Mental Health Day: Suicide Protection Across Generations
Suicide ranks as the eleventh leading cause of death in the United States. We have lost loved ones across the generations. Older Americans are disproportionately likely to die by suicide. Although they...
View ArticleStrategies for Healing the Psychological Impact of Medical Illness
In the preceding blog, we considered the importance of recognizing medical illness as psychological trauma. In this blog we report on an interview with Michele Rosenthal, author of the trauma recovery...
View ArticleWhat Presidential Campaigns Can Teach You About Your Relationship
If you are human, in a relationship and living on this planet there will be decisions to make and problems to solve. They may be intrinsic to your circumstances, imposed upon you by outside factors, or...
View ArticleThe Sandwich Generation: Surviving Emotional Challenges
If you have ever been on the way to visit your son at college when you get a call that your parent has fallen—You know about the Sandwich Generation. If you and your wife have just arranged for your...
View ArticleCould My Child Be Depressed? Important Answers
While we often associate depression with the teen years, the recognition and treatment of depression in children is more easily overlooked. She’s a kid—she’ll grow out of it. He’s just moody–don’t make...
View ArticleWhat Are The Three Top Relationship Killers? Expert Opinions
What do you think are the three top relationship killers? About a month ago a relationship site contacted me and asked me that question. The Coordinator of the site said that they were gathering the...
View ArticleWhy Do We Emotionally Need ” Small Talk”?
There is nothing small about “small talk.” Defined as polite conversation about unimportant or uncontroversial matters, especially used on social occasions, small talk has often been seen in a...
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