All Things Psychological
Posted in brain and mind, love relationship, women's issues on Jun 7th, 2010
Al and Tipper Gore’s recent announcement to get divorced has created a huge wave of confusion – “What happened? They seemed so happy” – bewilderment -“If they too divorce, who will survive?” - and fear – “If it happened to them, it could happen to me too.”
This last statement is actually the one that gets [...]
Posted in brain and mind, women's issues on Apr 22nd, 2010
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention informs us that about one third of all children in this country are overweight, and 17% are clinically obese – more than triple the rate from 1976. At the other end of the spectrum, rates about anorexia and bulimia, particularly among teenage girls but not exclusive to them, [...]
Posted in stress management, women's issues on Oct 11th, 2009
In the previous post of our discussion on women’s increasing unhappiness trends, we discussed how women’s anger gets neither acknowledged nor expressed, because we have internalized societal expectations of what our responsibilities are. When we cannot meet our/society’s expectations, therefore, we feel inadequate and unhappy rather than angry.
As a psychotherapist, I see this situation often [...]
Posted in stress management, women's issues on Oct 7th, 2009
In my clinical work with women, in individual psychotherapy and counseling, when we explore the areas of stress that make them overwhelmed and unhappy, the picture that often emerges is one of multiple – often conflicting – demands and expectations. These demands come from a society that still expects women to be the keepers of [...]
