Like so many other things, advances in technology both help and harm our relationship. So often my wife and I comment we are grateful we did not have to deal with texting, facebook updates, and twitter feeds when we were dating... More >>

In 1965, I was 9 years old when my grandfather was moved to a nursing home. The massive wooden door of the old mansion-turned-institutional care facility always opened with a soiled sense of despair. While visiting her father over the years, my mother would softly sob: 'Promise never to put me in a nursing home.' As a young child eager to please her mother, I promised... More >>

As a single mother of a daughter, I've had to educate myself in these areas for obvious reasons. I really, really dislike the sterile communication. People have too many 'faces' as it is... More >>

...Multitasking was extolled for years as a key trait of high achievers, and it was practiced by many-if not most-in corporate settings. However, in recent years, researchers have proven that the belief that engaging in several tasks at once means we are more productive is a myth... More >>

My husband's adult son and daughter-in-law, brag about their three-year-old in day care. They pay extra for her to have computer classes and "tumble" classes. More >>

...I saw a fairly new empty nester this week in my office. She was trying to figure out her own new normal. Her college-age daughter would breeze in for the weekend but spend all her time catching up with friends... More >>

I have been listening to your program since I was in a car seat in my dad's car. He was a big talk-radio junkie in the 90's and your show became one of my favorite things about driving with my dad. I remember sitting in the car with my head against the window, completely silent, listening to you talk to the hurting, the normal, the crazy, and the absolutely outrageous. They never stopped coming to you with their problems and needs. More >>

Back in April, I called you and you suggested I block my Mom's phone number and any member of my extended family who did not like my decisions... More >>

His father and maternal grandmother did not approve of me as a prospective wife and did everything in their power to discredit and humiliate me... More >>

Alzheimer's disease is now the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Behind this statistic are 16 million Americans providing unpaid care to a loved one with Alzheimer's or related dementias. The face of caregiving today is a family member or friend doing their best to survive the role of care partner... More >>