When your partner is a pessimist

When you’re dating (or married to) a pessimist – by Patty Onderko Vignette by Dr. Colleen Mullen on the subject of the attraction of opposites.  In the article, Onderko then details 7 tips to staying happy – and together. These include: Recognizing complementarity     Valuing difference   Escaping “One-down-manship” Break the negativity habit Modelling positivity  Converse rather…

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National PTSD Awareness Day

The Defense Health Agency (DHA) acknowledges Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as an ‘invisible wound of war’.Within the DHA’s clinical support division, John Davison serves as a clinical psychologist; he is also the chief of condition-based speciality care.  Terri Moon Cronk a reporter with DOD News provides an insightful synopsis of the interview with John…

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