Category: Arts Entertainments
The Average Cost of Divorce in the US
As we all know, divorce takes you to that stage of life where you logically die even though you are physically alive. Or in other words, divorce is the death of a marital relationship. The shock that the stench of divorce brings undeniably destroys one so badly that it can take years to get back…
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It pays to learn more about underground coal gasification
Rising gasoline prices have been a constant source of concern for everyone in recent years. No matter how much money they make, no one wants to pay a lot to put gas in their car, especially now that many people are out of work. Unfortunately, paying extra at the pump seems unavoidable since the average…
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Always prepared for the rain in SPAIN – No, no, I mean JAPAN
One of the things I love about Japan is the incredible variety of climates. In my Hawaiian home, we get some kind of rain in the morning or evening, the wind tastes strong, and a typhoon comes through every once in a while, but the temperature is almost heaven year-round. I was 12 years old…
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Faces of Asperger Syndrome
Asperger Syndrome (AS) has recently made a very visible leap in the awareness of the American public. Recently, two reality shows have had contestants with this high-functioning form of autism. Check out the stories of Heather Kuzmich, a model who was catapulted to the top of America’s popularity on America’s Next Top Model, and Zev…
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A party in Uganda on Jesus’ birthday
On Christmas night, my husband woke up from his Hennessy stupor and football games on TV and took me to our friend David’s house for Christmas. I had a very pleasant time there because I sat next to David’s father at the table and had a full view of the kitchen and living room that…
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How to Play Together and Stay Together (PTST): 5 Meeting Strategies
Happy Connect Wednesday! It’s been a few weeks since I connected with you and I must say I miss talking to you. However, the good thing about being connected is that we always have another opportunity to reconnect. Yesterday I contacted a friend of mine whom I had not spoken to in many months. However,…
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What every homeworker “want to be” needs to know before diving into telecommuting
Thousands of employees are looking forward to the opportunity to clock in from their home office. A lucky few have earned this position through their workplace, while their co-workers mutter under their breath. Others are tired of waiting for their employer to offer them this opportunity, so they leave the job that once promised security,…
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Lessons from celebrity deaths – Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson
As a psychotherapist living in Los Angeles and an avid news reader, I guess I should say something about the recent deaths of three iconic American figures: Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. From a mental health standpoint, or even a “life management” standpoint, obviously Michael Jackson stands out, and a therapist could write…
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It wasn’t up to us to finish
As we paused to silently share some photographs we innocently took that fateful morning, now nine months later, the tragedy is over; our son, passed – there was a feeling of the surreal, yes, even now. We hope that we never really know why this happened to us, and yet we are often told that…
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Self-esteem or selfish vapor?
Self esteem. Law. We hear these terms hit a lot these days. Especially when it comes to our children. Everyone from parents to teachers to elected officials is terrified of breaking our children’s delicate sense of identity. And what was the result? We seem to have created a generation of children who: They are bad…
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