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Postpartum Depression
Mrs. D., the mother of two children under four, came to see me in her seventh month of her third pregnancy. This baby was unexpected, she had “difficulty” after her last pregnancy, and already tearful, she wanted me to get to know her now so that I could help her later when the depression hit. She was not sure she would be able to handle it all again. ...

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Worrying about Worry

Just about everyone is anxious at some point, but when anxiety is persistent and excessive it is time to take action.

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Relationships: Making them even sweeter

Sabbatical has just ended for my husband- for all of us really. This means that after seven plus years, I have just had the opportunity to spend six full months with my husband. When I say full, I mean every single day, with the exception of one week when he flew back to Canada to make sure that the medical department of which he is the head was managing with his daily email communication alone and without him being on site.  If you had asked me 32 years ago when we married if I would be living in Israel for the past 12 years and would have spent the last 7 years as part of a commuting team I would have laughed and said no way. Not exactly how I envisioned our marriage but we never really knows what the future holds in store for us do we?

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