Why Are the Holidays Difficult? Everyone knows that the holidays are difficult for many people but sometimes it hard to pin down exactly what this season brings up for us. For those who have experienced a significant loss, especially since the last holiday season, getting through that first round of holidays without a loved one […]
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How do you know if you have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or OCD? You know that you might have OCD if you spend much of your time and energy trying to fend off unwelcome, recurrent thoughts (obsessions) or engaging in repetitive behaviors (compulsions) that you feel driven to perform. You have the sense that these thoughts […]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Boomer Women's World Newsletter August 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Dotsie, NABBW has members from 40 states – plus Canada, New Zealand and England! Everyone has been placed in your life to teach you something. Figure out what it is and keep learning from them. I continue to be amazed at the gifts and talents of […]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Boomer Women's World Newsletter July 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ — FOR NABBW MEMBERS ONLY, FEATURED MEMBER, FEATURED ASSOCIATE and TELESEMINARS — MONTHLY COLUMNS AND MEMBER NEWS — THANK YOU and IMPORTANT INFORMATION Dear Dotsie, NABBW has members from 40 states – plus Canada, New Zealand and England! A good leader inspires others with confidence in him […]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Boomer Women\’s World Newsletter June 2006 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ — FOR NABBW MEMBERS ONLY, FEATURED MEMBER, FEATURED ASSOCIATE and TELESEMINARS — MONTHLY COLUMNS AND MEMBER NEWS — THANK YOU and IMPORTANT INFORMATION Dear Dotsie, A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror. […]
In this SERIES of monthly COLUMNS Dr. Stephen will help you: • Finding out more about your depressed mood • Naming that tune: A description of depressive and mood disorders • Change your depressed mood through action • Decide if you need medication SPECIAL NOTE: Dr. Stephen has added a DAILY SUPPORT feature to her […]
Looking Back – My Forty Years as a Psychologist This month\’s column records my personal journey as I head for retirement this fall after being employed 40 years as a clinical psychologist. Perhaps my comments on my own journey could have meaning for some of you if you are on a similar journey. I got […]
Do you feel you\’re getting off track? Those of you who have been following my columns with NABBW may have noticed that my last new column was a few months back. Quite often my patients assume that because I am a therapist, I am immune to the ups and downs of life. They forget that […]
What is Job Stress? Having a stressful job and experience job stress are two entirely separate things. A job which is stressful may mean that it is high intensity (such as an air traffic controller), that critical decisions have to be made (like a caseworker for social services), that long hours are involved (the 24-hour […]
ANXIETY No one alive has escaped the feeling of anxiety. It may consist of that isolated worry but most women admit to at least one or two periods in their lives when their anxiety was overwhelming. Is anxiety something we should avoid or get rid of? Not at all. An anxiety response is a perfectly […]
