Category Archives: Health and Wellness After Divorce

Girlfriend problems are pretty common, according to life coach, Dr. Lisa Kaplin. So common, that I decided to write my Love Essentially column on reasons why friendships can end, and how handle a girlfriend who decides she just doesn't want to be you...

Today is my birthday. I’m 53 and I want to share some thoughts on how to be present and what that means to me.   A few months ago, I was having an argument with someone and he said, “You know what your problem is? You’ve never had an...

When I read in the news about Robert Redford retiring, I decided to celebrate him and his movies--mainly his romances, in this week's Love Essentially.   There's Nothing Like Those Robert Redford Romances by Jackie Pilossoph for Chicago...

Do you ever look in the mirror and focus on a particular body part you are unhappy about and then start to be hypercritical and notice and worry about other parts of your body too? You wish your bum wasn’t quite as big in those jeans and then you n...

One of the more common comments that I hear from women is that they don’t need to ask for a pay raise. Why? Because their boss knows they want one, and when the time is right they will get that raise. The last I checked, most bosses aren’t mind r...