I recently was promoted to a senior management position at a large bank. While I’m very excited about this opportunity, I’ve been feeling very anxious to the point of insomnia. I think about work all the time and have been endlessly replaying interactions with colleagues, second-guessing myself and fearing that I’ve handled things poorly. I’m …
I grew up in a home with very controlling parents who gave me very little freedom. As an adult I now have a difficult time making decisions on my own and often ask my friends and family for their opinions about everything from clothing choices to home decorating to whether or not I should accept …
I make the same promise to myself all the time and never follow through. That is to exercise more, eat less, lose weight. Every year my weight goes up and I can’t seem to change the bad eating habits that keep me stuck in the same big fat place year after year after year. I …
My wife can’t tear herself away from the news and it’s creating some real conflict in our marriage. Fortunately, we’re both on the same side of the political divide but my wife seems obsessed with hearing and reading every news report and every journalist’s take on the most recent tweets and executive orders. All this …
I just got the job of my dreams as a graphic designer for a large advertising firm. Not only do I enjoy the work itself, the pay is great and I have great benefits including generous paid time off. The only problem is that I’m the only woman on the team and somewhat younger than …
My mother died last April, six months after she was diagnosed with cancer and I can’t stop crying. My mother was my best friend and my constant support. She helped me raise my four children when I was building my career and had been involved as a guide in every important accomplishment in my life. …
I’m 32 years old and have been with my boyfriend Jeff for five years. We moved in together this past January with a plan to be engaged by the end of this year. It’s now November and we have no plan. My traditional parents are starting to question Jeff’s intentions and I’m not sure what …
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Our idealized images of the holiday season are times of cheerful merriment, big, happy family get-togethers and of course piles of presents. We can try to use piles of presents to make up for missing pieces of our own holiday images. While we can’t put our wish for a big, happy family get together on …
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How do we get through Thanksgiving dinner when the people sharing our table don’t share our political values? How do we hold hands, connect in gratitude, and pass Grandma’s stuffing without getting on the subject of the recent election and the political differences that are threatening to tear the country apart? Is there a way …
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