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• Breast Cancer in the News

  

  Angelina Jolie has often been in the media – she is, after all, half of the Hollywood power couple, Brangelina. But this time the story appeared not in a tabloi... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Can Workplace Stress Ever Be Good?

  

  Just as you were getting comfortable with your lunchtime “ohms” to reduce daily job stress comes word from business school researchers that stress can actually... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Mother’s Day: Nourishing Sandwich Generation Moms

  

  Woman knows what man has long forgotten, that the ultimate economic and spiritual unit of any civilization is still the family. Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Stress and Sandwich Generation Moms

  

  Women in the sandwich generation, squeezed between parents growing older and kids growing up, often feel like a trapeze artist on a tightrope. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Our Extended ‘Family’

  

  On Tuesday of this week, I blogged here about how One Fund Boston had raised over $27 million dollars for victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Connecting as One

  

  The horror of the Boston Marathon bombings was a shock felt by millions of us. Of course the victims – as well as their families, friends and first responders... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Stress Awareness and the Boston Tragedy

  

  Since 1992, April has been Stress Awareness month, but this year we didn’t need a reminder. On 4/15/13 there was plenty of fear and anxiety after the Boston... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Coping with a Loss

  

  The post on coping with a loss that appeared here earlier this week was written before the terrible bombing at the Boston Marathon. Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Winning and Losing

  

  I was talking with one of my young grandsons recently about a weekend baseball game his team had just played. When I asked if he had fun, he responded, “Well,... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Healing Family Wounds

  

  As a marriage and family therapist, I know there are all kinds of reasons why parents and adult children become distant. The experts used to think that... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Healing Rifts With Grown Up Kids

  

  When our adult children leave home, we expect them to be independent and manage on their own. But a falling out or family crisis can destroy this new... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• A New Spring Perspective

  

  This spring try out a new perspective as you look at the world in a fresh, new way. You’ll be better able to see what has been holding you back from committing... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• The Weather is Changing, So Can You

  

  Now that spring has sprung, are you looking for ways to make new beginnings yourself? Soon you’ll be seeing spring flowers popping their heads up, risking bad... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 FAMILY, LIFE COACH, RELATIONSHIPS

• Passover Or Easter and First-time Grandparents-Part Two

  

  As we’re in the midst of Passover and Easter is about to begin, this week family is at the forefront. As a first-time grandparent you must be easing into your... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• First-time Grandparents and Passover Or Easter – Part One

  

  Are you rushing around, preparing for the holidays and counting the minutes until you can hold the new baby? As a sandwiched boomer, you’re already squeezed... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Covering Expenses of Adult Children

  

  A recent Harris Interactive poll found that 40% of parents of adult children were still paying for their digital services such as cellphone data plans and... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Supporting Grown Kids

  

  Parenting today seems to be a lot more complicated than it was in the past. Do you home school, look for a charter or send your youngsters to public school? Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Today We’re Delighted to Welcome Author Sarah Pleydell To...

  

  Today we’re delighted to welcome author Sarah Pleydell to our blog. We’ll be discussing her beautifully written novel, Cologne, described as “wise and... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Virtual Book Tour Tomorrow

  

  Please join us here at Her Mentor Center for a Virtual Book Tour on Thursday, March 14th, for our talk with award-winning writer, performer and playwright, Sara... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS

• Can Women Have It All?

  

  Here it is 50 years after “The Feminine Mystique” was published and women are still struggling with identity. Should we ‘Lean In’ and grab ambition as Facebook’... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS