by Dr. Jackie Black | Sep 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
Ask Dr. Jackie: Sometimes in a relationship there is a sticky dynamic where one party tries to set a boundary that is comfortable for them, but it feels exclusionary to the other person. As if they are being shut out or exiled. This can feel painful for the person who...
by Dr. Jackie Black | Sep 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
Mature men and women who are dating have many questions about money. The most frequent question from men is how to avoid always picking up the tab. There are four easy steps to learn and follow: Step 1: First determine the occasions that you can imagine choosing to...
by Dr. Jackie Black | Sep 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Self-esteem is a term that many people toss around, and I bet that the vast majority of you don’t really understand what in the world Self-esteem really means. For a moment, I invite you to consider that Self-esteem–esteeming one’s Self–is really code for the...
by Dr. Jackie Black | Sep 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
Sometimes we are so busy comparing our loved ones against some arbitrary set of expectations we have from who knows where (and our loved ones always come up short!); or complaining about the imperfections of the people we care the most about, that we completely miss...