Team Players on the Home Front
Every day I meet with couples who are overwhelmed with responsibilities on the home front. Dual-career couples find it particularly hard to keep the chaos in check. Add kids to the mix and you have ... Read more... »
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Maud Purcell, LCSW, CEAP's Archive
You Can Rewrite Your Life
Feel like you made a wrong life turn? If so, you are not alone. Every day, women tell me that they aren't living the life they want. And now they think it's too late to ... Read more... »
Make ‘Successful’ Mistakes
"Successful mistakes." Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? Can there actually be a link between blunders and success? The answer to this question is a resounding yes! As human beings we err regularly — mistakes ... Read more... »
The Self-Confidence Formula for Women
We don't enter the world with it. No one has it all of the time. Talking about it won't help you gain it. I'm referring to self-confidence. We women have particular difficulty developing self-confidence. We ... Read more... »
Multipurpose Moms
How many hats do you wear? Do your roles include: mother, wife, career woman, organizer, negotiator, taxi service, psychologist, cook, lover, friend and role model? To refer to you as "multipurpose" is a vast understatement! ... Read more... »
The Healing Power of Humor
The Ojibway tribe recognized it. The Old Testament even references the healing properties of humor: "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine." Although our ancestors couldn't explain it scientifically, they knew intuitively that laughter ... Read more... »
Growing Healthy Friendships
What is a "friend"? Webster's Third Dictionary even appears confused on the subject. The dictionary offers multiple definitions for friend, some of which are contradictory. To me, a friend is someone you hold in high ... Read more... »
The Health Benefits of Journaling
I'll bet you write (or word process) daily. If you are like most women, you record only what you must. In an effort to change your mind and your habits, I'll let you in on ... Read more... »
Guilt: The Crippling Emotion
Guilt. Rarely has one small word been so widely misunderstood. Guilt is frequently viewed as a virtue, as a high sense of responsibility and morality. The truth, however, is that guilt is the greatest destroyer ... Read more... »
Accentuate the Positive
Her glass was half empty. Despite good health, great looks and a successful career, Ellen religiously found something to stew about. Meanwhile, Melanie was wrestling with round two of a life-threatening illness. Even while in ... Read more... »
Aging Parents and Your Emotional Well-Being
Browse the bookstore. Check the Web. You'll find extensive information about how to assist your aging parents. What you're unlikely to find, however, is help for the myriad feelings you will experience as your mom ... Read more... »
Stress-Proof Your Work Life
I could rattle off all the usual suspects — exercise, sleep, nutrition, meditation, massage and yoga. But you've heard all that before, haven't you? And you've tried to implement these stress reducers, with only limited ... Read more... »
Finding, and Keeping, a Healthy Life Balance
It's always the same story. A woman comes into my office feeling like she is having a "nervous breakdown" or as though her relationship is "on the rocks." The problem is rarely that serious and ... Read more... »
Manage Your Time — Don’t Let It Manage You
Does the phrase "time management" strike terror in your heart? If so, you aren't alone. Virtually every woman who enters my office is upset by her inability to make better use of her time.
In fact, ... Read more... »
Building Responsible Kids
Responsible kids. Sounds like an oxymoron! After all, aren't children the definition of irresponsible? Well, let me clear up this commonly held misconception. Kids are born with the capacity to become responsible people — it's ... Read more... »
Happiness is an imaginary condition, formerly attributed by the living to the dead, now usually attributed by adults to children, and by children to adults.
-- Thomas Szasz
-- Thomas Szasz
