EXCERPT: “From my many years of being a psychologist, I have found that New Year’s resolutions at first tend to be more positive for those people making them since there is an excitement, belief, and hope that they will achieve their resolutions,” explained Yvonne Thomas, Ph.D., a Los Angeles-based psychologist at www.yvonnethomasphd.com, whose specialties include self-esteem and relationships. “However,…
Excerpt: Give yourself credit For some, it’s much easier to focus on the shortcomings rather than the successes of their year. Sure, you made some mistakes. Maybe you even fell a little short on some of your goals. But you also had some peaks and experiences that warrant a celebration. As Los Angeles psychologist Dr….
Excerpt: Not Your Grandparents’ Elopement If you ask your grandparents, they might define eloping as secret and rushed, where the couple-to-be was unexpectedly pregnant beforehand. This is an outdated motivation to elope, and luckily, couples don’t have to run away to get married these days. This is partly due to changing ideologies around eloping, and…
