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Have you ever tried to win somebody back you've previously broken up with? Man, is it hard. Read More

I don't cry very often, but I'll admit that I did—for a few days—after my youngest daughter left for college. I was very close to both my girls as they were growing up and although I was happy to see them spread their wings I missed them terribly when they did; I still can't go into our vacation house and see their empty bunk beds. Read More

There's a pile of professional literature on "everything you've ever wanted to know about extramarital affairs," most notably from Emily Brown to Shirley Glass to Frank Pittman to Janis Abrams Spring, and little of it supports the notion of having one. Read More

After counseling countless adult adoptees in couple's therapy I've found that far too many are susceptible to choosing partners who will eventually abandon them. The choice is usually an unconscious one. After all, who'd knowingly marry someone who was going to leave them? Read More

I can't speak for all adopted children but I can say—after interviewing several of them over the years—that many of us have trouble feeling completely comfortable wherever we are—no matter how welcomed we may be. At times our discomfort can manifest in distancing, indifference, or even rudeness, but we usually don't intend to insult anybody. Read More

One evening I got a distress call from my cousin Janet begging me to talk to her father—my Uncle Morty. Uncle Morty refused to put Millie, his wife of 50 years, in a nursing home even though she suffered from advanced Alzheimer's disease. Millie required around the clock care, but Morty, a strong and sturdy 75-year-old, insisted he was up to the task of caring for her. Read More

The Benefits of Training Under A Great Therapist  Read More

Training and supervision with one of the greats  Read More

 Mad Mel Gibson Goes Off Read More

Tough Times for the Gores Read More