As the mother of three children, there have been numerous opportunities to answer the question, "Is Santa Claus real?" And my answer has always been the same: Absolutely.
Is there a man who flies through the night sky on a sled pulled by reindeer? Probably not....
Posted November 3, 2008 | 09:15:48 (EST)
Is he too judgmental? Is she too soft? Or is he the one that validates effort while she's the one that it's hard to earn a compliment from? And which one of them is right?
The conflict between judgment and encouragement has been raging now for decades. It's a...
Posted October 23, 2008 | 10:20:46 (EST)
For many people, achieving balance means cutting back on extremes. In the fall of 1990, I took on a huge project in my career. To balance that out, I decided to run the 1991 Long Beach Marathon. These two extremes equaled balance and sanity and a fertile state of mind...
Posted June 29, 2008 | 20:40:17 (EST)
Early on in my research, I had an insight into men that rocked my world. I kept watching and listening to the men I consulted and when their behavior surprised me, I'd try to figure out their motivation. When I thought I understood it, I'd check with them. It didn't...


Posted December 23, 2008 | 18:04:46 (EST)