Dear Dr. Norquist: I have a bachelor’s in psychology and have always read a lot of self-help books. Because of that I can see ways that I am not healthy emotionally. In particular, I know tha...
Enlivening Ourselves Dear Dr. Norquist: My two sisters and I get together every summer with our kids and husbands. We’ve been doing this since my mom died, five years ago – to try to keep some kind of family c...
Enlivening Ourselves Dear Dr. Norquist: I am pregnant with my first child and want to be the best mother I can be. My childhood relationship with my mother was not good. I never really felt close with her and defini...
Enlivening Ourselves 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 ...
Enlivening Ourselves Dear Dr. Norquist: My sister is having a difficult time with her teenage daughter right now. I was never able to have children of my own and I have been very close to my niece from the time she...
Enlivening Ourselves Dear Dr. Norquist: I’m feeling very confused. Different people are giving me advice and I don’t know who to trust. I lost my job a few months ago and I have to make some decisions. My parents th...
Enlivening Ourselves Dear Dr. Norquist: My boyfriend and I split up about six months ago. It was a mutual decision. We just didn’t want the same things in life. Still, I can’t help feeling sad about it. He was my be...
Enlivening Ourselves Dear Dr. Norquist: I could use your advice on managing my stress. My (grown) daughter has a health situation that only she can control. She has the know-how and medical support she needs, but it...
Enlivening Ourselves (Dr. Norquist is on vacation this holiday weekend. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: My feelings of love for my fiancé seem to come and ...
Enlivening Ourselves Dear Dr. Norquist: I am a caregiver to my seriously ill long time partner. He has been ill for a long time and has been critically ill on a number of occasions. He is currently out of the hospit...
Enlivening Ourselves (Dr. Norquist is on vacation. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: I am a 28 year-old with a situation that probably many women experience....
Enlivening Ourselves (Dr. Norquist is on vacation. We are re-running a letter that was published earlier in this column.) Dear Dr. Norquist: I am in love with a man at work and have been for over four years. The f...
Enlivening Ourselves Dear Dr. Norquist: I am so unhappy and mad at myself lately. I find myself irritable, pushing my family away, complaining about everything. I had a stroke last spring, and all these problems hav...