I had a conversation the other day. I tried to talk about a personal experience, but the conversation kept getting refocused on the other person. Needless to say, it was frustrating. You may have had a similar experience. You: “My college age daughter is wondering what her major should be.” Friend: “My daughter has always…

I read an interesting article about an author who wrote a book on friendships. The author made the point that the lack of friends can be a key reason why marriages fail, people are unemployed or engage in negative behaviors like overeating. His point was that when you feel unloved and unsupported, you don’t do well in many…

Friendships! Do we nurture, appreciate and take care of them? Having a friend you can count on is priceless, so perhaps we should pay attention to those important relationships that bring so much to our lives. The other day I had to record spots for radio that we call the Mintle Health Minute. My producer,…

People tell me in therapy that they have or want to find their soulmate.  I’m really not sure what that means. Murray’s new book, The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Getting Ahead defines  soulmate as your closest friend to whom you are sexually attracted. I like this definition because of the importance it places on finding a friend,…

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