by Dr Aletta | Jan 26, 2012 | Anxiety, Family Matters
Editor’s Note: This article was written by our friend Dylan Broggio, LCSW. Finding out that someone you love is cutting themselves is very painful, shocking, information to hear. Being armed with information and a game plan can make all the difference in getting... 
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... 
by Dr Aletta | Sep 8, 2009 | Family Matters, Mental Health
On Saturday I was standing in line with my son at Office Depot with about three hundred other parents. We were there with kids of varying heights doing last minute school supply shopping (It never ends!). In the middle of the main aisle, right in front of the check... by Dr Aletta | Aug 13, 2009 | Family Matters, Relationships
The article 7 Ways to Give an Apology and 4 Ways to Accept One got some terrific attention from readers on this blog and on PsychCentral's World of Psychology it rose to top ten most popular posts when it was published there. Thank you to everyone who wrote... 
by Dr Aletta | Aug 7, 2009 | Depression, Family Matters
I admit to being an imperfect mommy. I know I’m in good company because you can get a bunch of books today by many women admitting the same. Not so sixteen years ago when I gave birth to my son. Back then it was odd for a woman to confess that she didn’t feel a...
