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02/28/2012
Photos from our Practice Run Here's a couple of photos from our practice the weekend of Feb. 18-19... More >>

Tags: HealthHobbiesPuerto Vallarta 2012 RaceSailboat RaceSailing
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02/28/2012
The 31st Biennial San Diego to Puerto Vallarta Race The San Diego to Puerto Vallarta race (PV 2012) hosted by San Diego Yacht Club is a biennial event which starts off San Diego's Shelter Island and finishes off Punta Mita in beautiful Banderas Bay, Mexico. More >>

Tags: HealthHobbiesPuerto Vallarta 2012 RaceSailboat RaceSailing
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02/24/2012
Charity's Daughter Who Suffered a Stroke This site has resources and a support group in the form of a listserv. There are a number of people who would be glad to talk to you over the phone as well. Some of them have faced situations like yours. More >>

Tags: HealthResponse To A Call
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02/23/2012
Carol's Baby Blanket Reward Carol called in September needing help for her intense fear of leaving her home (agoraphobia) as she was missing out on her family. She had a daughter in Holland who was pregnant and due in January. Her agoraphobia also prohibited from getting a plane. UPDATE: PHOTOS OF CAROL, her daughter and granddaughter. More >>

Tags: HealthMental HealthPsychotherapyResponse to a Call
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02/22/2012
Advice for Overwhelmed Mom I broke down in tears yesterday listening to the caller whose 12-yr-old daughter was in ICU after having a stroke. It brought back all the memories of my own (now) 12-yr-old daughter who was born 14 weeks premature and spent 79 days in ICU with a brain injury due to lack of oxygen from a prolapsed umbilical cord. More >>

Tags: HealthMotherhood-FatherhoodMotheringParentingResponse To A Call
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02/15/2012
Talking With My Kids About Whitney Houston Leaving my son's basketball game, I gasped along with the rest of the world when I looked at my phone and read the shocking news: "Whitney Houston Dead at 48." My kids were all with me and so they naturally asked, "What?!" of my outburst. More >>

Tags: AddictionAlcoholismHealthParenting
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02/15/2012
The Secret to a Long Life A study known as "The Longevity Project," concluded conscientiousness was the best childhood personality predictor of longevity. It appears by being prudent, persistent and well-organized, you increase your life span. More >>

Tags: HealthMarriage
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02/13/2012
In Sickness and In Health I am writing to tell my story of how the vows, "...in sickness and in health..." have reigned true in my marriage earlier than we thought they would. More >>

Tags: HealthMarriageMarriage vowsnewlywedRead On-Air
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02/08/2012
My Husband, Ed My husband and I have been great fans of yours. My husband had a very tragic childhood and young adult life going into mid-life. There are a lot of stories I could tell you that would just be sad, but when he and I married (he 50, me 43), I figured out his life had not been validated by any one person; I wasn't doing anything special, so I just dedicated my life to making him happy. More >>

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02/08/2012
Midlife Changes - Listeners tell their stories When asked, "What's the most important change you made in your life once you hit your mid 40s or 50s? How did it turn out?" many listeners submitted their stories. Here are only a few: More >>

Tags: HealthMarriageMorals, Ethics, ValuesParentingValues
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