Wednesday, July 24, 2013

How To Listen To Your Aging Parents: What They Really Want From You.

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I work with seniors in a therapy group designed to deal with many issues which are appropriate and common to their stage of life, among them...
Monday, July 8, 2013

How're You Gonna Keep Em Down In Paree, Once They've Seen The Farm, Or, The Restorative Effects Of Digging In The Dirt.

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It's difficult to pinpoint when it happened. It may have been late last July when our apricots came in. Or, maybe, last August, when our...
Monday, June 17, 2013

Spirituality & Psychotherapy: The Story Of An Elephant's Dilemma.

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From time to time I attend seminars and workshops, partly because all licensed therapists are required to fulfill a quota of continuing educ...
Saturday, June 8, 2013

"Please" & "Thank You," Or, Minding Manners Mends Marriages.

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Have you ever noticed that we sometimes treat strangers better than we treat family? I've noticed that, often, couples treat me, as thei...
Monday, June 3, 2013

Your AARP Card Is In The Mail, Or, Getting Older Takes Attitude.

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Many of us of a certain age (50+) have had the pleasure of the cheery notification from AARP (The American Association of Retired Persons), ...
Friday, May 3, 2013

Agreeing To Disagree, Or "To Love, Honor and Agree?"

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It never fails to amaze me.  Couples work is often the most challenging--and interesting--work I do. Inevitably, the couple brings conflict ...
Friday, April 26, 2013

Letting Go, or The Power of A "Garage Sale Of The Mind."

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This weekend my partner and I and a few of our neighbors are having a garage sale. Whenever I hear those words, "garage sale," my ...