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Laura Young

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• The Burden and Necessity of Intimacy

  A former therapist talks about the downside of clinical distance and the challenge that intimacy presents in the face of trauma.

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Nov 14, 2006

• Fighting the Good Fight? Don't Get Burned (Part Two)

  Watching your reactions and understanding what triggers them will help you avoid burnout. Don't believe everything you think.

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Nov 13, 2006

• Remembering Sue Weiland (Part One)

  The journey of a family coping with a tragic loss due to domestic violence told by one invited to share a celebration of her life.

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Nov 10, 2006

• Fighting the Good Fight? Don't Get Burned (Part One)

  Approaching burn out? Remember, only you can prevent forest fires. Here are some fundamentals to help keep you sane.

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Nov 08, 2006

• NaNoWriMo: The Path to Enlightenment?

  Seeking the benefits of meditation without all the... well, meditation? Try NaNoWriMo.

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Nov 07, 2006

• The Graveyard Shift

  True love is the only way to face down death.

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Nov 06, 2006

• Opening My Eyes on Mike

  May we be willing to help each other as we absorb the ramifications of truly loving each other, 'til death do us part.

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Nov 03, 2006

• The Consequence of Love

  Will you enter that fierce embrace, where even the gods speak of God?

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Nov 02, 2006

• Can't We Just Agree Marketers are Evil and Be Done With It?

  Marketing is a tricky business, fraught with ne'er-do-wells and evil masterminds but the buck doesn't stop there. What is a consumer to do?

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Oct 25, 2006

• Who Controls Your Appetite? The Importance of a Centering Practice

  Businesses aren't unethical in what they choose to market. They just give us what we want while helping us want more of it.

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Oct 24, 2006

• How Knowing Your Values Simplifies Your Life

  This article is especially important for you creatives and non-linear, entrepreneurial or multi-talented people before you make one more master plan for organizing your life.

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Oct 23, 2006

• Laying Down the Badge

  Just eight years shy of retirement, a burned out police sergeant lays down his badge and shares his thoughts for anyone fearing a career change.

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Oct 23, 2006

• Adventures of an Unlikely Superhero (Part Seven/Final): Slaying the Ghost of Three Dragons Past

  As I was transferred to my hospital bed, Thou Shalt awaited to begin the Superhero initiation.

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Sep 28, 2006

• Adventures of an Unlikely Superhero (Part Six): The Almost-Fairy Tale Marriage

  It's a remarkable thing to live with someone who fully, openly supports your growth, but the fairy tale union with my husband had a hitch.

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Sep 27, 2006

• Adventures of an Unlikely Super Hero (Part Five): A Ladybug's Life Is Overrated

  The freefall had stopped and I had landed solidly on my own two feet. Or had I?

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Sep 26, 2006

• Adventures of an Unlikely Super Hero (Part Four): Dance of the Misfit Poets

  Angst-filled and searching? Brooding? Charismatic misfit poet? That was the man for me! My penchant for the lost soul made me the perfect companion.

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Sep 25, 2006

• Adventures of an Unlikely Super Hero (Part Three): I Was a Teen-aged Greg Brady

  The emergence of the Greek uni-brow on my forehead coupled with a Dorothy Hamill wedge cut gone terribly wrong made me a shoo-in for…

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Sep 25, 2006

• Adventures of an Unlikely Super Hero (Part Two): The Dark Side of the Age of Aquarius

  I was granted a special audience with the religion teacher who threatened me with a failing grade if I did not sheathe my rapier wit.

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Sep 23, 2006

• Finding Your Life Purpose (Part Five/Final): Slay Your Way to Bliss

  Now that you are ready to burst forth and slay a dragon or twenty, where do you start? How do you get to bliss?

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Sep 22, 2006

• Adventures of an Unlikely Super Hero (Part One): Ambition — For a Woman?!

  "Ambition? Julius Caesar had ambition and look what happened to him!" Thus read the inscription beneath my grandmother's high school yearbook photo.

  Opinion by Laura Young — on Sep 22, 2006