Psst, want to hear a secret? A secret that will bring you wealth, health and a svelte body with little if any effort? Looks like a lot of people want to hear just such a secret. So many that the very attractive looking book “The Secret” has been a best…

Relationships have challenges, without doubt. Generally, if both partners are reasonably healthy mentally and emotionally balanced, effort, communication, and commitment goes a long way to ensuring a mutually supportive and fulfilling union. …

The choice to divorce is never an easy one to make. You have committed your heart and your life to another person and promised to be partner until the end. You’ve merged households, finances, families, friends, and future plans. Losing all of that at once can be a very painful…

Divorce is not pleasant under the best of circumstances, when both partners are reasonably healthy emotionally. However, when one partner is afflicted with a personality disorder such as narcissism, the process can become even more traumatic and challenging. Chances are, if you are initiating the split, it is a result…

A divorce is rarely a pleasant or easy process emotionally. If you are divorcing a narcissist, the challenge can be far greater. Because a narcissist is hard wired with characteristics such as sense of inflated self worth, entitlement, lack of empathy, and a willingness to exploit others, it is very…

A great many people desire a long lasting, loving, and mutually fulfilling relationship. Between two emotionally balanced individuals who are committed, communicate, and show one another mutual respect, this is a worthy and attainable goal. However, sometimes we get into a relationship with someone that seems to go well for…

Most people desire a loving, caring relationship that includes commitment, communication, and mutual respect. However, this result isn’t always attainable if one partner suffers from a personality disorder such as narcissism. This affliction causes someone to behave in hurtful and destructive, even abusive ways in a relationship, and generally the…

First let me say I am biased and hope you don’t have the kind of divorce I had. I divorced my ex-husband over 9 years ago and we are still litigating post divorce issues in the Cook County, Illinois court system. He has tried to modify our Dissolution numerous times…

Narcissism is categorized as a personality disorder by the mental health profession (Narcissistic Personality Disorder — NPD). Of course there are very few individuals who are formally diagnosed with NPD, mostly because few, if any, actually seek out therapy. Dealing with a narcissist during a marriage can be a challenging…