Dear Catherine, As an eighteen-year-old girl, I am plagued with comparing myself to others and most of the time feel that I am less smart, less beautiful, and less talented. Even though I’m an A student in college and have been told I’m physically beautiful, this knot in my gut… [Read More]
Fall 2007
Dear Catherine, I am a woman who feels happy with my life. I’m healthy, in a loving relationship, and enjoy my friends, family, and work. Yet, I often feel bothered by our society’s obsession with youth and celebrity and what seems like the media’s near-constant message that the only interesting,… [Read More]
Summer 2007
Hello Catherine, I have a question about your views on love and marriage. I have been married for twenty-four years, and the connection with my husband has been mainly at the intellectual level rather than at the heart level. I’ve been pursuing a spiritual path and now realize that I… [Read More]
Spring 2007
Dear Catherine, I’m in my early thirties, and I am intelligent and creative in certain ways. I have always had a hard time finding work that I enjoy or even knowing what I want to do. Earlier this year I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, which has really been a… [Read More]
Winter 2006
Dear Catherine, For the last two years I have thrown myself into my work to distract myself from obsessing about the end of my marriage. However, I now find myself obsessed with my work! I’ve become very successful, but I’m now so completely invested in my work that it’s difficult… [Read More]