Coupling: How and why did you choose your partner?
Vallarta Tribune, Dec 3-9, 2006, issue # 504, pg 25 When we “couple up” or choose who to partner with, the natural tendency for most people across all cultures and ethnicities seems to be with someone from very similar backgrounds, beliefs, religions, economic levels, education levels, etc. Partnering or marrying someone who grew up in […]
To Suffer A Loss
PV Mirror, May 1-7, 2010, issue #82, pg 17 Loss can be abrupt and unexpected or planned and anticipated. Loss can be from a relationship break-up, divorce, or from the death of a partner, family member or friend. I have personally experienced both; an unexpected divorce, my father’s anticipated death from Alzheimer’s, and most recently my boyfriend’s abrupt death. Besides death, abrupt and […]
The Impact of the Recession
PV Mirror, Mar 20-26, 2010, issue # 76, pg 19 What losses have you suffered? Did you lose your home? Did you have to sell or walk away from everything in it? Are you trying to sell your home either to down-size or because you maintained a second home? Have you gone from two incomes […]
Life Gives You the People You Need
PV MIrror, Apr 17-24, 2010, issue # 80, pg 15 Life doesn’t give you the people you want; it gives you the people you NEED… to help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and to make you into the person you were meant to be. How many of you have even stopped to consider this? How […]
Learn to say “NO” and put yourself first!
PV Mirror, Apr 3-9, 2010, issue # 77, pg 17 A very dear friend of mine spent her life caring for others, always putting everyone else’s needs first. This beautiful attribute led to a long career in nursing. Over the years, it became such an engrained habit, that she forgot or never learned how to […]
The Empty Refrigerator
Vallarta Tribune, Jun 25-Jul 1, 2006, issue # 481, pg 17 How many of you are still waiting for certain people in your life to treat you differently? The answer is most of us. You may be waiting for your husband to stop insulting and criticizing you, or for your wife to be more thoughtful and […]
Do You Have a Support System?
Vallarta Tribune, Apr 16-22, 2006, issue # 471, pg 19 Most of us find support from our friends, family members, and colleagues on a daily basis in informal settings that promote and create bonds between us. This type of support is indispensable and we cannot imagine our lives without it. Of course, there are some […]
Do You Have the Courage to Change?
Vallarta Tribune, Jan 26-Feb 3, 2007, issue # 511, pg 28 Whether you are trying to improve a relationship, get through a divorce, heal past traumas, resolve family of origin issues, heal the inner child, or confront an addiction, you are suffering and seeking change. Some people try to handle everything alone, while others turn to […]
The Victim
PV Mirror, Jan 15-21, issue # 118, pg 17 Are you a victim? The word victim indicates that something was done to you, implying that you did not have a choice and it was therefore, forced upon you and you did not have the power to stop or prevent it. There are victims of tragedies, natural disasters, […]
What is a Healthy Relationship?
PV MIrror, Feb 12-18, 2011, issue # 122, pg 19 You know you are in a healthy relationship when you can be yourself and you accept your partner as he is.You do not try to change them or mold them into who you think they should be or who you need them to be. You don’t have that right and it is […]
