I was asked to comment for an article in the New York Post on the phenomenon of the black market, disabled Disney guide. In Primates of Park Avenue I describe and analyze many of the "Gets" and "Hard-to-Gets" that privileged Manhattan parents seek out for themselves and their children.
Happy Mother's Day! This is a photo from the Church Rock archeological site in Shasta County, California, a site where the native Wintu people lived and performed various religious and cultural ceremonies. The vulva sculpture was part of a birth altar. Thanks to my stepdaughter Katharine Moser, an archeologist in training, for this image.
Hope you will have a look at my latest for psychologytoday.com on Pussy Riot.
Hope you will have a look at my latest piece for psychologytoday.com....on working mothers in America. What's your childcare situation? How's it working for you? Have a read...and leave a comment.
Women in stressful situations — does that ring a bell? — need social support. So call a friend and meet him or her for coffee and have a chat. Even if you don't talk about what's bothering you directly, it can make a big difference. Oh, and don't forget to read my latest post on psychology.com, about the newest research on siblings and social support!
If you have a child or stepchild just starting school, my latest article for psychologytoday.com on her emerging independence might interest you. Please have a read...and leave a comment!
I recently wrote an article about Stepmothers and being disliked (look for it in the September Issue of StepMom Magazine). Tolerating that others may dislike us for reasons beyond our control, and in spite of our best efforts, is an important skill to develop.
Jacque Fletcher, author of the important and supremely helpful book Becoming a Stepmom and www.becomingastepmom.com, invited me to discuss "Stepmartyr Syndrome" with her several weeks ago for her terrific weekly podcast series. Here's the show. Have a listen and then tell me about it: Have you ever done so much for your husband's kids or your husband and his kids that you started to resent it? What were you doing? How did you change it. Are YOU a stepmartyr?
Do you watch Glee? Are you obsessed? Even if the answer is no and no, please check out my new article on Psychology Today about Glee and the "blended family" paradigm...
Susan Wisdom, LPC, is answering a question she hears a lot when she does therapy with couples in repartnerships with children: "How do we balance the needs of his kids with our needs as a couple?"