By Meghan Cass Flowers have popped up from the earth, kids are counting down the last days of school… and “save the dates” have arrived in the mail.  Yes, spring wedding season is almost upon us. June is the most popular month for couples to wed, so if you have a fête to attend, the t

By Dr. Paula Bloom Spending time with people who have known you your entire life can be interesting. Recently I had the opportunity to be  with family members I hadn’t seen since I was a kid. It was strange how well they knew me. Our core personalities don’t really change. Some people

By Dr. Paula Bloom Last weekend was the first Spring-like weather of the year.  It was beautiful.  Crisp, yet sunny.  Like so many things in life, I tend to appreciate the beautiful only in contrast to the not-so-beautiful.  I grew up in year-round warm weather, so spending time coope

By Dr. Paula Bloom In a matter of two days I got two big pieces of big news.  The first one involved finally signing a book deal (anticipated publication date is March 2012).  I’m not the most patient person and it took many months of work and negotiations to finalize.  As you might i

By Dr. Paula Bloom Have you ever had a relationship where you felt like saying (or even did say) any of these statements? “You are just not being supportive.” “You are so inflexible.” “You don’t give me any room to breathe.” “You are cramping my style.” “We just don’t fit together.” “