Dr Judith Rich

With Black Friday shopping now a national sport, will most shoppers come away having bagged those great "doorbuster" deals? Probably not and here's why.

This Thanksgiving, when you think about all the things you're grateful for, don't forget to include the person you've been hanging out with, 24/7, for your entire life.

Want to really make strides and advance another cause at the same time? Appoint a female as our peacemaker-in-chief! It surely is a job cut out for a woman.

Learning to listen beyond our firmly established filters that dictate what we think before we've even heard what the other person is saying, opens the doors to authentic communication.

Now that just about the entire world has weighed in on whether or not President Obama deserves to win the Nobel Peace Prize, the fact remains: he was awarded the prize.

Has the heady fragrance of Breast Health Month made it Sexual Harassment Month?

Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), aptly renamed Breast Health Month for our purposes here, I've been on the hunt for other materials to help spread the word. Since women of all ages, from 15-99, are at risk for breast cancer, it's important to not only take the disease seriously, but to also take seriously the need for attending to the health of "the girls."

Nine mammograms, two biopsies, an MRI, one lumpectomy and two breast reductions later, I can happily report that I am cancer-free and celebrating life. It was not an easy journey, but I am grateful to be free of cancer and not having to undergo continued treatment.

The question remains: How do we deal with the mounting anger in America before it's too late and we have another national tragedy on our hands and souls? Are we mature enough as a country to have an honest discourse on the roots of anger in America today?

Imagine a 24 hour period all over the world when everyone lays down their weapons (physical and psychic) and dedicates their consciousness and actions to nonviolence. Why would anyone want to resume war (internal and external) after bathing in peace for a day?

Can you imagine yourself as a really, really old person? I'm talking really old, like 100 years or beyond? In fact it's not only possible you could ...

Does life seem weirder and crazier than normal these days? Do you feel like you've fallen down a rabbit hole or gotten sucked into the twilight zone?...

This morning, I woke with a stiff neck. I was not aware of it until I turned by head to brush my hair and then - ouch! A stiff neck tells me I am bei...

For the past six years, the daily headlines have been dominated by the war in Iraq and the political and social turmoil and widespread violence among ...

Once in a great while, there are moments worth watching on network television. Usually I miss them, since I'm not much of a TV fan. However, thanks ...

Learning to die is really learning to live. It is 'letting go' of the past and the future and allowing ourselves to experience the serenity of just being alive.

I know this sounds like a really "heavy" subject to be bringing up, especially now, in the middle of summer, when everybody just wants to escape the h...

Michael was probably the most iconic personality in the modern world who personified the Peter Pan archetype, or as Jung called it, The Puer Aeternaus/Eternal Boy.

Writing my doctoral dissertation on "The Future of Feminism: Where Do We Go From Here?" in 1995, I never imagined the answer to that question would be found in the streets of Tehran.

Ponce de Leon couldn't find it. Alexander the Great couldn't find it. F. Scott Fitzgerald could only imagine it. Human beings have been searching...

Agreement #1-" Be impeccable with your word." The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz In ...

Elizabeth Edwards is more than just a victim. She's also a powerful champion for women's health care and cancer issues. This is where my story intersects with hers.

Happy Earth Day, 2009! OK, we did the perfunctory observance, like good citizens. Now, is it back to business as usual? Back to polluting and trashi...

This is a story about a group of teens that feared their futures were already being foreclosed. What they did about it resulted in a personal visit from Barack Obama.

Impossible To Inevitable: Dare To Dream Big - Part IV " What is it that makes you happy? 
Stay with it, no matter ...