Some time ago, I was working on a dementia floor helping out some of the other nurses. There was one particular woman who was very confused. She was restless and continually wandered around, yet was too unsteady to walk on her own. I came down to the unit specifically to help this lady while the rest of the staff cared for the other residents. I...

February is known for cold weather, presidents' birthdays and Cupid's delight. As Valentine's Day approaches, hearts flutter, lovers sigh and Charlie Brown hopes that little red-haired girl will like the card he's been gathering up the courage to give her. Love, sex and amorous relationships have dominated the news over the past year.  Not every...

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Time Away: Balancing Work and Family

When you’re in a leadership position it’s not that easy to just switch off and go on vacation.  But if your family doesn’t have your full attention they’ll know it and you might as well stay at work. Leonard Buhler, president of Power to Change, shares one habit he developed to create a balance that honors both work and family. Take the...

Here’s the awful truth that many wives discover as soon as they’re married: sex sometimes is kind of blah. In fact, it’s a lot more blah than she ever thought it would be. But in the movies and in magazines it’s always presented as something breathless, rapturous, and amazing. We get the impression that is what sex is supposed to be. It’s...

Fibromyalgia. MS. Migraines. Chronic fatigue. Chronic pain. Back problems. Even pregnancy. All these things can cause us to feel horrible and definitely impacts libido! So what do we do if we're honestly feeling horrible, and yet our husbands still want to make love? He wants to get pleasure from something that seems to be causing you pain. That...

“Are we ready for this?” The decision to start a family is one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make.  There is excitement and apprehension, not to mention all the comments from family who think it is about time. So how do you get ready for this momentous occasion? Let me suggest a few things to consider before you go off birth control. How...

My wife wants me to talk about decisions every week. I just want to have fun and be with her. We end up fighting about how much money we can spend on rent, where we should spend Mother’s Day, when I will go back to grad school and more. It’s exhausting and totally drains our joy. Marriage is becoming a decision-making drag. How can we get through...