Asking for help from others relieves tiredness
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Are you so overworked, you feel like you're in a war zone? Most working adults are so pressured by work and family obligations that perpetual tiredness is a universal complaint.
Meet in the middle for vacation plans
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Dear Susan: It is summer, and once again, my husband is pushing me to plan our annual “vacation.” He is into these two-to-three week marathon driving tours and his goal is to cover all the continental states by the time the kids go to college.
Want to help? Try logging on to a personal-help Web site
Thursday, May 22, 2008
It's great to have friends when you are sick. But it's not so great for the phone to ring all day long when you feel lousy.
Warning signs of an emotional affair
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Affairs, including emotional affairs, are typical unplanned events. Even when we are on that slippery slope, we convince ourselves everything in OK. "But we're just friends," are four of the most dangerous words for your relationship and marriage.
Logic can help overcome fear, denial
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Dear Susan: My mother is 71 years old and hates to go to the doctor. I recently talked her into making an appointment to have an area of skin on her neck looked at that I thought could be cancerous. She hadn't been to a doctor in three years.
'Caring Conversations' important for families
Monday, May 12, 2008
It's not an easy discussion to have, but we all need to be talking with our loved ones about end-of-life decisions. Bill Colby, the lawyer who represented Nancy Cruzan's family in that landmark right-to-die case of the mid '80s, makes the case for those "caring conversations."
Could it be depression in disguise?
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Many of our clients divorce, start a new life, and then a couple of years down the road wonder why the zest just isn't there — and it's often depression. They don't feel "depressed." The bad times have passed and they wonder "There's nothing really that bad right now. What's wrong with me?" What's wrong is that after going through something traumatic such as divorce, sometimes the body and the mind need some time to reconnect.
Coping with life's major turning points
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Has life thrown you a curve ball or delivered a wake-up call? If so, you might be in a new position to exercise some real power. You might need to make a decision that will alter the course of your life.
Deployment can put strong marriage to the test
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Dear Susan: I'm 46 and my husband is in the Reserves. He's been called up to serve in Iraq. He went two years ago for a year. He's going to be a grandfather soon, not some 20-year-old kid, and I get crazy just thinking about it.
Keeping grown kids in the nest isn't a problem, if there's a plan
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Dear Susan: My daughter is graduating college in May with a degree in art. She wants to move home and try to "make it" as an artist. She has won awards and has talent, but I'm not sure, as I think we'd be enabling her to not face real life.
Contesting premarital agreements varies by state
Friday, April 4, 2008
Q: I am 48 and have three children; my husband is 61. I have not worked since we married, have developed health problems, and lost my nursing license. The premarital agreement says that should we get divorced for whatever reason, both of us waived support and all property would belong to the person who held title.
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