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Please Pass the Emotional Support… With a Side of Caring

April 11, 2017 by D. A. Wolf 6 Comments

Emotional support. Easier than we think?

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: abuse, addiction, asking for help, baggage, breaking up, depression, emotional capacity, emotional support, emotions, friendship, helping others, Love, Relationships, stress management, support systems

Over 50? Tell Us Where You Live. Tell Us Why You Like It.

March 22, 2017 by D. A. Wolf 52 Comments

Let’s get real on the subject of growing older, where we might live, and sharing information to help each other.

Filed Under: Popular, Starting Over Tagged With: aging, aging gracefully, asking for help, baby boomers, best places to live, change, hardship, job searching, life events, moving, reinvention, relocation, starting over, transitions, women over 50, women over 60

Not Your Typical Holiday Message, But…

December 25, 2016 by D. A. Wolf 1 Comment

Community. We can build it, reinforce it, and respect it every day of the year, not just at the holidays.

Filed Under: Morning Musing Tagged With: aging, asking for help, Christmas, community, cultural values, economy, family, giving is the best cure for not having, holidays, unemployment, work life

Girl Talk

November 12, 2015 by D. A. Wolf Leave a Comment

The importance of girl talk among women of all ages.

Filed Under: Morning Musing Tagged With: asking for help, friendship, girl talk, judgment, real women real life, values

The Importance of Belonging

November 4, 2014 by D. A. Wolf 2 Comments

Do your online communities offer insight into your need for belonging?

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: asking for help, community, identity, online communities, psychology, well being, women and identity

If You’re Not Part of the Solution…

July 31, 2014 by D. A. Wolf 6 Comments

An expression that applies to more than we realize.

Filed Under: Business, Lifestyle, Relationships Tagged With: asking for help, communicataion, conflict, creative problem-solving, gender roles, men and women, personality types, psychology, Relationships

White Knight Syndrome

May 17, 2013 by D. A. Wolf 8 Comments

Fairy tales at 10 are one thing. Rescue fantasies as an adult?

Filed Under: Dating, Life After Divorce, Marriage, Relationships Tagged With: asking for help, compromise in marriage, divorce, gender roles, marriage, men and women, narcissism, reinvention, reinvention after divorce, Relationships, starting over, women's issues

Relationship Pitfalls: Helping Versus Fixing

May 16, 2013 by D. A. Wolf 11 Comments

It’s a fine line, and not to be crossed. Don’t “fix” where it’s not your job.

Filed Under: Dating, Relationships Tagged With: asking for help, communication, dating after divorce, dating over 40, dating over 50, dating over 60, men and women, narcissistic relationships, psychology, Relationships

Big Storm, Big Heart?

October 30, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 11 Comments

The first thing I did when I woke this morning was check weather online in the cities where my sons attend college. Then I checked the news online, to see what damage Hurricane Sandy’s impacts continued to wreak through the night. I opened a window to access Facebook and read any messages from my boys. […]

Filed Under: Culture, Politics Tagged With: asking for help, Culture, government at work, helping others, Morning Musing, New York Times, Politics, pop culture

Help Line

May 18, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 13 Comments

When I had a question about my hosting service recently, I picked up the phone and called the Help Line. Ten minutes later, I had my response, and knew exactly how to accomplish my goal. But when it comes to asking for help in life, that’s harder.   I was raised to offer help and to […]

Filed Under: Business, Culture, Relationships Tagged With: asking for help, definitions of success, family, friendship, people pleasing, Single Parenting, superwoman myth, women and self-esteem, women's issues

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