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Shopping With a Mob Mentality

Posted on December 9, 2020 by DrHurd

Though Black Friday 2020 is now history, the question still remains if the frenzy is good, bad or indifferent (and anyone who saw the outlet parking lots on that day and over that weekend knows what I mean). Please don’t … Continue reading →

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Can You Do Business With Friends, Or Not?

Posted on December 8, 2020 by DrHurd

As more people do business from home, I’m seeing an increase in friends doing business together. We’ve all heard the saying that that you should never do business with friends. A case in point is the reader who recently sent … Continue reading →

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Put an End to Emotional Abuse

Posted on December 2, 2020 by DrHurd

I see many examples of spouses and partners who endure consistent and systematic meanness from their significant others. This pattern is more prevalent than you might think, and the clinical term for it is emotional abuse. There are a number … Continue reading →

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How to Deal with Unsolicited Advice

Posted on December 1, 2020 by DrHurd

A local restaurant server who is a fan of my column writes, “I was serving a guest in a fast-food restaurant where I work. As I prepared his food, he smilingly said, ‘Take my advice…’ and proceeded to lecture me … Continue reading →

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Keep a Close Eye on your Priorities

Posted on November 25, 2020 by DrHurd

The beginning of the holiday season can be stressful – especially nowadays. Which makes it even more important to carve out quiet moments to stand back and take a look at what’s important (and not so important) in your life. … Continue reading →

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Be Thankful for the Human Spirit of Freedom and Creativity

Posted on November 24, 2020 by DrHurd

Conventional wisdom suggests that Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful. That sounds very nice, but I see it as something more: A time to think about what’s right, both with the world and with myself. Though many are thankful … Continue reading →

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Don’t Confuse Interference with Love

Posted on November 18, 2020 by DrHurd

A reader emails that her best friend is unhappy in her marriage. She writes, “It really pains me to see her this way. I think she’s sort of looking for someone to tell her to leave him. Is it my … Continue reading →

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Hold On to Your Serenity by Picking Your Battles

Posted on November 17, 2020 by DrHurd

We all know at least one person who likes to disagree, simply for the sake of disagreeing. That person is easy to identify: disputing minor facts such as the weather, carrying on an argument over something that doesn’t matter to … Continue reading →

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Keep Tabs On Your Self-Esteem

Posted on November 11, 2020 by DrHurd

A few years ago after the release of my third book, “Bad Therapy, Good Therapy (and How to Tell the Difference),” I took particular interest in columnist Robert Fulford’s article in Canada’s Globe and Mail where he coined the phrase, … Continue reading →

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Kids Need Encouragement and Support to Develop True Self-Esteem

Posted on November 10, 2020 by DrHurd

One of the biggest mistakes parents make is to tell their young kids to not get “a big head,” implying, “Don’t think too much of yourself.” Then, years later, they’re surprised when their children lack the ambition to apply to … Continue reading →

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Respect & Romance

Posted on November 4, 2020 by DrHurd

One of the signs of psychological health is a desire for happiness and success in romance and relationships. If you seek to genuinely love someone, it’s important to remember that that person must first earn your respect. The loss of … Continue reading →

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Happiness and Romantic Relationships

Posted on November 3, 2020 by DrHurd

A visitor to my website writes that he has fallen in love with a woman who is fourteen years his senior. He tells me that he generally goes for people his own age, but that he’s never felt so good … Continue reading →

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