Sue Johnson
Found in: Grandparenting
There is a sea change in relationships the moment a first grandchild is born. Parents are now grandparents; children are now parents. Everyone has different expectations about where to place the proper priorities in their new roles.
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Jed Diamond, PhD, LCSW
Found in: Mental Health
Although triggers vary from one man to another, there are four key elements at the core of most men's problems: hormonal fluctuations, changes in brain chemistry, increasing stress, and loss of male identity and purpose.
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Jed Diamond, PhD, LCSW
Found in: Mental Health
Here’s how I define Irritable Male Syndrome: a state of hypersensitivity, anxiety, frustration, and anger that occurs in males and is associated with biochemical changes, hormonal fluctuations, stress, and loss of male identity.
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Jed Diamond, PhD, LCSW
Found in: Mental Health
The first step to helping yourself and the man in your life is to put yourself in his shoes. Can you empathize with how a man feels? Can you experience the rage that comes from the betrayal of a promise? Can you understand why Dr. Jekyll becomes Mr. Hyde?
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Tom Blake
Found in: Dating
A 64-year-old woman emailed me wanting my opinion about a relationship she had recently terminated. "Sometimes you're willing to put up with more than you should because you hate being alone" was the most significant sentence of her email.
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Linda Thompson
Found in: Intergenerational Issues
We have an almost obsessive need to put things and people in nice neat little boxes with a name on each. Then we assume that everyone in that box thinks, learns, talks and acts, and therefore is the same. That's what's happening with the generations.
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National Gardening Association
Found in: Lawn and Garden, Intergenerational Issues, Grandparenting
Working in the garden together can help kids grow and help you stay younger
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Editorial Staff
Found in: Menopause, Women's Health, Sexuality
A new survey stands conventional wisdom on its head: it's women, not men, who are more likely to suffer from physical symptoms limiting their sexual performance or enjoyment.
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Linda Thompson
Found in: Intergenerational Issues
Since the beginning of time, parents have always wanted their kids to have a better life than they had. The question is: how much better can it get?
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