Written By: Dr. Jan Anderson, PsyD, LPCC | I recently had my first appointment with my new primary care physician. As she scanned the medical history of my parents, she paused when she got to the cause of death. “So… your father was … murdered?” Most of the clients I encounter have …
Love Sick: An Unhappy Marriage Can Be Hazardous To Your Health
Does the quality of your romantic relationship affect your health? As it turns out, the answer is yes. Thanks to the work of marriage researchers, we now know that an unhappy marriage can increase your chances of getting sick by 35 percent and even shorten your life by an average of four years! The …
The Easiest Way to Make a Tough Decision
Written By: Dr. Jan Anderson, PsyD, LPCC | You might say I’m in the “change business.” Most people seek me out because they want to change something in their lives, usually some variation of: How can I get along better with myself? How can I get along better with other people? These …
Men, Women, Marriage & Sex: How It’s Different Now
The period drama Mad Men highlighted the American cultural revolution during the 1960s, when it was a man’s world at home and when sexual banter at the office wasn’t yet harassment. Not long after the final episode ended in the time period 1970, an unknown researcher was beginning another …