by Dr Aletta | Nov 17, 2009 | Mental Health, Self-Esteem
The graduate school I went to, the Derner Institute at Adelphi University, is a professional school that teaches psychoanalytic, psychodynamic psychotherapy. It wasn’t until my first post-doctoral job that I learned about cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and... 
by Dr Aletta | Nov 12, 2009 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness
Steroids, corticosteroids, prednisone.* Do these words strike terror in your heart? Or are you grateful beyond measure for their existence? Both? Then chances are you, or someone you love, has a chronic illness that is reversed or relieved by steroids. I have been on... 
by Dr Aletta | Nov 11, 2009 | Self-Esteem
When I heard that the police officer who took down Hasan at Fort Hood was a woman, my heart swelled with pride for my gender. Not only a woman; Kimberly Denise Munley is a five foot, four inch tall firearms specialist and SWAT team member, nick-named 'Mighty... 
by Dr Aletta | Nov 9, 2009 | Body/Mind, Self-Esteem
Two months ago I wrote Eight Mental & Physical Fitness Principles I Can Live With. I just re-read them because I needed a reminder. For whatever reason I am forever slipping and picking myself up again. Maybe the lesson here is that that's not so bad. Maybe... 
by Dr Aletta | Nov 6, 2009 | Mental Health
In our efforts to wrap our brains around a senseless event, we look for cause and effect. We desperately want to to see if we could have prevented it somehow. It’s only human to wish to control. Unfortunately that process can mean demonizing the perpetrator,...
