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Tag Archives: Warshak
Keeping New Year’s Resolutions
People tend to make the same resolutions year after year: they resolve to end a particular vice on average ten times. Every renewed vow represents last year’s failure. One out of four people give up by the end of the … Continue reading
Posted in general psychology and mental health, holidays
Tagged managing holiday stress, Warshak
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State of Plutoverse – 2010
This is the first of what I hope will be an annual column recapping significant professional events of the year. 2010 was unusual in the number of major milestones that occurred. I do not expect to have another banner year … Continue reading
Posted in notes to readers, parental alienation/parental alienation syndrome
Tagged divorce poison, family law, parental alienation, parental alienation intervention, parental alienation syndrome, Warshak, Welcome Back Pluto
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Dr. Warshak’s Guide To Managing Holiday Blues
Holiday blues are intense feelings of sadness or loneliness during the holiday period. Such feelings are more unsettling than usual because they contrast with the spirit of benevolence and joy that we associate with the holidays. Holiday blues last for … Continue reading
Alec Baldwin’s A Promise to Ourselves
Alec Baldwin was kind enough to tell me how much my book, Divorce Poison: How To Protect Your Family From Bad-mouthing and Brainwashing, helped him understand his difficult family situation. I would like to reciprocate by sharing my thoughts about … Continue reading
Six Tips to Give Children Better Holidays
Holidays can be times of great joy when families build shared positive memories. Holidays can also be times of great stress, blues, and depression. When parents live apart from each other, they need to make a special effort to work … Continue reading
Answering Critics – Part 1
The many parents I have helped, women and men, express astonishment that some people demonize me, attempt to tarnish my reputation, and spread misleading and false information about my work and me. Although my supporters far outweigh my detractors, the … Continue reading
The Slanted Truth: Rationalizing Trash-Talk
When a parent talks trash about the other parent directly to the children, a common rationalization is, “My children deserve to know the truth.” You will observe that “the truth” in these situations always refers to negative comments about the … Continue reading
Kudos to Critics
In response to my first article on The Huffington Post, the blogosphere has seen a spate of attacks on me. Fortunately, the supporters outnumber the detractors by far. I thank my critics for doing such a good job of calling … Continue reading
Parents Helping Parents: Tips from Victims of Divorce Poison
Warshak.com offers general advice that may be useful to parents. Visit the Divorce Poison Control Center. Many of these tips come directly from parents. Others are the result of what clients and readers of my books have taught me. Recently … Continue reading
Stop Divorce Poison
The Huffington Post published my commentary today. Click the link at the end of this excerpt to see the full article at HuffPost. If you like it, and you have the time, it would be nice to leave a comment … Continue reading