 Feb 2025 06:52:35 +0000 https://drsusanblock.com/?p=157550 by Dr. Susan Block “Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That’s how rich I want to be.” – Rita Rudner I’m a lover, not a fighter, yet here I am down in life’s trenches, wielding my pen and two phones as my gun and […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/billionaire-mind-virus/feed 13 https://drsusanblock.com/spjla https://drsusanblock.com/spjla#comments Thu, 13 Jul 2017 03:52:26 +0000 http://drsusanblock.com/?p=64055 by Dr. Susan Block Last night, Capt’n Max, Abe Bonobo and I ventured out of the Garden of Bonoboville to attend an SPJLA (Greater Los Angeles chapter of SPJ, the Society of Professional Journalists) “mega-mixer” at Molly Malone’s. We guzzled Guinness, gobbled BLTs and shared The Bonobo Way with fun-loving “media elites” from the LA […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/spjla/feed 7 https://drsusanblock.com/yale-2017 https://drsusanblock.com/yale-2017#comments Fri, 23 Jun 2017 04:46:19 +0000 http://drsusanblock.com/?p=63522 by Dr. Susan Block Having not set foot upon the hallowed grounds of my alma mater since Sex Week at Yale 2010, I decided to attend a class reunion. I wanted to hear the bells toll from Harkness Tower once again, to stroll through some of the world’s most enchanting collegiate gothic revival courtyards, to […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/yale-2017/feed 10 https://drsusanblock.com/marina-del-rey-hotel https://drsusanblock.com/marina-del-rey-hotel#comments Mon, 15 May 2017 00:53:41 +0000 http://drsusanblock.com/?p=62255 by Dr. Susan Block When Capt’n Max, aka “my butler Max,” told the Marina del Rey Hotel concierge that it was our 25th wedding anniversary, we figured we might get some silver-wrapped chocolates or a bottle of champagne. Little did we know we’d be spending our special day (and two very special nights) in a […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/marina-del-rey-hotel/feed 10 https://drsusanblock.com/mel https://drsusanblock.com/mel#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2016 10:29:02 +0000 http://drsusanblock.com/?p=57125 by Dr. Susan Block Last week, Mel Magazine released a fun little video about Bonoboville and The Bonobo Way. It’s called “Three Ways to Live Like a Bonobo,” and here are Six Reasons to Watch It Now: It’s concise. Under two minutes! It’s smart. It’s based on The Bonobo Way, after all. It’s sexy… though […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/mel/feed 16 https://drsusanblock.com/bonobo-female-empowerment https://drsusanblock.com/bonobo-female-empowerment#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2015 07:28:47 +0000 http://drsusanblock.com/?p=50839 by Dr. Susan Block As we wind up the first official Year of the Bonobo 2015, we’re happy to say the new Bonobo Way Female Empowerment Outreach Project is making great strides on mini and macro levels, thanks to start-up funding provided by philanthropist, environmentalist and investor, Malcolm Jones. In addition to being an investor, […]]]> https://drsusanblock.com/bonobo-female-empowerment/feed 12 https://drsusanblock.com/meet-the-scientists-who-think-the-g-spot-doesnt-exist https://drsusanblock.com/meet-the-scientists-who-think-the-g-spot-doesnt-exist#respond Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:28:44 +0000 http://dev.radiosuzy1.com/?p=48052 A team of British “scientists” at King’s College London claims to have determined “fairly conclusively” that the G-spot does not exist. And their evidence? Read More at: Alternet]]> https://drsusanblock.com/meet-the-scientists-who-think-the-g-spot-doesnt-exist/feed 0