by Dr Aletta | Sep 10, 2010 | Self-Esteem
1) Psychotherapy means lying down on a couch. Answer: T & F! Usually therapists do not require their patients to lie down on a couch. We often have comfy couches in our offices but I think it’s fair to say they are there for us therapists to take... 
by Dr Aletta | Sep 10, 2010 | Self-Esteem
It's the weekend! Let's have some fun! If you are in the neighborhood head down to the Williamsville Health Fair. We are celebrating holistic health which of course includes our emotional, spiritual and mental well being. There will be thirty plus vendors at... 
by Dr Aletta | Sep 6, 2010 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness, Mental Health
Thanks to Mac, my friend on Facebook, I learned about this wonderful program that uses Equine Assisted Therapy to help veterans with PTSD. Suze Maze, a licensed clinical social worker, offers this program for soldiers stationed at Fort Gordon, Georgia in the Warriors... by Dr Aletta | Sep 4, 2010 | Body/Mind, Self-Esteem
My goal was to prove that I, a 56 year-old woman, could lose weight and maintain a healthy level of fitness without spending a ton of money on a gimmick, pills, pre-packaged food, extreme diets or (shudder!) surgery. After years of searching, a few months ago, around... 
by Dr Aletta | Sep 2, 2010 | Body/Mind
Do you ever have 'fat' days? I know, I know… Is the Pope Catholic? Yesterday I felt fat. My mind was convinced I had gained back every single pound I lost over the last three months. It took effort to talk back to my mind. I said, "Mind, that's...
