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4 Tips for Getting through Divorce
Divorce is painful. There’s no getting around it. Whether you were the one who initiated it or not, it is still likely be one of the most painful periods in your life. These tips are for getting through the first month or two after it’s decided that you’re getting divorced. 1. Be kind to yourself and don’t overdo You’re getting divorced and it feels like a shock. It seems like life is moving on, carrying your body along with it, but your brain and heart are stuck … [Read More...]
Fending off Depression
Some people have certain susceptibilities, such as getting depressed or overly anxious, and rather than denying these susceptibilities, it’s best to accept them and learn to manage them better. Take depression, for instance. Studies show that people, who have experienced a Major Depressive Episode (MDE), have a 50% likelihood of reoccurrence. So if you have gone through depression in your life, then chances are that you will go through a similar episode at some point again. While you … [Read More...]
The Many Faces of Love: Caring for the Sick Loved One
I talk to my patients about the many faces of love, whether romantic or non-romantic love. There is the “It’s early on and everything you say is fascinating” love, the “We know each other so well and can finish each other’s sentences” love, the “Wow, you can still surprise me” love, and then sadly, the “You’re really sick and I’m terrified of losing you” love. I’ve gone through the last one and it was so terribly painful, and yet in the midst of that pain there were … [Read More...]
How Clearly Do You See Yourself?
Dove, in continuance of its "Real Beauty" campaign, recently came up with another great commercial. (The link is below.) They have a sketch artist draw a woman based on her own verbal description of herself. The sketch artist can't see her. Then the artist draws the same woman based on a description of her by someone who just met her. The artist also doesn't know when he is redrawing the same woman. The outcome is that the women who were sketched tended to point out their flaws. While … [Read More...]
Teaching Young Men How to Manage Their Sexual Energy
Young men, and I’m referring to men in their 20's, have a lot of sexual energy. (Yes, I know that's the understatement of the year.) It's such a fact of life that people tend to joke about how young men are ruled by their hormones and nothing can be done about it. But that's not necessarily true; young men can actually learn to channel and focus that sexual energy. Of course there will be times when the sexual urges will end in sexual activity and that's fine. I'm not at all saying … [Read More...]
