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Phyllis Goldberg, Ph.D. and Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D. post regularly about the challenges women face with a family in flux.
Their practical tips can enrich relationships with your life partner, acting out teens, aging parents and difficult daughters-in-law - all in the context of giving you permission to take better care of yourself.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 452 )
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Sandwich Generation Roommates
Baby Boomers are joining the ranks of the Sandwich Generation in droves, with multi-generational households on the rise. As the children of Boomers struggle wit... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Virtual Book Tour with Susan Shaffer and Linda Gordon
We are so pleased to welcome to Her Mentor Center today authors Susan Morris Shaffer and Linda Perlman Gordon who will be chatting with us about How to Connect... Read more
Posted on 21 October 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Breast Cancer Awareness Year Round
As a Breast Cancer survivor myself, I’m passionate about keeping women aware of the advantages of regular screening and early detection. Read more
Posted on 14 October 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Mass Murders: Helping Families Cope
This time it’s Roseburg, Oregon, where families are mourning loved ones who were killed while in class at Umpqua Community College. It was the deadliest U.S. Read more
Posted on 08 October 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Families Cope with College Expenses
College tuition in the United States, one of the most expensive in the world, has increased an average of 50% in the past ten years, significantly affecting... Read more
Posted on 01 October 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Family Transitions
When your Millennials left home, were you more worried about their being comfortable in college or your adjustment to their absence? Navigating transitions can... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Grandparents Week
National Grandparents Day has been celebrated in the United States every year since 1978 on the first Sunday after Labor Day. It gives both grandchildren and... Read more
Posted on 16 September 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
The Emotional Pain of Refugees
The Syrian migrant crisis has triggered the worst humanitarian emergency since the 1940s. The tragedy was felt worldwide in the photo of three-year-old Aylan... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
September Transitions
It’s September and another school year – for me personally, it means an exciting combination of fresh beginnings. A grandson just started high school, two... Read more
Posted on 02 September 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Ashley Madison and the High Cost of Infidelity
Adultery isn’t a new concept to any of us, but the illegal hacking onto the Ashley Madison website was an unprecedented crime. The ripple effect of the massive... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Cuddles and Hugs
Have you heard of “cuddle clubs?” They are the latest trend around the world among Millennials, Gen X’ers and Boomers who are in need of a hug. Read more
Posted on 19 August 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Travel for Millennials Or Their Moms
We created Her Mentor Center in 2000, 15 years ago. And way back then, before blogging was popular, women would tell us their stories and we’d share them on... Read more
Posted on 13 August 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Boomerang Kids: A Cultural Shift?
According to recent Pew Research data, the national unemployment rate for 18 to 34 year olds declined to 7.7 percent in the first third of 2015. Read more
Posted on 06 August 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Virtual Book Tour: Dr. Stephen Geller
Today we’re thrilled to host author Dr. Stephen Geller on our blogsite. As the chairman of Pathology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for 22 years, he has woven... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Getting Away
“Do everyone a favor – get out of here. Just go away.” Have you heard these words from anyone at your job or at home? If so, they might be giving you some good... Read more
Posted on 23 July 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
The Positives Qualities of Millennials
If you’re the Mom of a Millennial or have a boomerang kid back home, you must know they don’t all fit into a single category. Yet the media continues to describ... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Soccer is Queen
This weekend a women’s sporting event broke television records – the final game of the World Cup was the most viewed soccer game ever in the United States,... Read more
Posted on 09 July 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Millennials Support Rainbow Marriage
When the Supreme Court last week proclaimed, in a 5-4 vote, that the Constitution guarantees the right to same-sex marriage, it reflected perhaps one of the... Read more
Posted on 02 July 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Community Triumphs Over Hate
After the horrendous cold-blooded murders of nine parishioners and clergy during Bible study at the historic Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, the families of... Read more
Posted on 25 June 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS -
Father’s Day and the Changing Role of Dads
A big shout out to all husbands and fathers on their special day! According to Pew Research analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data, the number of dads who don’t... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2015 FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS