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Bad Childhood-Good Life
11/01/2016
5 Tips to Be More Confident Confidence is believing that you have something of value to offer. Sadly, many of you come from really crappy families and don't have that sense. The good news is, confidence is like a muscle - the more you use it, the stronger it gets. Here are five tips to develop your confidence... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Bad Childhood-Good Life, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Dating, Health, Mental Health, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Stop Whining, Start Living, Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives, Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives, Tips, Values
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10/24/2016
Your Words Made The Difference I was perusing through my email and read your snippet on this topic, and I will tell you the struggle is real... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Bad Childhood-Good Life, Behavior, Regarding Dr. Laura, Relationships, Values
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10/21/2016
Stunting Your Child's Growth I was perusing through my email and read your snippet on this topic, and I will tell you the struggle is real... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Bad Childhood-Good Life, Behavior, Parenting, Relationships, Teens
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10/17/2016
Giving Hope When I was 12 years old, I wrote you a very intense, long letter, explaining my deplorable situation at home, and I asked you for a game plan on how to raise my kid brother... More >>

Tags: Bad Childhood-Good Life, Parenting, Regarding Dr. Laura, Teens, Values, Woman Power
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10/12/2016
Should I Dump a Family Member? The impact of family on your personality and reactions to the world is extremely profound. Unfortunately, many of you have not had good experiences, and now as adults, you're faced with a very tough decision: "Do I continue a relationship with my parent/grandparent/sibling/etc.?"... More >>

Tags: Abuse, Addiction, Adult Child-Parent, Bad Childhood-Good Life, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Mental Health, Personal Responsibility, Relatives, Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives, Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives, Tips, Values
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10/06/2016
How to Defeat Your Self-Destructive Behavior Everybody has self-destructive behaviors, some worse than others. Here's how to stop yours once and for all... More >>

Tags: Addiction, Attitude, Bad Childhood-Good Life, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Dating, Eat Less-Move More, Health, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Stop Whining, Start Living, Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives, Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives, Tips, Values
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10/04/2016
I'm Still Happy My childhood was filled with alcoholic parents, bad childhood experiences, and looking for love in all the wrong places... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Bad Childhood-Good Life, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Personal Responsibility, Regarding Dr. Laura
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10/03/2016
Being My Own Man ...The way I see things is that every man has a mother who he hopefully loves and about whom he cares how she's treated. How I treat my wife is my example to my sons as to how they should treat their spouses with love and respect... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Bad Childhood-Good Life, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Men's Point of View, Relationships, Values
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10/03/2016
I Never Had A Choice When I was single, I was not a chick magnet, so I was easily pleased. As a result, I went out rarely and typically with bizarre people. I never asked myself, 'should I be with this person?' My only concern was, 'will she go out with me again?'... More >>

Tags: Bad Childhood-Good Life, Behavior, Choose Wisely-Treat Kindly, Marriage, Men's Point of View, Relationships, Relatives
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09/27/2016
9 Ways to Be Happier It's not easy to be happy. However, there are some things you can do to feed your happiness level... More >>

Tags: Attitude, Bad Childhood-Good Life, Behavior, Character-Courage-Conscience, Mental Health, Personal Responsibility, Relationships, Stop Whining, Start Living, Tips
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