by Dr Aletta | Dec 31, 2009 | Body/Mind, Mental Health
It's New Year's Eve and many people are making resolutions. For a lot of us our resolutions are all about becoming healthier: exercising more, eating better and once and for all giving up smoking or drinking too much.Yesterday's post defined what... 
by Dr Aletta | Dec 30, 2009 | Mental Health
Wine and spirits are among the finest gifts God gave to humankind. When we can enjoy them in moderation it’s a wonderful thing. Unfortunately, the line between social drinking and problem drinking can be very thin. The line between problem drinking and... 
by Dr Aletta | Dec 29, 2009 | Self-Esteem
The New York Times Sunday edition has a column, Modern Love, where people write about all the different forms Love takes and how it has effected them personally.Last Sunday's piece was "When My Mother Called Out the Posse." I saw the image with... by Dr Aletta | Dec 26, 2009 | Self-Esteem
Even though it’s not a tradition I grew up with, I love Boxing Day. Living at Canada’s doorstep has made me aware of this post-Christmas holiday of British origin. Like most good ideas, I have adopted it in my own way. A reader, Ty, from PsychCentral... 
by Dr Aletta | Dec 24, 2009 | Life Candy, Relationships
I just read this piece by Walter Kirn, (who wrote the novel "Up in the Air," now a George Clooney movie) on his pre-Christmas "balsam scented loneliness" and had to pass it on. Last year Mr. Kirn was divorced, his kids were with their mother...
