Can we get over it? Can we forgive? The controversy of the Casey Anthony trial has caused a plethora of reactions over the course of three years. The trial is over, however, emotions are still raging. As we process [...]
Can America Find Closure for Caylee? | 3 Tips to Cope with Grief and Tragedy Mourning the loss of a child is a burden that no parent should have to bare. Although Casey Anthony was found not guilty of [...]
No one could hold back tears as our hearts were in our throats watching Diane Sawyer’s interview with Jaycee Dugard recently. What an incredible story of survival…an innocent 11 year old girl walking to her school bus one morning being [...]
Toddlers and Tiaras: Sexualizing Children | 5 Tips to protect your child The TLC Toddlers and Tiaras reality series comes back for a fourth season and creatively highlights the behind the scenes lifestyle of beautiful little girls clawing for [...]
People who think rationally are asking many questions about the recent behavior of Former Congressman Anthony Weiner like: Why would he Tweet risqué pictures of himself to people he never met? Has he not learned from the example of [...]
"Pills mills" are all over the news. What are pill mills? According to CBS News, pill mills are places where doctors provide prescription pain medication without medical exams or testing. The most often obtained prescriptions are Oxycodone and Hydrocodone, (both are Opiods). Persons [...]
Getting off the Mother-Daughter Roller coaster | 8 Tips to improve Communication Did a Dysfunctional Mother-Daughter Relationship cause Caylee’s death? The mother-daughter relationship is a complex dynamic. Often times, the ups and downs of this multifaceted bond may seem [...]
Does Rihanna’s new video ‘empower’ women or promote murder? Rape is a terrible experience for anyone to endure, but is murder the answer? R&B superstar Rihanna released her latest single, ‘Man Down,’ by suggesting that premeditated murder is the [...]
"You and this show have been the greatest love of my life.”…Oprah’s words to her millions of viewers in 150 different countries during her finale show yesterday. So it is no wonder that for the past 25 years many, [...]
"Mom, I just want to ride my bike around the block to visit Anna," says 9 year old Sarah. Thirty years ago Sarah could ride the bus or ride around the block and parents would not worry. Unfortunately, parents [...]
Tuesday evening, in New York, Lashandra Armstrong, a mother of four young children drove her minivan into the Hudson river. Her 10 year old child managed to escape the sinking van while everyone else drowned. This news is an incredibly heart wrenching and tragic [...]
Are you completely overwhelmed with shock and stress as you watched the horrific destruction from the earthquake in Japan that unleashed a 23 foot Tsunami? The Tsunami moved faster than a jetliner at 500 miles an hour (10 miles per [...]
10 Tips To Protect Your Child A high school teacher having sex with a teenaged student is the hot topic this week. Once again, a female teacher is accused of seducing a young male student into a sexual relationship. [...]
Do you crave a more balanced life? Do you think life would be more enjoyable if your schedule matched up with your priorities? Does it feel like as soon as your schedule is working for you that something in your life [...]
Famous actor Charlie Sheen has been in the news much in the last several years. Unfortunately, not for his acting. We see in the media a tumultuous personal life which appears to contain alcohol and drug addiction. Mr. Sheen just [...]
7 Warning Signs of Manorexia! The “PERFECT” male body is all the rage, and millions of men are paying the price! Abercrombie & Fitch, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, and advertisers worldwide have used male “hard bodies” to sell product by [...]
3 reasons young girls risk their lives! Beauty or Brains? That is the question! Our fantasy driven culture answers this question with a resounding, “BEAUTY!” Women and men worldwide attempt to nip, tuck, and pull their way into humanity’s “10” [...]
3 tips to Pregnancy Proof your Teen. They’re young; they’re hot; and they’re PREGNANT! MTV’s 16 and Pregnant Reality TV superstars are under the legal age limit for drinking, but not for having a baby! When Bristol Palin announced [...]
Do you spend hours of your day looking over the status updates of your Facebook friends? How do you feel after reading these updates? A recent study done by Jordan (2011) from the Stanford University in California shows that Facebook [...]
“Philosophers ponder it and pornographers proffer it. Asked why people desire physical beauty, Aristotle said, "No one that is not blind could ask that question." Beauty ensnares hearts, captures minds, and stirs up emotional wildfires. From Plato to pinups, [...]
Elizabeth Smart was an innocent 14 year old girl who was kidnapped, raped, threatened, and abused for a period of 9 months before being returned home to her loving family. Recently, we all watched in admiration as Elizabeth, now a [...]
Orlando ADHD & ASD Counseling Expert Jim West teachers Leadership to students to learn Social Skills Have you ever seen a Leader without Followers? "I was first!" "You are doing it wrong!" "I want to go next!" "Can I be [...]
Orlando Career Coach and Counselor comments on career loss. Watching the news every night I am reminded of the many losses people are facing as our economy continues to struggle. Recently a family in Heathrow, Florida was found dead from [...]
Orlando Trauma Counselor comments on US Airways 1549 and gives ways to combat fear with so many things happening like, 911…Virginia Tech Massacre…Plane crashing… How do you combat Fear in our world today? Although we hail the miraculous landing of US Airlines [...]
