by Dr Aletta | May 28, 2010 | Life Candy
Photo courtesy of D Sharon PruittMy Mom was good at connecting with the 'child within' and she shared her gift generously with us kids. I remember the first time we went to a fast food restaurant. How many people can say that? My Dad was very formal and would... 
by Dr Aletta | May 21, 2010 | Self-Esteem
How many ways can a human being be afraid? Let me count the ways… There's all the usual suspects, you know, the phobias. Then there's what we psychologists like to call existential fear. Ugh, do I really want to go there? No.Let's keep it... by Dr Aletta | May 12, 2010 | Self-Esteem
Jon Kabat-Zinn, author or Wherever You Go There You Are, has done a lot to debunk meditation and make it accessible Western minds. The benefits of meditation, physical, psychological and spiritual, are being proven in scientifically rigorous studies over and... by Dr Aletta | May 10, 2010 | Self-Esteem
When I was in graduate school, Alice Miller's book, The Drama of the Gifted Child, was required reading. It's a little book, not more than 150 pages, yet it carries a big punch.Clinical Psychology grad students, like med students, are apt to diagnose... 
by Dr Aletta | May 9, 2010 | Inspiration, Self-Esteem
Today is Mother’s Day. I woke up wondering if I was going to get my usual breakfast in bed made by my sweet children with the supervision of their father. As the time went by and I waited, it occurred to me that if I wanted breakfast before Noon I had better get...
