“We’re not close.” That was the elegantly simple way a distressed mother tearfully described her relationships with her grown children. Although she had an active
As holidays, birthdays and other family-oriented times of year approach, it’s a time of heartache for parents whose adult children have cut them off —
“It’s always something or your mother,” as Wynona Judd is fond of saying. I guess she should know. She and her mother Naomi Judd were
“What’s your why?” I knew that question would be a great ice-breaker at the American Heart Association event I was hosting. The answers came quickly,
For decades, marriage counselors have been advising couples to go on dates. A good idea in theory, right? Get away from all the distractions so
I’ve noticed the things that overwhelm us during the holidays are really no different from what stresses us out the rest of the year. They’re
Publisher’s note: This is part 2. Part 1 ran in MDU #116 You Can Be Right and Happy How can we cultivate our ability to
What could possibly be more hazardous to your health than obesity, drinking excessively or smoking up to fifteen cigarettes a day? Does it surprise you
“You can’t fast-forward heartbreak and you can’t rewind love — and that’s just one big bummer.”(Chelsea Handler, comedian) It’s true — sometimes pain is unavoidable.
Dilemmas are different from ordinary problems. Problems have solutions, while dilemmas are more about resolution than solution. Consider the following dilemmas, which I hear about