November 11th, 2009
Eldercare
Because of the my mother\’s dementia, I\’m often asked by people who are concerned about “intellectual pauses” of their loved one (or their own) if there\’s anything they can do to remember more, longer, and make their memories easier to access. Please know that I\’m not a “brain specialist”. Nothing written here should imply a […]
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November 10th, 2009
Journaling
Our Two Lives In the 1952 novel “The Natural” by Bernard Malamud about a baseball prodigy whose career is sidetracked when he is shot by a sociopathic serial killer, later turned into a Robert Redford (drool) movie, one line rings true for all of us. It goes something like this: We get two lives, one […]
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October 29th, 2009
Male Menopause & Irritable Male Syndrome
Future Shock: The New Dis-Ease of Our Time I still have my original copy, though it\’s falling apart. Most pages are covered with little stars with underlines to remind me of important things to remember. It was a mind-blowing book for me (I must admit that even as a 60s activist in Berkeley, books were […]
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October 29th, 2009
Male Menopause & Irritable Male Syndrome
After 44 years helping men and women achieve more satisfying and joyful relationships, I’ve accumulated some helpful wisdom. I’ve written about the 25 Most Important Things about Men and 25 Most Important Things about Sex, Love, and Marriage. Here’s some wisdom about women, sex, and love. 25. “You never lose by loving. You lose by […]
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October 29th, 2009
Male Menopause & Irritable Male Syndrome
One of the most consistent responses I get from men and women was how much irritability, anger and sullen withdrawal was present in males particularly between the ages of 40 and 55. “It\’s like he\’s a different man,” one woman wrote to me. “He had always been kind, considerate and caring. Now he treats us […]
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October 28th, 2009
Male Menopause & Irritable Male Syndrome
As a psychotherapist I have been helping people find, keep, and develop healthy loving relationships for more than 40 years now. Carlin and I have been married (third marriage for each of us) for 30 years now. It hasn’t always been easy but it has always been enlightening. I’d like to share some words of […]
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October 27th, 2009
Male Menopause & Irritable Male Syndrome
My father tried to commit suicide when I was five years old. He recovered, but my life was never the same. I went to medical school, then graduate school. For the last 44 years I have specialized in helping men and the women who love them. I think I\’ve been trying, on some level, to […]
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October 26th, 2009
Domestic Violence and Abuse
Excerpt paraphrased from Beyond the Tears: A True Survivor\’s Story Not long after the marriage ceremony, my new husband, Todd, wanted to buy land in Chandler, Arizona. He said we could get rich quick on the land while living cheap in a trailer. I was only twenty-one, and I objected to moving out of Tempe, […]
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October 23rd, 2009
Male Menopause & Irritable Male Syndrome
“Do whatever you can to get out of dollar denominated assets and do it quickly,” warned Michael Ruppert author of Crossing the Rubicon. “It is looking to me like the run on the dollar has begun in earnest. It is not too late to buy physical gold. That is what will shield you the best […]
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October 20th, 2009
Seminars
NABBW OCTOBER TELESEMINAR A Path to Writing and Publishing Memoirs with Sue Silverman Tuesday, October 20, 2009 3:00 p.m. EST www.suewilliamsilverman.com “A Conversation with Award-Winning Author Sue William Silverman on Writing and Publishing Memoir” It\’s been said that everyone has a story to tell. Are you interested in writing your own memoir? Does the thought […]
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