Women’s Issues Articles
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- Teens Need A PR Director
The long-standing popular image of teenagers is that they are rebellious, self-centered, risk-taking, and don't want anything to do with their ...
- Sexuality and Marital Intimacy
A good marriage is best friends with passion. Without the passion, you just have a friendship. For some, ...
- White Elephants
As I cried, I wanted to believe it was the alcohol that induced Mom’s words. I had to believe it was the alcohol. I don’t want them. The words rang in my ears. That’s the ...
- Two Plus Two: Couples and Their Couple Friendships
What if I told you that one secret to making a long-term relationship more fulfilling is to have another committed couple with whom you and your beloved could spend time? The very premise of Two ...
- Sexual Awareness: Your Guide to Healthy Couple Sexuality
Now in its fifth edition since its original publication in 1975, Barry and Emily McCarthy’s Sexual Awareness is still the go-to book for couples who want to learn more about healthy sexuality. Each of the ...
- How to Overcome Obstacles to Positive Change
We all are faced at times with trying to persuade others to make behavioral changes, or needing to do so ...
- What Death Can Teach Us about Life
I attended a funeral the other week for the husband of one of my colleagues. He was a relatively ...
- How Can I Improve Intimacy in My Marriage?
It has become too common a refrain: There isn't enough time. This is the excuse put forth ...
- Problems of Codependents
Everyone laughs when I tell them that I wrote Codependency for Dummies. But codependency is no laughing matter. It causes ...
- Do You Love a Narcissist?
It’s easy to fall in love with narcissists. Their charm, talent, success, beauty, and charisma cast a spell, ...
- More on Disciplining a Challenging Preschooler
In a prior column I wrote about how to teach self-control to a 4-year-old boy who constantly challenged ...
- 8 Keys to Recovery From an Eating Disorder
Babette Rothschild, the Series Editor of 8 Keys, explains in her introduction that the purpose of the 8 Keys series is to provide intelligent, thoughtful help from highly experienced professionals. In this case, Carolyn Costin ...
- 5 Relationship Myths
Many of us have read the fairy tales and seen the movies. There’s the handsome prince who comes to save the day ...
- Relationship Tips for Those Rocky First Few Years of Marriage
Many couples assume that if you live together, ...
- Being a Grownup When Your Kid Hates You
This column tells a story based on a composite of real-life situations in therapy to represent both teen and ...
- The Myth of the High Rate of Divorce
A few years ago, my wife and I celebrated our 25th anniversary. It is the second ...
- When Crisis Becomes Chronic: What to do When Friendships Fade
It’s a common experience. Something goes wrong in ...
- What You Need to Know About Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Most women would say they have PMS. Inevitably, once ...
- Parents Gone Wild at Easter Egg Hunt
The headline on our local paper reads, “A few rotten eggs spoil Easter Hunt.” Parents, who were supposed to ...
- Improving the Odds for Successful Second Marriages
Divorce rates have long been overstated, and that for more educated couples who are over 25 when they marry, ...
- Who Is a Sex Addict?
Increasing numbers of men and women are seeking clinical treatment for sexual addiction. This is partly the result ...
- Infant Feeding Methods and Maternal Sleep and Sleepiness
The choice to breastfeed an infant is intensely personal. Yet because of the well established health and psychological benefits of breastfeeding for both the mother and ...
- Young Families Face New Problems
Ed and Carol were seeking help for a number of common complaints: poor communication, ...
- The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness
I've borrowed the title of Dr. Ned Hallowell's book (2002, Ballentine Books) as the title of this ...
- Tragic Beauty: The Dark Side of Venus Aphrodite and the Loss and Regeneration of Soul
Everyone has met Aphrodite -- the girl who enters a room and men turn their heads to gawk, the girl who always has a man clutching her arm while several others wait in the wings. ...
