May 19, 2005
The Gift of Anger by Susan Braverman, LCSW-C, CPCC
Sex and anger! It is said that in our culture, these are the two most difficult issues. Certainly, in a relationship, both have great potential for negative consequences if not handled well. And yet, both have the potential to bring great rewards and growth. Our subject here is not sex, but anger, and what it can teach us. I want to share the stories of two people and how learning to accept the gift of anger removed major barriers and brought great richness back into their lives.

Apr 18, 2005
Escape the Trap of �This or That� by Elizabeth Hechtman, MS
I was just on the phone with a client. She is a successful graphic artist. She�s also the mother of two children under two years old. Her husband�s salary is not enough for her to stop working. Besides she has always loved her work and has quite a few projects in the pipeline. Her clients like her and appreciate her work so much that they are flexible with their deadlines. She works from an office in her home. This is usually a good set up since she can see her children at lunch and periodically during breaks throughout the day. But when her son gets a cold, which is a weekly occurrence for a toddler in day care, and cries for his mommy, who is in her home office my client drops her work and runs to him, which is significantly affecting the number of hours she is able to bill. She came to our call exhausted and defeated, feeling like she was failing everywhere. At the end of her rope, she said she had to choose between working and mothering....