Are You Mourning this Election?
FamilyAffaires.com Contributor Dr. Dan Gottlieb, explains what he believes this election was all about, pain and suffering. He also discusses how many people …
Dementia & Alzheimer’s Care, The Black Hole in Our Society
Caring for loved ones with dementia or alzheimer’s is one of the hardest jobs. Besides the physical and emotional care there is the care of meeting their …
Moving On, Transitioning to New Beginnings
Thoughts of new beginnings start surfacing around this time of year. New Years Day is right around the corner and so many of us are making resolutions to begin …
Paris Attacks, Working Through the Feelings
Just a few weeks ago the world was once again changed by the Paris attacks. For so many of us it brought back the still fresh memories of 9/11 but some will …
Toxic Relationships, Is it OK to Walk Away?
Many times you will hear of individuals ending their relationships with their parents or other family members because the relationship is considered to be too …
Father’s Day, What it Means to Be a Father
The Story of a Disabled Dad Father’s Day is a day to celebrate our fathers. Whether our fathers are alive, passed, healthy, ill or disabled we all think …
Graduation, Fears and Anxieties, Not Just for The Graduate
Letting Our Children Take Flight Graduation can be a very exciting time for a family, but it can also be a time that is filled with both fear and anxiety for …
The Roles We Are Given Do Not Define Us!
Think about it, we all have roles in life that we either assign to ourselves or are given to us by other people. We are not so much talking about roles like, …
Can a Marriage Survive While Raising a Special Needs Child?
They say the divorce rate for couples raising a special needs child is between 70-80%. Raising a special needs child is hard and will definitely place …
End of Life, Does a Bucket List Matter?
When it comes to end of life we hear so many people talking about a “bucket list”. Sometimes this list is started early on in life and checked off …