Our Digital Archive from 2000 – 2016
Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m writing to you because I’m overreacting to some of my daughter’s very adolescent behaviors and its wrecking havoc on our relationship. I’ve done a lot of thinking and journaling about this and I think the main problem is that I’m having trouble controlling my anxiety regarding her safety. Instead of managing …
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Enlivening Ourselves9/13/09 Dr. Sallie Norquist Dear Dr. Norquist: I hope you can help me. I’m so unhappy. Every day feels empty and gray. I do not know how to get over my husband’s death three years ago. We were together 41 years. We raised three daughters together. We always enjoyed each other’s company. I’m younger …
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Dear Dr. Norquist: I am in a relationship that is bad for me, and I can’t seem to leave it. I’m embarrassed to say it, but my boyfriend puts me down and yells at me everyday, yet when I think of leaving, I’m too frightened to do anything. The thing is, I lost my job …
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(Dr. Norquist is on vacation this week. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: I never see any questions from retired people that address my needs so I decided to write to you about my dilemma. Last year I retired after running my own business for more …
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Dear Dr. Norquist: I am in a relationship that is bad for me, and I can’t seem to leave it. I’m embarrassed to say it, but my boyfriend puts me down and yells at me everyday, yet when I think of leaving, I’m too frightened to do anything. The thing is, I lost my job …
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Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m writing for your advice about something that I feel ashamed to even put in writing. I have a son who is turning seven this summer. Due to birth complications, he was born with cerebral palsy (CP). Although we frequently have to attend to complications or surgeries required due to his CP, …
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(Dr. Norquist is on vacation this week. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: My husband’s employer recently told him that if he wants to stay with the company, he has to move to North Carolina to work in their new location. This has been very upsetting …
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Dear Dr. Norquist: Even though I’ve been taught that in a relationship the man is the head of the household, I’ve always felt that there should be a balance of power between the husband and wife, that there should be an equal sharing, a give and take of work and responsibilities, along with equal support …
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Dear Dr. Norquist: I don’t know if you’ve written about this topic before but I bet a lot of people can relate to it. I’m talking about money and my lack of it. I got a new job last year that pays $5,000 more than my last job. At the time I was elated because …
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Dear Dr. Norquist: My feelings of love for my fiancé seem to come and go. In fact I’m not really sure what I’m “supposed” to be feeling. I mean what is the experience of love supposed to feel like? Everyone talks about love; loving their husband or wife when they first get married, but then …
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