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New Year’s resolution is an ancient practice based on oaths and promises. More than 4,000 years ago, Babylonians celebrated New Year for 12 straight days in March, when the spring harvest arrived. This was also when they reaffirmed their loyalty to the old king, renewed promises with the gods, and gave worship and thanks. Today, New Year’s has become a secular tradition highly focused on self improvement. Magazines, commercials and celebrities promise improvements for the New

Learning that your partner has cheated on you is one of the worst betrayals you can experience. Finding out about this betrayal during the holiday season is even more devastating especially when there are children involved. How can one cope with such a betrayal when the holiday season is geared toward all kinds of festivities with family involvement and gatherings? How to cope with such shocking news can be difficult to comprehend. It is easy to lose the concept of who you ar

Family get-togethers are not always easy. Many of us dread having to participate in some of the social events that take place during this time. We may begin to experience stress knowing that our gathering will involve some relatives or immediate family which we really do not like. We may feel the tension building as we think about in-laws and/or relatives who have such strong opinions and advice and tell us what we should be doing and how we should be doing it, that all we wa

The return of the college student during the holiday season is a very exciting time. Many of our youngsters have been away at school for the first time and are eager to come home to visit with their family and friends. College students who return home are usually not the high school graduate that you dropped off at college. They have experienced independence while at school and once they are back home even just for the holiday, many of the house rules once enforced no longer