by Dr Aletta | Jul 30, 2010 | Self-Esteem
With all due respect to Elizabeth GilbertEat. About three years ago my life changed dramatically. My husband called to tell me he was leaving his job at the university. I was three hundred miles away, standing outside a crematorium in Queens. My cousin's... 
by Dr Aletta | Jul 29, 2010 | Chronic Illness, Metaphor
To prepare for writing this book, “How To Have A Chronic Illness So It Doesn’t Have You!” I wanted to find a way to describe the person with chronic illness without having to say ‘person with chronic illness’ all the time. Fishing around in my mind I... by Dr Aletta | Jul 26, 2010 | Self-Esteem
During a time when my self-esteem was lower than dirt, my therapist suggested I start a list of things I liked about myself. It sounded so cheesy, like advice I’d find in an Oprah magazine (no offense, Oprah). But he persisted. Write a list of things I liked... by Dr Aletta | Jul 19, 2010 | Chronic Illness
Yes, I’ve had my share of chronic illness. In my early twenties I was diagnosed with nephrotic syndrome, a rare kidney disease that usually affects young boys. Weird. Then in my thirties I came down with scleroderma. Never heard of that either. When we are young... by Dr Aletta | Jul 16, 2010 | Self-Esteem
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