Posted in love relationship, women's issues on May 3rd, 2011
At the same time as a lot of young women profess wanting to get married, there are other women who see marriage as a thing of the past. These women quote statistics that indicate that, while married men clearly benefit from their marital status – married men are happier, healthier and live longer than single [...]
Posted in love relationship, women's issues on Apr 25th, 2011
As we watch the current media mega hoopla about the upcoming wedding of Prince William of England and Kate Middleton, there doesn’t seem to be much of a difference between the current anticipation and excitement and what happened when Prince William’s parents – Charles and Diana – got married almost thirty years ago or, [...]
Posted in love relationship, women's issues on Apr 12th, 2011
The history of weddings celebrated during the month of June goes all the way back to early Roman times, well over two thousand years ago! The Romans celebrated a festival in honor of the deity Juno, wife of Jupiter and goddess of marriage and childbirth, on June first. June also followed May, the month of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, intimacy, love relationship on Apr 5th, 2011
Ladies, when you were a kid, did you envision yourself walking down the isle with the man of your dreams, wearing a long white dress and surrounded by family and friends and a lot of flowers? Did you, as a teenager, dream about your wedding day as the most important day of your life? Do [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 28th, 2011
This week, rather than presenting a blog, as I have done for the past two years, I would like to share with you my plans for future blogs.
I am re-designing my blogs in ways that, hopefully, will increase their value and make them more interesting for you. Wider and deeper discussions are sought, as well [...]
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 [...]
Posted in brain and mind on Jan 20th, 2011
By now most of us are back to our work schedules, our daily responsibilities and chores and the routines of everyday life.
Even though it has been only two weeks from New Year, the holidays already seem far away. On the one hand we are glad to be back to our normal lives, to eating more [...]
Posted in communication, stress management on Dec 21st, 2010
Particularly at this time of the year, when emphasis is on being together and enjoying each other’s company, we are reminded of those who are no longer with us. This is when we feel their absence more deeply and intensely and miss having them close. This does not apply only to the people close to [...]
Posted in communication, intimacy, love relationship on Dec 2nd, 2010
“I am not in love with my partner any more, and I don’t know what to do to get it back. Is it possible?
I hear this question quite often in my work as a psychotherapist and couple counselor. Couples are upset, confused, sad and disappointed that those loving feelings for each other [...]
