by Dr Colleen | May 10, 2018 | Family Matters, Kids, Parenting
As an adjunct instructor at Medaille College, I have had the opportunity to teach a variety of courses that (I hope) influence future professionals in a positive way. Teaching is definitely mutually beneficial, as it also enhances my own clinical work. This semester,... 
by Dr Aletta | Nov 12, 2009 | Body/Mind, Chronic Illness
Steroids, corticosteroids, prednisone.* Do these words strike terror in your heart? Or are you grateful beyond measure for their existence? Both? Then chances are you, or someone you love, has a chronic illness that is reversed or relieved by steroids. I have been on... 
by Dr Aletta | Oct 28, 2009 | Relationships, Self-Esteem
This post by my friend Therese Borchard was published just in time for Halloween. To visit her original post on Psych Central, click here. Here it is, reprinted in its entirety: In the spirit of Halloween, I thought you’d all appreciate some vampire talk. In her... 
by Dr Aletta | Aug 12, 2009 | Family Matters
Last week in an article about apologizing, I confessed to stealing a friend’s hair brush when I was six. That brush burned a hole in the back of my closet until the unbearable guilt ratted me out to my Mom. She marched me over to my friend’s house and stood at a... 
by Dr Aletta | May 28, 2009 | Family Matters, Relationships
Don't do it. It's not good for them. Recent studies show that when parents fight regularly in front of their kids, purely verbal down and nasty fights, the children's emotional suffering is as though they've witnessed physical abuse. It's that...
