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Couples Facing Finances in Lean Times

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

When I was a new therapist, I thought the hardest thing for couples to talk about would be their sex life. Not so. As long as neither one is cheating, talking about sex ...

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Unhealthy Self-Talk: Yelling at Myself

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

I felt like the magazine was yelling at me. As I read the borrowed copy of “Runner’s World,” article after article made me feel like I was not running enough. I identify myself ...

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Hiding Behind the Pulpit with Bipolar Disorder

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

I have an illness that affects nearly 1 out of every 17 Americans, and affects 1 out of every 5 families. This disease is chronic in nature, and can only be controlled, not cured. It ...

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Too Much Togetherness Solution: A Hat

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

As a child I remember my great aunt saying irritably, “I promised you ‘for better or for worse’ but not for lunch!” ...

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Quitting Therapy

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Yesterday I quit therapy. This was a big decision; one I thought long and hard about. Psychotherapy has always been helpful, but I simply didn’t want to go anymore. My sessions had ...

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Getting Around To It: Surviving and Embracing Procrastination

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

I had to laugh. Having set myself the task of writing an article about procrastination, I've done everything but. I wandered into the kitchen to make yet another cup of coffee that I'll probably abandon ...

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Living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

If you’re a parent of a child who’s recently been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you may be devastated and overwhelmed. If you’re an adult who’s recently been diagnosed, you may be going ...

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Moving In To Move On

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Emma is 25, has a masters degree in social work from a prestigious college, and $40,000 in school loans. Her entry-level job pays only $24,000 and she lives in a town where even sharing an ...

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Health Insurance: The Eternal Battle

Monday, March 23rd, 2009

Health insurance is a subject that weighs on me and keeps me up at night. Every once in a while my insurance situation is sorted out and the worry briefly lifts, then something happens ...

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Lessons from American Idol: It’s Character that Counts

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Okay. I admit it. I'm an American Idol fan. I get an endless amount of grief for it in my office lunchroom: "Don't you know it's fixed?" "Aren't you bored with Simon's schtick? Paula's spacy ...

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Hofstadter’s Law and Realistic Planning

Saturday, February 7th, 2009

You've probably heard of Murphy's Law—"if anything can go wrong, it will." But Murphy has a kindred spirit in author Douglas Hofstadter. Hofstadter's Law, if you've never heard it, states: "It always takes longer than you ...

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Going Broke as Slowly as Possible

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

There is no question, living within a tight budget is as much fun as a visit to the gynecologist. Possibly even less fun, because a visit to the gynecologist is one afternoon, whereas budget ...

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Ho-Ho-Ho-Holiday (Office) Parties: Bah Humbug?

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

It’s one of those little secrets. A majority of people either hate office holiday parties or simply don’t care about them. Yet year after year, people dress up for an evening of socializing with people ...

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Social Networking Websites: What’s the Point?

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

My local newspaper recently ran a story about how Facebook.com can ruin people's romantic relationships. The argument was that the site makes it too easy to get back in touch with former "significant ...

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Coping with Sudden Unemployment

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

With all that is happening in our economy lately, we all have to realize that we could fall victim to ‘downsizing’ or ‘organizational restructuring.’ Just as with any loss, you are likely to face many ...

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