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Is It Enabling or Excessive Altruism? Exploring Codependency
September 10, 2014 .
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Editor’s note: Susan Heitler, PhD is a clinical psychologist specializing in healthy conflict resolution and the author of The Power of Two, a workbook for couples. Her continuing ... Read More
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When Does Protecting Your Kids Become Over-Parenting?
September 9, 2014 .
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A child changes everything. As a parent, you start seeing things from a completely different perspective. Whereas you would not have bothered before about cars driving too fast on a suburban ... Read More
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It’s Good to Be Mad: 5 Ways Anger Actually Serves You
September 8, 2014 .
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Can you understand how a driver might want to ram another car off the roadway in a fit of rage just because he or she was cut off at a light? Maybe that’s even you? If so, you are not ... Read More
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Your Move, Parent: What to Do When Your Teen Is Cutting
September 8, 2014 .
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You look over at your lovely daughter and think to yourself how time flies. Gazing at her with love, you notice red marks and lines on her youthful arms. Immediate panic sets in; you reach ... Read More
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Help! I’m in Love with My Best Friend’s Ex! September 5, 2014 . 39 Comments
Your friend is going to be hurt. There is no way around that. When you made the choice to start hanging out with your best friend’s ex without telling her, that’s when you made ... Read More
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The Trauma of Workplace Stress: How Therapy Can Help
September 5, 2014 .
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Most of us experience work stress, but can too many responsibilities, unrealistic expectations, and personality conflicts at work lead to an experience of trauma victimization over time? In ... Read More
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When One Parent Alienates a Child from the Other Parent
September 2, 2014 .
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Over the past few years since starting my private practice, I have seen and worked with numerous families where a divorce was either in progress or had already occurred and child-custody ... Read More
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My Wife Wants an Open Marriage. I Don’t. Now What? August 29, 2014 . 350 Comments
Thanks for your question. I can only imagine your bewilderment and confusion; things are humming along fine and suddenly, out of nowhere, your wife is asking you to play the “keys in ... Read More
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Don’t Underestimate the Value of a Checklist as an ADHD Aid
August 29, 2014 .
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In helping children, adolescents, and even adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD), a checklist is a basic but extremely effective tool if used properly. Checklists are helpful ... Read More
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Is It Simply a Betting Hobby or a Gambling Addiction?
August 28, 2014 .
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When your gambling gets out of control, it can be extremely destructive and devastating to you and to those with whom you associate. Because a gambling addiction develops over time, you, ... Read More
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5 Solutions to Your Child’s Sleep Problems
August 25, 2014 .
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Sleep is not only important for your child’s rest and rejuvenation, good sleep is essential to healthy development. Sleep problems affect a child’s mood, ability to cope, and academic ... Read More
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Anxiety in the Asperger’s/Autism Marriage: It Cuts Both Ways
August 21, 2014 .
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If you are what is commonly referred to as a “neurotypical” spouse of a person who is diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum, you are probably accustomed to anxiety. I don’t mean ... Read More