It was around this time last year that I picked up a audio book from you called 'Bad Childhood, Good Life.' After listening to it umpteen times (I travel a lot so it's a good listen on the long road) I realized it was time for me to stop blaming my father for my weight problems... More >>

Over the many, many years I've worked as a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice and on the air, I've done a lot of research on divorce, especially when it involves kids. The scientific literature differs very much from popular literature in what the happiness quotient is after a divorce. Scientific literature suggests that a good three quarters of people who divorce regret it. More >>

It has been almost three years since I lost my wife to the flu. Since that time, I have been lucky enough to be a stay-at-home Dad for my teenage son. More >>

I am the one who hears all the excuses, 'I don't have time to work out!' or 'I'm too tired after work to go to the gym!' or 'I have to help my kids with their homework, soccer, piano, fill in the blank.' More >>

I am a homeschooling mother of 5 kids. I also teach piano to 15 additional kids per week...How do I fit in exercise? More >>

Friends are really important. They make you feel anchored to the world, and without them, you feel lonely, isolated, and depressed. They care about you and do things with you. More >>

Recently, my husband and I, and our 13 year old daughter, dropped my son off at college. While my daughter and I decorated his dorm, my husband and son worked on his computer. Finally, it was time to say our goodbyes and let him start his new chapter of his life. More >>

My husband's position in a public school system has been eliminated due to severe budget cuts. More >>

I was babysitting the two oldest children of a good friend, ages 7 and 5. Our kids play together all the time and these kids know me...Well, Mr. 5-year-old and my 5-year-old got in a fight. I didn't see who started it, but it was over a toy. More >>

My first serious relationship broke up because I saw the writing on the wall that we were not compatible. He was possessive with a tendency toward a temper that flared. More >>