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... 
by Dr Aletta | Nov 21, 2009 | Mental Health, Relationships
My brother’s childhood best friend committed suicide. I was 16 years old at the time, Mark (not his real name) was 21. Mark’s parents were close friends of my parents; we played together as little kids, he was my first crush. We drifted apart as we grew... 
by Dr Aletta | Jul 18, 2009 | Family Matters
Too bad you can’t say it out loud. From the day we are born we are bombarded with unsolicited advice. You know, the kind of advice that you never asked for but people are compelled to give you anyway. Most of it is good and today it is called parenting. By the...
