by Lisa Golebieski, M.S. Almost all of us or someone in our family food shops every week and we tend to stick to brands that we are accustomed to or have seen in commercials, media or through coupon ads. But did you know that many of those foods that you like can be replaced by… [Read more…]
February 7, 2012
by Anthony Ferraioli, M.D.
Previously, I’ve written about how marriage isn’t supposed to be ‘fun’. However, having said that, here’s this: Are YOU a fun spouse? In other words, does your spouse ‘like’ you? Now granted, there’s always ‘love’, and let’s assume that you do, in fact, love each other for whatever THAT word is worth or for whatever… [Read more…]
January 22, 2012
by Anthony Ferraioli, M.D.
After some years at this, it occurs to me that there are a few key components that help a person improve their self-respect and therefore their joy and satisfaction in life. Here are five of them: you see yourself doing what you’re supposed to do you see yourself treating people fairly you observe yourself taking… [Read more…]
January 14, 2012
by Anthony Ferraioli, M.D.
So, not a new topic here, but one that keeps coming up: When you are having a discussion with your kids, do you find yourself talking WITH them or AT them? I recently asked someone to give me a play-by-play of a recent discussion he had had with his child, and it went something like… [Read more…]
January 11, 2012
by Anthony Ferraioli, M.D.
Those of you familiar with my work know that I’m always chasing down topics that can sometimes seem old fashioned, out of style, or, at best, just plain common sense. Unfortunately, though, if I’m writing about something it’s because I’m seeing a whole lot of it out there in the world, both in my professional… [Read more…]
January 7, 2012
by Anthony Ferraioli, M.D.
We’re too soft for marriage nowadays. We really think it’s all about being with someone who will “make” us happy–well, it’s really not and never was. And besides, the only person who can make you happy is you. Nowadays we get married to “complete ourselves” with someone else, not to cherish the other person. It’s… [Read more…]
January 4, 2012
by Anthony Ferraioli, M.D.
Have you ever done something stupid? Sorry for the rude tone of the question, none was intended, I assure you. Anyway, I KNOW that I have…. But, really, have you? The point in my asking this rather pointed question is simple and it is this: Right before the moment we do something stupid, there is… [Read more…]
January 3, 2012
by Anthony Ferraioli, M.D.
Do you DO intimacy with your significant other? No, I don’t just mean sex here; I’m talking about emotional intimacy. Do you talk intimately to one another? Tell each other what you like, dislike, want, don’t want–from each other, from life? Do you sit next to each other sometimes in your family room or living… [Read more…]
January 2, 2012
by Lisa Golebieski, MS
Guest Post by Lisa Golebieski, M.S. Every year we all make resolutions and if they are health related, one of the best strategies to attain and keep those resolutions is to stagger them throughout the year. Instead of trying to eliminate or change everything the first of the year, make one goal a month until… [Read more…]
December 30, 2011
by Anthony Ferraioli, M.D.
The New Year is once again upon us, once again giving us an opportunity to reflect upon ourselves and the things we’d like to change. I propose one area of improvement we can all stand to think about and that is our behavior. (And I’m sure that those who know me might have guessed as… [Read more…]
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February 15, 2012
by Lisa Golebieski, MS
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