Being a Frog in Hot Water

When I was a kid one of my teachers explained that if a frog was placed in a pan of lukewarm water that was put on the stove with the flame on simmer, the frog would acclimate as the temperature rose and would eventually perish when the water got too hot. The story stuck

13 Feb, 2014
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Shedding Toxic Relationships

In my most recent therapy session, I was working through painful problems in a close friendship. The breakdown in the relationship as to do with money. I’ve found that an abundance of money can be both a blessing and a curse—in that there seems to be a culture with some people I’m close to that

17 Oct, 2013
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SINGLE AGAIN

I’m single again after two long-term marriages. I was 22 when I first got married, and it was before the birth control pill, legalized abortion and the sexual freedom born in the hippie era. The word relationship wasn’t in my universe and the idea of “hooking up” with a woman without getting married meant in

8 Aug, 2013
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