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 | Nov 11, 2009 | Self-Esteem
When I heard that the police officer who took down Hasan at Fort Hood was a woman, my heart swelled with pride for my gender. Not only a woman; Kimberly Denise Munley is a five foot, four inch tall firearms specialist and SWAT team member, nick-named 'Mighty...
by Dr Aletta | Oct 1, 2009 | Self-Esteem
I don’t know about you, but for the longest time, I was afraid of my inner bitch. In the old suppressed, sexist tradition of ‘you’re either a whore or a saint’, women are too often taught that we are either ‘nice’ or ‘bitches’ and...
by Dr Aletta | Apr 26, 2009 | Self-Esteem
Even Simon was blown away by what came out of Susan Boyle's mouth. Why was he so shocked? Does it speak to how quick we are to judge people before giving them a chance? Does this happen to you as the judge? As the judged? Do you struggle with being taken... by Dr Aletta | Jan 13, 2009 | Body/Mind
I Ate All That!!?There is this big deal going on right now about laws requiring restaurants to make nutritional information easily available to customers. Do we really want to know? And if we did know, would that help us make good choices?Today, for example, I made...