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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘Tiz the season for goblins, ghosts and whatever else might strike a little fear (and maybe some fun) into the Halloween season! Pretty much everyone has something that they simply do not want to touch or otherwise encounter in the … Continue reading