by Dr Aletta | Feb 19, 2019 | Family Matters, Relationships
Are you your family’s scapegoat? How would you know? Do you find yourself on the defensive a lot? Do you hear stories, first or second hand, from various members of the family about your bad behavior? Stories that are very old, or not true or at best,... 
by Dr Aletta | Jun 14, 2010 | Mental Health, Self-Esteem
Don’t you just love those Mad Men episodes where the men have fully stocked bars in their offices and the women drink coffee with their neighbors? Times have changed. Womens’ liberation has given us the right to drink just as hard as the men do.... 
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...
