Lost in Translation

Perhaps our difficulties in successfully talking to one another have to do with inaccuracies in the way we analyze the information we’re given. 

The Grieving Brain

The end of a romantic relationship is truly agonizing. I remember feeling furious as I imagined the cad who might one day break my daughter’s heart.  At the time, my husband consoled me by pointing out that she was five years old and safe—at least for a while. 
Dr. Marazziti speculates that this similarity in hormone levels helps to solidify relationships in their shaky early stages by erasing differences.  Women with higher

For Men Only

There’s an old joke: God is handing out his very last gifts to the new couple in Paradise.  He announces: I’ve only got two things left.
One of the very first questions I  get when I’m learning about the implications of the sex differences between men and women is, “Why are we only just learning about this now?”
depressed women sitting down
Men and women have different strategies to cope with depression, and their doctors should too. Contrary to what the drug companies would have you believe, there’s no magic “happy pill”. It’s not as easy for us to treat depression with medications as you might think. Many patients need trials on several different kinds of medicine
women standing a lone
I congratulated my patient Diane on being selected for a very prestigious Woman of Achievement award. Imagine my surprise when this very powerful, self-possessed executive dissolved into tears in my consulting room! Her accomplishments had come at some personal cost. The constant stress and competition had taken its toll on her sleeping habits and relationships.
Three wise monkeys conceptual image
Keep It Simple Of course, there is a material difference between the way we talk to our female friends and the way we talk to our spouses; there has to be. I don’t have to go shopping with Anne, but couples are mutually involved and invested in domestic matters, including parenting, providing shelter for themselves
shadow of Couple kissing
The Grieving Brain The end of a romantic relationship is truly agonizing. I remember feeling furious as I imagined the cad who might one day break my daughter’s heart. At the time, my husband consoled me by pointing out that she was five days old and safe – at least for a while. Heartbreak really
Couple hugging in bed

Opposites Attract

There may be more to the Felix-and-Oscar truism than we know. In fact, researchers believe that one of the things we seek out in someone else’s smell is that it be unlike our own. There is evidence that your odor type is linked to genes that determine your immunity. People of different odor types seem