Coupling part 2: After many years alone
VallartaTribune, Dec 10-16, 2006, issue # 505, pg 25 Last week’s article presented many thoughts and ideas about how and why people choose their partner. I suggested that at different stages of life we make very different decisions and I asked questions I hoped would be thought provoking and assist you in considering meaningful and […]
In Order to Decide to Break-up, You Must Consider Staying Together
Vallarta Tribune, Sep 3-9, 2006, issue # 491, pg 15 Many couples struggle in frustrating relationships or marriages and seem to feel caught in a vicious cycle where things just don’t seem to improve and often get progressively worse. It becomes easier and easier to see all of the reasons why they should split and […]
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 […]
Addiction: What Does It Look Like?
Vallarta Tribune, Jan 22-28, 2006, issue # 459, pg 18 Someone suffering with addiction may or may not realize they have a problem or may not realize the severity of the illness, because it has become so normalized; such a part of their life. People have varying intensities of addiction, depending on how far it […]
Holiday Time, Happy time, Family Time…or not
PV MIrror, Dec 18-24, 2010, issue # 114, pg 16 How is everyone doing now that the holiday season is upon us? I imagine that there are a variety of ways the upcoming holidays are impacting each of you. Some may be spending it away from family either by choice or circumstance, and some may […]
Vallarta: A Place to be Happy and Heal or to Spiral Out of Control
Vallarta seems to have become an international multi-cultural community, which has attracted a large community of Americans and Canadians as well as many Europeans and Central and South Americans, not to mention a huge influx of professionally educated Mexicans who have also chosen to move here from other parts of Mexico. Everyone moves here in search […]
Pick Your Pain!
PV Mirror, Apr 30-May 6, 2011, issue #133 People always ask how they can decide what to do when they don’t like the options they have to chose from; when neither are attractive. We all need to decide what we’d rather do or feel, or endure, or tolerate. Which thing should we resolve and which should we allow […]
No One Escapes Unscathed: Adult Children of Alcoholics
Vallarta Tribune, Mar 26-Apr 1, 2006, issue # 468, pg 20 We are all a product of our environment, particularly our home environment. Our family determines a great deal of our psychological and emotional development influencing the person we become and the “baggage we carry” into adulthood. Today, let’s consider the alcoholic/addict family and its […]
When is Enough Enough?
Vallarta Tribune, Apr 23-29, 2006, issue # 472, pg 19 I have written separate articles on addiction, codependency, and relationships and received many responses and questions asking more about the addict-codependent relationship. The amazing thing that I’ve noticed about this dysfunctional destructive cycle is that the addicts are very aware of their role in this […]
Parenting Amidst the Chaos
Vallarta Tribune, Aug 13-19, 2006, issue # 488, pg 18 What happens to the children who grow up in chaotic homes? Many problems contribute to the chaos such as marital conflict, affairs, divorce, loss or absence of a parent, addiction, and domestic violence. The problems can manifest themselves in many ways including behavioral problems, dramatic […]
