Understanding Dysfunctional Relationship Patterns in Your Family
It is often said that we live in a therapy culture, one in which everyone has a label…
How to Develop and Improve Your Sense of Humor
If the average person could improve just one trait, many would choose humor. People value charm, intellect, efficiency,…
When Your Child Becomes Anorexic
Few sights are more heartbreaking than a young woman reduced to a fragile, emaciated wreck by anorexia. For…
When Your Child Befriends Dangerous People
Every parent is haunted by the fear that their teenager will befriend the wrong sort of people. Peer…
Erik Erikson and the Stages of Development
At some point, most people wonder if they are progressing through life at a normal pace. Parents in…
Turning an Acquaintance Into a Friend
In one’s childhood and teens, friends come and go. Once you reach your thirties and forties, however, close,…
When Your Partner Lies About Their Debts
No matter what sort of relationship you are in, trust is vital. Once trust is gone, it can…
Coping With the Neighbors From Hell
To those who’ve never experienced it, a bad neighbor is no more than a minor irritation. In fact,…
Are You Your Own Person?
Ask a random stranger if he is able to be himself and he will indignantly reply “of course.”…