This email came from Anabella, a 42 year-old Italian immigrant. Her own mother was abusive both phsycially and emotionally. Now, Anabella’s father is dying and her mother wants Anabella and her two young children to stay with her. NO! NO! NO! Anabella – you’re entitled to protect yourself. Listen how. Two wonderful books on this […]
The Bachelor Premiere
A voicemail from Courtney in LA gets the conversation cranked! Last night was the season premiere of The Bachelor TV show. Twenty-five women to one (OK, Brad is very hot) man. The women all know the score and all know before they don their designer dresses and high heels that ten of them will be […]
911 Anniversary
Today marks the 6th anniversary of 9/11. Why do we still invest so much time and energy into commemorating the dead? Because sudden death almost always complicates the healing process. Ritual facilitates healing; often when ritual is missing, griever’s get stuck. Rituals don’t have to be expensive or lengthy or involve anyone else. They can […]
Child bed wetting, again
Frustrated mom leaves a vm. Her 5 year-old son who was potty trained is wetting the bed. He doesn’t want to wear pull-ups and mom doesn’t want to shame him (Thank Goodness!) How does a mom handle this one? First question: What’s going on in little one’s environment? Next question, could be physical… Listen and […]
New Media Expo Update
I will be arriving in Ontario, Ca. on Friday. If you would like to get together, please email me at zanny@dearzanny.com
Cat & Mouse Romantic Dynamics
The woman from TX left a vm and said my advice worked….phew! I love it when that happens! She was frustrated, confused and hurt when her new romantic interest put the brakes on and said, “We’re going to be OK, but I need to take things more slowly.” That’s always an ouch. She wanted to […]