by Dr Aletta | Aug 31, 2009 | Body/Mind, Family Matters
When my kids were little and we'd be out and about doing errands, every once in a while I would say, "How about stopping for ice cream?" Imagine the shock and disappointment when the response was, "No, thanks, Mom." Honestly, I am telling you... by Dr Aletta | Aug 29, 2009 | Life Candy, Mental Health
Hey, Elv- EYE – Ruh!Like fingernails on a blackboard I have heard my beautiful name pronounced that way all my life. My first name is spelled E-L-V-I-R-A. Since before I can remember, the way American's tend to pronounce that combination of letters... 
by Dr Aletta | Aug 26, 2009 | Family Matters, Mental Health
Guilt hurts so many so much. In my work I often see guilt experienced as a punishment without hope of redemption. When a patient is having a hard time dealing with guilt, I ask them to replace the word ‘guilt’ with the word ‘responsible.’... 
by Dr Aletta | Aug 25, 2009 | Mental Health
My father, a neo-Freudian psychoanalyst, once explained to me why Freud decided that for his new talking therapy he wanted to use a couch and not be face-to-face with his patients. Why? My father said it was for two reasons: 1) For the patient. The reclining... 
by Dr Aletta | Aug 24, 2009 | Body/Mind, Mental Health
OR… Discipline is Not a Dirty Word There is nothing new under the sun. The bare-assed truth, when it comes to losing weight, is that we can choose to spend our money on the latest version of ‘energy in must be less than energy out’ or do it the hard way, and...
