Ken Potts
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Mother's Day brings up painful memories for someMay 08, 2010 11:00 pm - When a friend asked me if I could come up with a Mother's Day column, my first thought was "sure, no problem!" I wanted to write something a bit different, though. I mea...
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Olympic Games teach good lessonsMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Highly paid professionals lackadaisically trouncing their opponents. Dedicated amateurs risking life and limb to simply do their best. Youngsters barely in their teens d...
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What makes some friendships persevere?Apr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - A month is a long time. Twelve months - a full year, or two years, or even 10 years, is a lot longer. Yet with some friendships the passage of years - even decades - doe...
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What makes some friendships persevere?Apr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - A month is a long time. Twelve months - a full year, or two years, or even 10 years, is a lot longer. Yet with some friendships the passage of years - even decades - doe...
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Men need to work at long-term relationships, tooApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Well, guys, the party is over. Demographic studies show that the disparity between the numbers of men and women in this nation has reversed itself. Rather than there be...
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Sometimes the answer is to just hold onApr 03, 2010 11:00 pm - It's a question I often hear from parents: "Now what?" They have used every trick in the parenting book, consulted half the "how to" resources in the self-help section ...
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Know your emotions so you can control how you deal with themMar 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I'm a fan of those little sayings, quips and quotations that wind up on various business signs all over the city. As a writer, I admire the ability to say something clev...
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You have control over your response to life's troublesMar 13, 2010 10:00 pm - "This is not what I planned." So often in psychotherapy, after people have laid out for me the problems or tragedies that led them to seek help, they will conclude their...
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Is everything fixable in relationships?Feb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - I grew up on tales of American ingenuity and "candoism." I devoured books about scientists and inventors who, given enough time, seemed to be able to deal with any prob...
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Create your own recipe for a blended familyFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Close the family psychology book. Turn off the TV sitcoms and movies. Ignore the well-meant advice of friends and family. If you're getting remarried, and if you've got ...