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Friendship: Maintenance Required
Who is your best friend? If you are a married man reading my words, you will probably answer, “My wife.” But, if you are a woman, married...


How to Manage Crushing Disappointment
I had this blog all planned. I was set to announce that I finally had secured a publisher for my memoir, Flashback Girl: Lessons on...


The Teen You Used to Be
Do you remember being a teenager? Do you remember what you were like, and the things that you did? Your memories might help you be a...


Please Go Away!
My husband and I just returned from Tuscany and the South of France. We meandered through tiny medieval villages, visited Gothic...


Many Fathers
I have had many fathers. I had two fathers who saved my life. I had grandfathers, uncles and friends, and I have learned from all of...


Can You Help Me? Building a Resilience Skill
When you make chili, and your mom suggests a better way to slice the onion, are you open to her tip, or do you sigh with frustration?...


Lessons on Resilience from my Dad
If there were ever a contest for the most unique person, I would enter my father, Bill Deguire. He moved through the world with such...


Memorial Day is not about Picnics
Memorial Day is supposed to be about honoring our nation’s fallen, and I would like to write about them. I want to write about people who...


Happiness is my dog.
My dog Frankie presses his furry back against my thigh. He wedged himself beside me deliberately, turning and turning in circles. His...


34 Reasons Why your Mother’s Day might Suck: A Psychologist’s List
Having been a psychologist for 3 decades, I have heard plenty of angst concerning Mother’s Day. Some of the stories were tragic. Some...
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