Cheaters, Narcissists and Sex Addicts, OH MY!

Posted on Dec 14, 2009 in Celebrities in the News, Marriage, Relationships, Sex, Television

Let’s face it –Tiger is not just a husband who is in a challenged marriage, but he is a serial cheater. Dr. Michelle Golland: In my practice where I see couples dealing with infidelity, they fall into two categories. 1) An infidelity as a symptom of a marriage in distress. 2) Serial cheating, where the issues involve a marriage in distress and the serial cheater’s deeper emotional problems including sexual addiction and an...

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Tiger, Three Strikes and You’re Out!

Posted on Dec 3, 2009 in Celebrities in the News, Marriage, Sex, Television

Tiger doesn’t have to be benched forever. He can come back into the game, and even back into a healthy marriage with Elin. Will it take work? Yes. Will it be painful? Yes. Will he have to face issues he never wanted to look at in himself or in his wife? Yes. If he rises to this challenge in his marriage, will his kids be better for it? Yes. Will he and Elin be better people and better partners for it? For sure! We are surprised, but we...

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Michael Lohan: A Desperate and Despicable Dad!

Posted on Nov 13, 2009 in Celebrities in the News, Family, Television

Is Michael Lohan despicable for trying to sell the recorded conversations he had with his daughter and ex-wife? Yes. He is also a desperate dad with apparently very few options. We all can see the downward spiral of Lindsay Lohan, and many people, including her mother, father, and assistant, fear she will not recover from what appears to be a life ofchaos and addiction. To what lengths would any of us go to save our grown daughter from herself?...

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The Heene Parents and Emotional Abuse

Posted on Oct 26, 2009 in Celebrities in the News, Children, Family, Television

If what is said is true, there is clear evidence of emotional abuse and neglect. Many people think that Child Protective Services only gets involved in cases of physical and sexual abuse, but there are also categories of neglect and emotional abuse. Although it varies from state to state, emotional abuse or maltreatment is defined as a pattern of behavior by parents or caregivers that can seriously interfere with a child’s cognitive,...

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Balloon Boy’s Family — Plain and Simple Neglect

Posted on Oct 16, 2009 in Celebrities in the News, Children, Family, Parenting

In this expert’s opinion, leaving an inflated balloon in the yard is no different than keeping a loaded unlocked gun in the house. Totally irresponsible parenting! Dr. Michelle Golland: I remember the Heene family from “Wife Swap.” I admit, it is one of the trashy reality shows I TiVo and watch when I can’t sleep. And watching the Heene family’s story was one of the times that I became concerned about the children...

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Letterman: Office Romance or Dating Disaster?

Posted on Oct 6, 2009 in Celebrities in the News, Marriage, Relationships, Sex, Television

Your handsome coworker has been giving you the eye — do you go for it or say “no way”? Dr. Michelle Golland: David Letterman and his office trysts are in the glare of the media right now. Everyone is less focused on the alleged extortion attempts and more interested in whether he should have ever even entered into sexual relationships with women at work. His wife worked for him at The David Letterman Show for years before they...

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