What would happen if everyone just decided not to exchange presents any longer?  Would the Earth spin off its axis? One day last week I saw two signs which really concerned me: "Holiday Loans" and "Auto Title Loans" Now...

Are Americans suffering from "abuse syndrome"?  Bruce E. Levine, author of "Surviving America's Depression Epidemic " and a recent article at CounterPunch.org suggests that we are.  Levine writes, "U.S. citizens do not...

She started talking to me about how stellar her performance was at a recent social event, obviously fishing for compliments, and I refused to bask in admiration and feed her ego.  The results were dramatic.  She went for the jugular.  Narcissistic...

Therapists talk a lot about boundaries, but we're not always clear what we mean by "boundaries", why they are important to an individual's mental health, or why they are important for healthy relationships.   Boundaries - What are...

The term "cell phone etiquette" is easy enough to Google and everyone seems to agree on what the rules are - for other people.  Here is my list.  And I actually practice what I preach. Cell Phone Etiquette "It is my heart-warm and...