Dr. Liz Hale
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Dr. Liz Hale
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How emotional affairs can threaten marriage
Salt Lake Tribune Imagine a husband and wife communicating primarily over the Internet. They send intimate e-mail details of their deepest thoughts, childhood disappointments, life’s victories and mysteries, and explicit sexual fantasies all before signing off with a commitment to their undying love and devotion. Regardless of their lack of physical intimacy, the emotional connection […]
Continue readingTips to help lessen the struggle of getting good sleep
Salt Lake Tribune “Good night. Sleep tight. Don’t let the bed bugs bite!” Little did I know that those words would create sheer terror in the mind of my then 4-year-old niece, Maggy. “Bugs? Aunt Lizzie, what bugs?” Explaining this “common saying” offered no comfort. (I wasn’t about to come clean that they actually exist!) […]
Continue readingNavigating the grief of losing a child
Salt Lake Tribune What has helped you in grieving the death of an adult son or daughter? Whether I was alone in my living room listening to the evening news, or behind the microphone on AM 820 trying to speak the same words myself, it mattered not; I cried over the loss of another fallen […]
Continue readingHow to model healthy eating to children
Salt Lake Tribune How do we protect our children from eating disorders? Although I was fairly young, I still remember that delicious plate of fresh-baked cookies presented by my precious grandmother as she asked, “Elizabeth, would you like one?” Before I could answer and dive in for a taste of heaven, someone named “Mother” promptly […]
Continue readingInspiring physically active daughters
Salt Lake Tribune I think my once very athletic father would have really enjoyed raising a son. Born the second of two daughters, weighing a whopping 9 pounds 10 ounces, I should have been a boy. Perhaps I felt sorry for my sonless dad or just wanted to ensure that he would be proud of […]
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