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Category: Life’s a Beach!

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Put Down Your Phone and Think for Yourself

Posted on April 23, 2025 by DrHurd

Problems in relationships and business often boil down to one thing: Bad judgment. Good judgment is in terribly short supply nowadays. Like the overabundance of selections on cable and the Internet, we’re saturated with options and dilemmas, including everyday decisions … Continue reading →

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Treat Tradespeople as You’d Like to be Treated

Posted on April 22, 2025 by DrHurd

It seems that social media is constantly sputtering over horror stories about bad experiences with service providers. And interestingly, when I look closer at some of the individual situations, I begin to see a pattern. Many of these complainers seem … Continue reading →

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Don’t Get Trapped by the Trappings

Posted on April 16, 2025 by DrHurd

Barely a day goes by in my office when I don’t hear the word “materialism”. Interestingly, it’s often uttered in a negative tone, and my response is met with varying levels of acceptance. In short, I don’t believe there’s such … Continue reading →

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Outlaws in Spirit

Posted on April 15, 2025 by DrHurd

Dear Dr. Hurd, I loved your column a few months ago describing resort dwellers as “outlaws.” I agree with everything you said, and I do consider myself self-sufficient and capable of “being alone without being lonely.” But I have to … Continue reading →

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Parents: Don’t Delegate Your Kids’ Emotional & Intellectual Development

Posted on April 9, 2025 by DrHurd

I often meet people who have an obsessive need to keep their kids busy. Every spare moment must be filled! I wonder if it’s pressure to get into the top schools, or are the parents worried that they’ll become delinquents? … Continue reading →

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Mental Health Diagnostic Labels Will Not Cure You

Posted on April 8, 2025 by DrHurd

The last few of years have been stressful for everyone. But I’m finding that a surprising number of friends and clients used some of that unwelcome … “leisure” time … to accomplish things that they had been putting off. They … Continue reading →

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Your Time Belongs to You

Posted on April 2, 2025 by DrHurd

A faithful reader of this column asked me the difference between an “irrational” (her words) avoidance of people versus the need for true and healthy solitude. To figure out what’s irrational, you have to define what kinds of interactions with … Continue reading →

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Beware the Guilt Collectors!

Posted on April 1, 2025 by DrHurd

It’s hard to make it through a day without hearing about “entitlement” – especially in a negative context. To be entitled simply means that one believes that he or she deserves something. A sense of entitlement can be valid, i.e., … Continue reading →

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“Get Help” is Code for Trying to Control Another

Posted on March 26, 2025 by DrHurd

Rarely does a day go by then somebody doesn’t say, “Can you help me?” The answer is … well, yes … and no. A good therapist can help you identify your beliefs, what behaviors you choose to exhibit, and whether … Continue reading →

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(Un)Fashionably Late, and Friends Taking Sides

Posted on March 25, 2025 by DrHurd

A Delaware Wave reader writes, “I’m always late. My friends end up being disgusted with me (they try to be nice, but I can tell). Some have even stopped calling. I guess they feel I’m being rude, but it doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Cheating is a Choice. Treat it as Such.

Posted on March 19, 2025 by DrHurd

A DE Coast Press reader sent me an email in reaction to my column about jealousy and cheating. She writes, “I liked your article about being suspicious and jealous of your husband or wife, even though there’s no evidence that … Continue reading →

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For True Love, You Don’t Need Major Compromise and Sacrifice

Posted on March 18, 2025 by DrHurd

So many people say, “A good marriage requires hard work and compromise.” Or, “The secret of our relationship is sacrifice.” Blah, blah. Well, I beg to differ: Life as a couple certainly does involve some negotiation from time to time, … Continue reading →

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