Category: Women’s Issues
The Good Therapy Blog
August 9th, 2010 |
Do you want more sex more often than your partner? Or does s/he complain because you want less? In my practice as a sex and marriage therapist, I find that men are often have hyper-active desire, wanting more, while women’s interest in sex is hypo-active, wanting less. If you’re female, there is a quick and kinda cool quiz that you can take right now. Ready?
• In the past, was your level of sexual desire/interest good and satisfying to you?
• Has there been a decrease in your level of sexual desire/interest?
• Are you bothered by your decreased level of sexual desire/interest?
•... Read More
July 13th, 2010 |
In a NIMH-funded study recently published in the American Journal of Public Health, new information shows that African-American’s women’s views toward depression and depression care is strongly and consistently influenced by racism. The study held focus groups of African-American-identifying women with significant depressive symptoms and at least one experience of intimate partner violence. The women voiced two primary concerns: firstly, an aversion to the depression treatments they knew about, as most were perceived... Read More
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July 1st, 2010 |
From past studies, we already know that being physically active at any point in life can help women reduce their risk of dementia and cognitive impairment later on. Now, a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society finds that of the many life stages that help improve cognitive outcome, the teenage years are most important. Over 9,000 women were studied, and of the four different life stages (teenage, 30s, 50s, and late life), the teenage years had by far the most dramatic impact on protecting... Read More
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June 29th, 2010 |
Most women who have weathered childbirth, and watched as their male partners squeamishly stood by, might think they are warriors when it comes to pain tolerance. However, most research has shown that women are actually more sensitive to pain. Women also tend to experience more pain during their lifetimes and develop more chronic pain conditions. Yet health care professionals sometimes minimize, misdiagnose, and offer insufficient symptom relief for pain conditions women present to them. Although men may delay getting the treatment they need for pain, once they do seek help, they are often treated... Read More
June 20th, 2010 |
A GoodTherapy.org News Summary
It may not be a factor faced by every couple undergoing marriage or family counseling, but postpartum depression is a part of many births, and for 13% of women, it doesn’t fade after the first few days. New research presents a compelling case as to the cause of postpartum depression, which was previously unknown. When the baby is born, estrogen levels plummet, but levels of an enzyme called monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) skyrocket. MAO-A works against neurotransmitters that elevate a person’s mood. MAO-A... Read More
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June 14th, 2010 |
A new study from the University of Michigan, recently published in Psychology of Women Quarterly finds that young women’s perception of their own self-worth as tied to their weight varies between ethnic identities. The study surveyed over 900 college women, aged 17-24, and asked them questions about ethnic identity, eating habits, drive for thinness, appearance esteem, weight-based self-worth, and interactions with other ethnic groups. The result showed that young white women, Asian American women, and African American women who were... Read More
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June 4th, 2010 |
The theme of my recent post on my blog PoliPsych . . . is so important in today's world!
What has been cursed or hidden because of its power needs to come out into the open.
As a result, I feel called to help it come into full view in June's Power Abused, Power Healed newsletter.
Recently, I read an article on CNN.com* exploring the use of birth control to suppress a woman's monthly period altogether . . . and the startling fact that 72% of women said they "did not like having a period" and 40% of women would prefer never to have one! And now birth control pills are being utilized to avoid... Read More
June 3rd, 2010 |
The time will come
When, with elation,
You will greet yourself arriving
At your own door, in your own mirror,
And each will smile at the other’s welcome,
And say, sit here, Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was your self. ~ Derek Walcott*
Aging, and the fixation with our appearance, for those of us who are contemplatives, may seem a shallow, banal preoccupation. It may be an embarrassment to admit that we are stumbling in this particular underworld of suffering. Yet, the paradoxical truth is that the spirit lives in this juxtaposition of the superficial, the mundane, and the... Read More
June 2nd, 2010 |
Much of the body image work that I do with clients suffering from eating disorders comes back to building up self-esteem. What follows are a few activities I’ve found helpful in exploring this topic with clients. These can be used as homework between sessions, or an activity done with your therapist guide.
Self Confidence First Aid Kit (Adapted from CareerTrack)
Take a shoebox or similar-sized container & on the outside create a collage using magazine clippings of all your favorite things, the people, places and things that you hold most dear.
To put inside, begin a collection of items... Read More
June 1st, 2010 |
At first, you think it’s normal. Maybe it’s just lack of sleep. Or the monotony of endless feedings, laundry, and chores. It could be the isolation. The lack of time with your spouse. And the baby is just one big need machine, and she doesn’t even smile back yet. You thought it would be more rewarding, more joyful. And sometimes you even resent her and how she has changed everything. You try to accept that this is what your life is like now. You push yourself to get through it. Minutes can seem like hours when the baby cries. And hours drag on into days and weeks. Hey, what day is it anyway?... Read More
May 24th, 2010 |
When most people in our culture think about pornography and who is accessing it online, their thoughts automatically go to the male population. Would it surprise you to know that women represent 30% of the internet pornography consumers (Internet Pornography Statistics, 2008; Nielsen/NetRatings, April 2005)? It is time to stop with the “old school” thinking that it is just a “man” issue and take a look at not only the increased activity with women and pornography, but also the impact that it is having on them and their lives.
Women have greater access to information, laws and resources... Read More
May 18th, 2010 |
A GoodTherapy.org News Summary
During the course of pregnancy, women are often affected by a series of guidelines and pieces of advice administered by their doctors and other health professionals, and combined with societal messages about how pregnant women are supposed to behave, such pieces of advice may prove difficult to understand or to follow. Relying instead on the advice of mothers and grandmothers seems to be a popular alternative, according to a study recently carried out at the University of London. Investigating... Read More
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April 27th, 2010 |
With Spring upon us and Summer around the corner, that desire for a golden tan starts to nag at most Caucasian women in the U.S. While there is certainly more awareness than ever about the dangers of too much sun, many women feel insecure without a basecoat of bronze. Some women may even suspect they are “addicted” to tanning.
Is there such a thing as a “tanning addiction?” The term “tanorexia” was coined to describe individuals who feel compelled to tan excessively, despite the long-term aesthetic and health risks. They feel insecure without a tan, frequent tanning salons to maintain... Read More
April 23rd, 2010 |
Young women and girls often derive role models from film and television, and concerns over the personalities and traits of characters have been rampant for decades. Though women portrayed in films have taken on many new characteristics, some experts aren't convinced that gender stereotypes have really changed at all –and a recent study carried out at Kaplan Universityhas found, after a critical analysis of over one hundred popular films, that the “tough girl” persona in modern American cinema is, most of the time,... Read More
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