Tiger Should Focus on Family, Not His Brand

Posted on Feb 20, 2010 in Celebrities in the News, Marriage, Relationships, Television

Tiger Woods was spot-on when he said, “Every one of you has good reason to be critical of me.” Dr. Michelle Golland: Watching him make his on-air statement, I saw a father and son who is truly broken. Getting in-patient treatment is no easy road — especially for someone like Tiger, who in the days prior to entering treatment was still trying to cover his tracks and keep his own lies going. Tiger’s in recovery all right...

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Jenny Sanford: A Portrait of Grace and Dignity

Posted on Feb 11, 2010 in Celebrities in the News, Marriage, Relationships, Television

When I first saw Governor Sanford say his mistress was his “soul mate,” I knew that the union between Jenny Sanford and her soon-to-be-ex-husband would not be able to last. I felt the pain of humiliation that she must have experienced in that horribly public moment of admission. As women, we can recover from a sexual liaison with little emotional connection much easier than from an affair of the heart characterized by deep emotional...

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Heidi Montag and Her Mom: A Big Lesson

Posted on Feb 8, 2010 in Celebrities in the News, Children, Family, Relationships, Television

Mothers and daughters relationships are complicated. We love each other, we hate each other, we want to be closer and we can’t stand being smothered. What we want and what we have don’t always add up for us or if it adds up it doesn’t feel like we thought it would. We often have anger mixed with love and joy surrounded by disappointment. Like I said it is complicated, very complicated. Look at Heidi Montag and her mom Darlene...

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Extreme Spoiling Leads to Extreme Problems

Posted on Jan 29, 2010 in Celebrities in the News, Finances, Parenting

We shake our heads at P-Diddy’s latest purchase for his son. Dr. Michelle Golland: Okay. To any 16-year-old, getting a Maybach ($360,000.00) would seem super-cool — but to most adults who hear this, they are slightly horrified. We know P-Diddy has the money, the recession hasn’t hit him, but it goes deeper than money. It is about his son’s psyche. It is about purpose and meaning — and the lack of it can...

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What Will Happen to John Edwards’ Children?

Posted on Jan 27, 2010 in Celebrities in the News, Children, Family, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships, Television

The recent and long overdue admission by John Edwards to fathering a baby with mistress Rielle Hunter has certainly come at a high price, especially in light of his lack of integrity, honesty, and humility about his infidelity. While I do believe that we can repair many issues in our marriages (including affairs), this can only be accomplished if the culpable party is truly honest. The pain and damage Edwards has inflicted upon his older...

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Heidi Montag’s $30,000 Makeover

Posted on Jan 22, 2010 in Celebrities in the News, Family, Parenting, Television

Nobody’s perfect. I’m certainly a far cry. I could think of a million ways I’d like to make myself more photogenic. And I think there are few people on earth who can’t. To feel this way is one thing, but to act on it to the extreme is another. Heidi Montag recently sat down with “Extra” reporter Terri Seymour to list her recent, extensive cosmetic surgeries. And the list was considerable: She had “a...

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