by Dr Aletta | Jan 6, 2010 | Mental Health
It was good. Not perfect, not fabulously great, but really solidly good. I liked it much more than I didn't.What I liked: Dan Gilbert takes on a formidable task condensing tons and tons of information into a two hour segment. For Part II, called Facing Our Fears,... by Dr Aletta | Jan 6, 2010 | Mental Health
What do you think motivates people to do a good job? What would motivate you? Money? Sure most of us would say that. What about autonomy, the freedom to do the job the way we want? What about the value of doing a job creatively? The freedom to do my job the way I... by Dr Aletta | Jan 5, 2010 | Mental Health
I've been looking forward to viewing This Emotional Life for some time now and I went and missed the first episode! Damn! Did you see it? What did you think?Well, I won't miss tonight's. I already checked and it starts at 9PM, New York time. That's...
by Dr Aletta | Jan 5, 2010 | Self-Esteem
If your marriage is hurting in any way, you have a few choices. Among them, get in there, get messy, get humble, and work hard… or walk away (which can also get messy, but we’ll save that for another time). Today we’re talking about what to do if...
by Dr Aletta | Jan 3, 2010 | Family Matters, Life Candy
About a year ago my daughter and I wrote this post together The Real Deal: Advice for Tweens and Their Moms. In response to a reader having trouble reaching her tweenage daughter, I wrote about a similar problem between my daughter and I and how it worked out: When...