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How Pets Handle Divorce

Posted to Relevant News by Jill Brooke on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 9:48am

Here's your pet's pet peeve. Your beloved animals suffer anxiety when you separate or divorce, just as you do. In fact, the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals in London has added divorce to the list of events that can lead to "acral lick dermatitis."

Other causes of ALD – a constant chewing, sucking, and licking of a part of the body – are dogs who are isolated or bored, punished continually, or who have nervous and stressed owners. Sean Wensley, a senior vet at the People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals, says, “As a result of such licking, the area can become raw and itchy, which in turn leads to further licking or chewing."

Pets mirror our emotions. If your parrot plucks his feathers feverishly, your poodle pouts with downcast eyes, your calico cat meows mournfully, vets translate these things as a form of depression because, folks, they are "furry" upset by the disruption in the house.

And why shouldn’t they be?

Free Teleseminar: How to Date Like a Pro

Register now for April 20th encore event

Posted to Relevant News by First Wives World on Fri, 04/16/2010 - 9:29am

You know the drill: You meet a man who satisfies some basic requirements (employed, at least a hair taller than you, no more than twice your weight), you sense some potential sparks, and finally decide to dip your toe in the dating pool with him. Fast-forward six weeks, and he's just another name and number gathering "dust" in your phone's list of contacts. Regardless of who decided to call it off, you can't help but wonder: What am I doing wrong?

If this sounds familiar, maybe you need to learn to "inner-view" potential mates and dates like a pro. And that's exacty the opportunity you'll have by registering for a free encore teleseminar with relationship experts Maryanne Comaroto (and FWW contributor) and Eve Hogan this Monday, April 19th.

The first thing you might be surprised to learn is that your situation is not unusual — the average relationship fizzles after six weeks. Why? Well, you'll have to listen to find out. And in the process, you'll also learn the #1 most common mistake people make while dating...and more.

Is Every Celebrity Divorce Really "Amicable"?

CSI's Marg Helgenberger is most recent example

Posted to Relevant News by Justin Marshall on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 8:38am

There were no tantrums when Brad Pitt left Jennifer Aniston. Not a scream nor a shout was uttered when Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid went their separate ways after their nine-year marriage. And did that glutinous mixture of tears and snot (what I call “the breakup blend”) dribble down Rebecca Romijn-Stamos’s cheeks when she and John Stamos finally called it quits?

Why of course not.

That’s because they’re all celebrities. And as we all know, every celebrity split is an “amicable split”.

What Rihanna Could Learn From Tina Turner

Posted to Relevant News by Jill Brooke on Thu, 03/12/2009 - 9:56am

Rihanna needs to have a talk with Tina Turner.

A generation ago, Turner left her abusive husband, Ike Turner, and not only survived, but thrived. Indeed, in songs such as “What’s Love Got To Do With It?”, Turner was able to carve out a new future for herself as well as a stable relationship that has endured over 20 years. Her story also became a cautionary tale for other women and created a national dialogue on the realities of domestic abuse.

Rihanna’s problems are clearly deep-rooted, as are those of most abuse victims. As former special crimes prosecutor Linda Fairstein recently said, the reasons women stay with those that hit and beat them are not always understandable. But it seems that the outpouring of anger towards Rihanna’s boyfriend Chris Brown may be shaking her from a stupor.

Chris Brown Charged With Assaulting Rihanna

brutal details of alleged abuse emerge

Posted to Relevant News by Jill Brooke on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 11:23am

Rihanna may be back with Chris Brown, but that doesn't mean the police are going to back off in charging him with two felonies for roughing up his girlfriend on Grammy night. Although Brown issued a statement saying he was sorry and saddened by the incident and will seek help — and Rihanna's statement said she is "doing well" and is thankful for all the fan support — the law is now taking over.

Brown is going to have twist himself like a pretzel in making sure that Rihanna doesn't testify against him, though pictures do say a thousand words. TMZ got the original shot of the bruised singer, and those cuts and swollen eyes and lips tell the story.  In fact, Fox 11 in Los Angeles along with TMZ have compiled compelling facts about the incident.  

This is what Fox 11 reported: 

Why Rihanna Reconciled With Chris Brown

The trappings of domestic abuse

Posted to Relevant News by Jill Brooke on Wed, 03/04/2009 - 11:42am

After being allegedly beat up, Rihanna isn't invoking Aretha Franklin's lyric "You're Not Welcome Anymore" to Chris Brown, which is upsetting but not surprising.

After Brown left Rihanna so bruised that she couldn't perform on February 8th for the Grammys, any rational person would never see the creep again. Prior to this case, many falsely believed that those who stick with someone after physical abuse are only doing it because they are trapped — they don't have money, independence or a viable place to go.

But clearly Rihanna doesn't fit that profile. She's enormously successful and has the cash and cachet to go wherever she wants. But now the couple is reunited.

After the incident, Brown released a statement saying, "Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am over what transpired" and noted that he was "seeking the counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones."

She forgave him. Why?

Dr. Diana on PBS!

Posted to Relevant News by Maureen Dempsey on Sat, 02/28/2009 - 8:18am

Dr. Diana Kirschner, FWW contributor and relationships expert, is hitting the small screen this weekend! You may remeber she offered dating advice in our recent, "Getting Back in the Dating Game," as well as strategies to fend off nosy friends and family at the holidays in "How To Navigate Nosy Divorce Questions on Thanksgiving" (but wonderfully helpful anytime of year).

Her program, Finding Your Own True Love, plans to cover breaking deadly dating patterns that ruin any chance of lasting love; tools to overcome shyness and enhance self-esteem; the Dating Program of Three; and finding, attracting, and dating terrific men. (Sounds pretty good...)

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