Posted in brain and mind on Aug 25th, 2010
In the previous blog post we discussed how the dysfunctionality of our relationships with our surrogate parents – politicians and government representatives and other people in leadership and power positions – have taken away the feelings of protection, security and safety we used to feel. Now not only we don’t trust them any longer, but [...]
Posted in brain and mind, stress management on Aug 19th, 2010
A recent analysis by the Rockefeller Foundation indicated that most Americans feel more financially insecure now than ever before in their lives, due to the effects of the current economic recession. And, worse still, they don’t believe things are going to change any time soon.
Data from 2009 indicates that more than 20% of Americans experienced [...]
Posted in brain and mind, stress management on Apr 6th, 2010
Arizona is one of the States that has been most deeply affected by the current economic recession. It was one of the first States to feel the impact of the economic crunch due to the crash of the real estate market, so dominant here up to a few years go, and one of the last [...]
Posted in stress management on Oct 25th, 2009
The current recession in the US presents some unique challenges to couples. This is due to a very specific set of circumstances that came together in the past two years, particularly in the Southwest and in Florida. Adding to job loss and depletion of savings, couples in these parts of the country had the added [...]
Posted in stress management on Sep 4th, 2009
We are all in this together
What are the changes that we are starting to see in our society, in the midst of the current economic downturn?
A shift in the value of money. Some of us seem to have changed the way we deal with money. We are saving more; we are looking for bargains; we [...]
Posted in stress management on Sep 2nd, 2009
We are all familiar by now with the most evident repercussions of this economic recession: loss of jobs, foreclosures, loss of savings, increased debt, and panic on Wall Street and Main Street.
Aside from these evident effects, there are others, more hidden but more insidious, which affect people caught in this economic downturn. These make up [...]
