by Dr Aletta | May 29, 2009 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness
5 Rules For Living With Chronic Illness and DepressionI'm very proud and excited to be featured today on the popular blog Beyond Blue. Last week when Judge Sotomayor was nominated to be a Supreme Court justice, one thing that grabbed me was that she was diagnosed... 
by Dr Aletta | May 28, 2009 | Family Matters, Relationships
Don't do it. It's not good for them. Recent studies show that when parents fight regularly in front of their kids, purely verbal down and nasty fights, the children's emotional suffering is as though they've witnessed physical abuse. It's that... 
by Dr Aletta | May 26, 2009 | Self-Esteem
Why is a compliment almost as hard to take as criticism? When I was a kid my well-intentioned Mom taught me to discredit compliments. “Oh, no, I’m not pretty, clever, smart, nice…” To do otherwise would be conceited. Q: What’s the result... 
by Dr Aletta | May 25, 2009 | Body/Mind
When I weighed myself Saturday morning I lost one whole pound! The inches around my waist didn’t budge but the scale did. Thank you God! That means that since taking my weight seriously six weeks ago, I’ve lost 3 pounds and 1.25 inches around my waist. A... 
by Dr Aletta | May 24, 2009 | Self-Esteem
This morning was spent setting up the back yard patio and screened in porch for summer enjoyment. We in Western New York can't take this season for granted. Only a week ago there was a hard frost warning that had anyone with young basil already planted running for...
