Women’s Issues Library

• 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. ...
• What You Need to Consider Before Having Kids
  Having a baby is a big decision that requires couples to do some serious self-reflecting ...
• When My Mommy Cries
  Crystal Godfrey LaPoint’s tender story in When My Mommy Cries is one that has needed to be told for some time now. Like any good children’s author, LaPoint is able to succinctly express her theme, ...
• A Princess and Her Garden: A Fable of Awakening and Arrival
  You thought of Aesop when you read the subtitle, didn't you?  The story in this book is not your typical Aesop's fable.  Not by a long shot.  In fact, Aesop's got nothing on the author ...
• 5 Tips to Increase Your Assertiveness
  “Assertiveness is all about being present in a relationship,” according to Randy Paterson, Ph.D, a clinical psychologist and author ...
• Valentine’s Day & Parental LOVE
  Did you know that about 40 percent of the 180 million Valentine's cards purchased this year will be bought by parents? ...
• Healing Painful Sex: A Woman’s Guide to Confronting, Diagnosing and Treating Sexual Pain
  In Healing Painful Sex: A Woman’s Guide to Confronting, Diagnosing, and Treating Sexual Pain, physician Deborah Coady, MD, and psychotherapist Nancy Fish, MSW, MPH, combine their medical and psychological expertise to write a book about ...
• 3 Relationship Pitfalls When Entering Parenthood & Pointers to Help
  Couples are often surprised just how much a baby changes their relationship and their lives. In fact, ...
• 3 Steps to a Closer, Stronger Family
  “I wish my kids and I were closer.” One of the letters I received recently on Psych Central's Ask ...
• 5 Reasons Not To Marry the One You Love
  For many young girls, being a bride is the closest thing possible to living out childhood fantasies ...
• Permission for Moms To Have Negative Feelings
  Q: I have a toddler who doesn't sleep well and never naps. She exhausts me with her never-ending need for ...
• 5 Damaging Myths About Postpartum Depression
  Postpartum depression (PPD) is one of the most common complications of childbirth, according to Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH, director of the Perinatal Psychiatry Program at the UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders. PPD ...