Hurt

Why I Can't/Couldn't Watch/Listen to the State of the Union Address

Carol Smaldino | Posted 03.25.2012

Carol Smaldino

Tonight I'm claiming my right to be outside "the" room because it seems like a distraction, it seems like hype, like another sporting event.

Some Hurts Are More Than Skin Deep

Serita Jakes | Posted 11.06.2011

Serita Jakes

We often shy away from things that may help us because of what other people may think. You cannot continue to be tormented on the inside, so that you look perfect on the outside.

How You Can Forgive Your Ex-Spouse

Deborah Moskovitch | Posted 08.15.2011

Deborah Moskovitch

Forgiveness and letting go are topics that often arise in my divorce consulting practice.

What do you consider a friendship-killer?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Irene S. Levine

It isn't easy to know when to draw the line and give up on a friendship. There's a natural tendency to overlook and ignore little signs that something...

Bellevue Fourth Of July Parade: Spooked Horses Run Into Crowd, Injure 24 In Iowa

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

BELLEVUE, Iowa -- Two runaway horses pulling a wagon trampled spectators at a small-town Fourth of July parade, killing a 60-year-old woman and injuri...

Friendship: The importance of showing up

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Irene S. Levine

QUESTION Dear Irene, I have been friends with Amy since high school, and we are now mothers in our 30s. I have a 10-year-old and another baby on th...

Passed over as a Godmother: Dealing with the hurt

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Irene S. Levine

QUESTION Dear Irene, I am an only child and have a friend named Linda (who is also an only) whom I've known since first grade. She is due to give bi...

Tips To Stop The Holidays From Becoming A Karmic Turkey!

Debbie Robins | Posted 11.17.2011

Debbie Robins

Each year after I'd left the nest, I worked hard to make my peace with their behavior so I could enjoy our next vacation together. Sometimes it worked. Sometimes--often--it didn't.

Redheads More Sensitive To Pain: Study

New York Times | Tara Parker-Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

"The reason we studied redheads in the beginning, it was essentially an urban legend in the anesthesia community saying redheads were difficult to ane...

Painful Teen Friendship: What's a Mom to Do?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Irene S. Levine

Unless your teen's health or safety is at risk, resist the temptation to solve friendship problems for her.

The Single Best Way to Tell if You Have Outgrown a Friendship

Margaret Ruth | Posted 11.17.2011

Margaret Ruth

If one person has done something such as become healthier, develop new interests or changed what s/he wants in a friendship, then the friendship has to change along.