Monday, December 15, 2025

ARTICLES BY DR. LETA LIVOTI

Dealing with Guilt, part 2

Last week I wrote how guilt can affect your life. This week I will discuss how to manage guilt.
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How is guilt affecting your life?

This is a two part series. In this article we will explore the concept of guilt and how it affects a person’s life. Next week I will discuss how to manage guilt.
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What about internet dating?

In 1727, Helen Morrison, a lonely spinster in Manchester, England, placed the first lonely hearts personal, advertising for a husband in the local weekly newspaper. In response, the town mayor committed her to a lunatic asylum for a month.
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Food for Thought: What do you know about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a disorder defined by recurrent unwelcome thoughts (obsessions) and repeated behaviors (compulsions) that OCD sufferers feel driven to perform.
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Food for Thought: Coping with everyday stresses

Self talk is one of the ways that can make a difference.
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Food for Thought: Staying positive in the winter

Now that the holidays are over, the decorations taken down, the credit bills arriving and the extra pounds showing, it is no wonder many people are experiencing a letdown.
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Food for Thought: Keeping anger under control

In my work with individuals and couples, I see many people who have a difficult time expressing and managing angry feelings.
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Food for thought: Can you recognize emotional abuse?

This is a two part series on emotional abuse. Today I will examine how to recognize emotional abuse. Next week I will discuss the symptoms in men and women who abuse and how to stop it.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Is anger worth the hangover?

Whether your anger is justified or not, anger can be very harmful unless you can appropriately express it and let it go. Letting go of anger is not an easy task. Although anger may give you power and make you feel like it is something important to hold on to, …
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