Posted in brain and mind, communication on Dec 6th, 2011
Internet affairs have become a new way of reaching out to people outside one’s marriage for companionship, love and sex. In this article we discuss the differences between these affairs and real time affairs.
Internet infidelity is an issue of endemic proportions not only for the sheer number of people involved in them, but also because [...]
Posted in brain and mind, stress management on Sep 26th, 2011
I call it “debriefing,” you can call it anything you want. It is a few minutes at the end of each day that you take for yourself. You will be surprised how effective it is in relaxing you and clearing your mind.
This is how it works:
•Select a room in the house that is quiet and [...]
Posted in Tweet posts, brain and mind, stress management on Sep 5th, 2011
We cannot escape stress. We are surrounded by it in our busy lives, where we tend to get as many things done as possible in as short time as possible.
What is stress? Stress is a normal physical response to situations that are perceived as being dangerous. We perceive our abilities to cope with this danger [...]
Posted in brain and mind, communication, intimacy, marital affair on Jul 11th, 2011
Users of sexting represent a particular spectrum of the population. Some people don’t seem to realize the meaning or the full impact of their sexting activities on their reputation, career, their families and other people around them.
This attitude is often due to a temporary suspension of clear thinking these people experience when in the throw [...]
Posted in Tweet posts, brain and mind, communication, love relationship on Jul 6th, 2011
In the previous blog on sexting, we discussed who uses this technology – most popular among people in the 18-29 age bracket, but also being used by people up to the age of 50 – and why it is becoming more popular – it is fast and anonymous. Additionally, sexting is within reach for most [...]
Posted in brain and mind, communication, intimacy, women's issues on Jun 10th, 2011
As we become more and more technologically connected – to our smart phones, our computers, our IPods and IPads, our Kindle and our video games – are we becoming more disconnected from real life and real people? Or is technology facilitating and enriching human relationships?
I don’t think there is a simple yes/no answer, as technology [...]
Posted in brain and mind, middle age, women's issues on Jun 1st, 2011
Having a purpose is an important driving force in selecting what we want to do and how to do it. When we work, whether we are professionals, have a trade or are stay-home parents, we like to feel that our contribution makes a difference. Perhaps we help people in need, or raise organic vegetables in [...]
Posted in brain and mind, stress management, women's issues on May 20th, 2011
As the first segment of the baby boomers generation is quickly approaching retirement age, issues about what constitutes a healthy retirement come to the fore.
Gone seem to be the times when people retired and stayed home, played bingo, and gradually reduced their activities as their physical conditions deteriorated and their energy waned. Up until as [...]
Posted in brain and mind on Mar 7th, 2011
What kinds of messages do we tell ourselves? “Try harder,” “Don’t push yourself too much;” “How could you make such a stupid decision,” or “You did your best, let it go?”
All of us constantly carry on a conversation in our minds, commenting on events and reactions to what is going on inside and around us. [...]
Posted in brain and mind, stress management on Jan 30th, 2011
When we look at ways of improving our lives, we tend to focus on physical changes like losing weight, being more active, looking better, but we tend to forget a part of our body that is central to all of this: our brain.
What can we do to maintain our brain in good health?
The number one [...]
