Shrink Wrap

What we can learn from the trials and triumphs of celebrity relationships.
by Dr. Jane Greer

Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher: When Does Love Stop Conquering All?

There sometimes comes a time when the phrase "all you need is love" no longer applies, and it appears that Demi Moore has finally reached that point. She announced last week, after rumors that her husband Ashton Kutcher had been unfaithful to her while they were on opposite coasts, that she had filed for divorce. If anybody wanted to make this marriage work, it seems to me that Demi did. Read More

Kim Kardashian: Why Was She a Runaway Bride?

Everyone wants the fairytale: to fall in love, get married and live a happy long life together. Sometimes, in fact, it is that hope, that true wish, that drives people down the aisle even if there are questions. And believe me, everyone headed that way often has doubts in one form or another. Read More

Kristin Cavallari: To Wed or Not to Wed? That Is the Question

It was recently announced that The Hills reality star Kristin Cavallari, now also a cast member of Dancing with the Stars, and her fiancé Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler called off their wedding after a whirlwind romance and courtship. Read More

Brad Pitt: Does He Compare?

For his movies Brad Pitt has to memorize lines and carefully think through his motivations. But in real life he doesn't seem to think before he speaks. In fact, he could use a second take. In a recent interview with Parade magazine he basically said that he didn't like his life much when he was married to Jennifer Aniston and that their marriage was, well, boring. Read More

Chaz Bono: Dancing With Controversy – He Is No Longer A Follower

You can't accuse Chaz Bono of being a wall flower. He has put himself out there over and over again, speaking openly about his choice to legally change his gender from female to male to the press as well as in the documentary Becoming Chaz in which he shares his journey as a transgender man. Read More

Grace Anatomy: Why Steve Jobs' Illness Is Our Loss, Too

Not many of us were surprised to hear that Steve Jobs was stepping down from his position of CEO of Apple, but we were still sad to hear the news. We have known for a while that he was sick, battling pancreatic cancer since 2004 as well as recovering from a kidney transplant in 2009. He had been on medical leave for months and we would occasionally get updates about his health. Read More

The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills: Reality TV – Is It Too Real?

We can all guess why people choose or agree to participate in a reality television show: fame, fortune, even the hope of getting help. But there's no guarantee on getting those things and sometimes the fallout can be unimaginable. On Monday, as promos aired announcing the season two premiere of Bravo's The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, costar Russell Armstrong, 47, killed himself. Read More

Sofia Vergara: The Modern (Dysfunctional) Family--With Addiction, Whose Responsibility Is It?

Television actress Sofia Vergara makes us laugh about family problems on her hit ABC comedy Modern Family, but in real life these days her family situation is anything but funny. Read More

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony: Did Their Careers Collide?

Before Jennifer Lopez married Marc Anthony she was in the white hot spotlight of television, music and movies. She was a huge star and, as often happens, she attracted the boys - especially the bad ones who had a reputation with the ladies. Read More

David Duchovny and Tea Leoni: The Ex-Files - Can Their Relationship Survive Sex Addiction?

Most of us don't yet know what is behind David Duchovny and Tea Leoni's second break-up in their 14-year marriage, but it is hard not to wonder if David's admitted sex addiction played a role. When the couple split for a few months in 2008, Duchovny talked openly about his addiction and checked himself into a treatment center. Read More

Sarah Ferguson: How Can She Get Self-Worth?

Watching Finding Sarah, Sarah Ferguson's reality show on the OWN network, made me wish I could speak to her directly because there are, in fact, very specific steps that she can take to help her get self-worth which my patients have found to be extremely helpful . Read More

Jennifer Aniston: Is She The Other Woman Or The New Woman?

Here is the picture of Jennifer Aniston that has been at the forefront of the media and most of our minds for years now: America's sweetheart, the betrayed wife, the scorned and heartbroken lover. She was the one who was abandoned by Brad Pitt when he left her for Angelina Jolie. Read More

Hugh Hefner: He Is Just Like The Rest Of Us

One thing the world's most famous playboy probably never expected was to be blindsided by a bunny. But that is exactly what happened recently when five days before Hugh Hefner's third wedding his 25-year-old fiancée Playmate Crystal Harris called off the nuptials saying she was uncomfortable with his lifestyle. Read More

The School Of Hard Knocks: When Is It Time To Grow Up?

We see it over and over again: a married politician falling from grace because he couldn't resist another woman. But what has unfolded this week with New York Congressman Anthony Weiner is different from what we saw with John Edwards and Arnold Schwarzenegger. They had full-blown extramarital affairs, intimate relationships which for both of them included fathering a child. Read More

Jane Greer, Ph.D., is a Marriage and Family Therapist, author of What about Me? Stop Selfishness from Ruining Your Relationship, and radio host of Doctor on Call.

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