n addition to helping the alienated parent and the children, Dr. Warshak’s book, Divorce Poison, offers hope to brave alienating parents who are willing to look in the mirror.

At the age of twelve, Deborah Jiang Stein found a hidden letter that said she was born in prison, to an addicted inmate. What happens next will shock, inspire you.

Do certain character traits lead to longevity? Dr. Howard Friedman’s The Longevity Project offers surprising findings.

Sometimes having a well thought out “No Dumping” policy (and action plan) is best for family get-togethers.

Lisa was diagnosed with clinical depression and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome) a few years ago, shortly after she left the cult. She doesn’t however feel the cult caused her mental illness, she feels that her mental illness was the reason she ended up in the cult in the first place.

I was bullied for a couple months, in elementary school. My nemesis, Tammy, was about twice my size. She threatened to punch me and I lived in terror that she would. One day she did. I was surprised—it hurt, but the pain wasn’t so bad.

It has been my experience that until they try it, most counselors and therapists do not yet understand how powerful relaxing music can be when used as a therapy tool.

Parental Alienation Syndrome may be the one of the more damaging forms of child abuse you never heard of.

Encounters with them drain or frighten you. Your heart races, you feel anxious. How can you deal with emotional terrorists?

I used to eat to satisfy unhealthy cravings (not always, but often) and I also did stress-eating. Those factors led to me gaining over one hundred pounds.