by Dr Aletta | Jul 3, 2018 | Positive Psych, Self-Esteem
With the insanity of terrorism, with the fear-mongering in the newspapers and on television taking up so much space in my head, I turned to the Style section of the paper for some distraction. What I found was a little piece about love. Remember the old Huey Lewis and...
by Dr Aletta | Jul 15, 2013 | Chronic Illness, Self-Esteem
Come to an inspiring, informative talk about what it’s like to live with chronic illness and what we can do to thrive despite it! When? This Thursday, July 18th, starting at 7:00 PM and ending promptly at 8:30 PM (because we all need our beauty sleep). 🙂...
by Dr Aletta | Mar 25, 2013 | Depression, Happiness
In the Deep North where I live, Spring can be a bitch. There’s really no other word for it. A friend of mine said she heard this on a local radio station: “What is December without the Holidays? It’s March!” Yes, it’s known that Seasonal...
by Dr Aletta | Jun 29, 2011 | Relationships
In my journey to true love I must have thought I was in love at least nine times. Of those nine times, once was really close to the real thing but I was in high school at the time and not ready to settle down. All the other so called boyfriends I had, I look back and...
by Dr Aletta | Jun 24, 2010 | Mental Health
When I was seven years old, preparing for my First Communion, I had to go to Confession first. Back in the day, that was a scary prospect, involving a dark booth, hell’s fire and spilling your guts to a shadow behind a screen. What does a seven-year-old self have to...