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3 Secrets to a Long and Happy Marriage

By: Mary Kay Cocharo, LMFT “Couple Celebrates 80 Years of Marriage!” Just a sensational headline? Incredibly, no! The latest in a number of marriages highlighted in the news over the past year tell the remarkable story of Mitchell and Mattie Atkins of West Philadelphia. Married on January 14th, 1930, they were honored recently by family and friends at an [...]

Are You Scared of Aging?

While it is understandable that most people have a natural tendency to feel uncomfortable with their own aging and mortality, there are a few in the crowd who are horrified by the natural process to the point of having a phobia. The phobia where people are terrified of aging is called gerascophobia. Though, to say [...]

Children, Divorce and Self-Esteem

Our self-esteem affects every dimension of our lives — school performance, peer relationships, career endeavors, intimate relationships, and parenting. If we are fortunate enough to grow up in a family in which we learn to feel comfortable in our own skin, we are more likely to live fulfilling lives, take challenging risks, and actualize our [...]

Good Person, Bad Therapy?

After twenty-seven years of practice, I can confidently say that most therapists are good people. So the likelihood of you finding one who means well, listens carefully, and cares about you is excellent. But these characteristics alone—while critical—do not guarantee good therapy. Let me give you an example from my own practice, where I often see [...]

BEING SINGLE AND LOVING IT

You may be a single woman by choice, a single parent, a single woman who has just been dumped or has done the dumping, or just someone that enjoys being a singleton. Whatever your circumstances are, being single is a time to celebrate and honor who you right at this very moment. It is a time [...]

Are You Addicted to Facebook (or Twitter, JDate or internet)?

By: Patricia Rotsztain Frost, LMHC, CH The “social media” fad has convinced us that it is a good time investment to spend hours in front of the computer, post every step we walk, twit every time we go to the bathroom, and become part of this culture of peeping Tom’s and exhibitionists. We’ve been told it’s [...]

Cherishing Behavior and How to Keep It

Cherishing Behaviors For Couples: Some Suggestions When you are reading this, you will recall some of the pleasing and delightful behaviors that drew you to each other during courtship, or which were practiced during some happy times or even in crisis times. Select from this list, or one of your own, two or [...]

Father Hunger

By: Charlyne Gelt, Ph.D. Currently, a hunger for the masculine father figure exists in crisis proportion in the American family – a hunger for someone who presents as a steadfast, focused, goal-directed and compassionate guide for young males. Parents have become increasingly removed – both emotionally and physically – from their families due to the pressures [...]

Are you S.A.D.

By: Jody Miller Seasonal Affective disorder or “Winter Blues” is a form of depression that occurs in relation to the seasons, most commonly beginning in winter. So if you notice you are extra sluggish, anti-social, super hungry, down and moody and it happens to be January or so…don’t be too hard on yourself! That feeling to [...]

Falling in Love

By: Lynn A. Vice, Psy.D “Life is so short, so fast the lone hours fly, We ought to be together, you and I.” – Henry Alford With Valentine’s Day approaching, our thoughts naturally turn to romance and love. Cupid’s arrows are about to fly and most everyone secretly hopes that an arrow will strike them. We are [...]