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Spousal abuse is a difficult behavior to define because it includes a set of symptoms that can involve both physical and emotional abuse. When it takes the form of emotional abuse, it is characterized by verbal ridicule or putdowns and patterns of neglect. Physical abuse involves the threat of physical violence and may include slapping, […]

leer este artículo en español The word depression can be used to describe a range of feelings from “feeling a little down” or sad to being overwhelmed, incapacitated and possibly suicidal. Depression is often called the “common cold” of mental/emotional issues because so many people suffer with it. Depression is also one of the most […]

Grief is overflowing love for a person no longer physically present in our lives. Therefore, to stop grieving over a person is to stop loving him or her. As one widow in a grief support group asked me, “You mean I don’t have to leave my husband in the past? Are you saying that I […]