Dr. Liz Hale
Author Archives: Dr. Liz Hale
Dr. Liz Hale
Inspiring 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 […]
Continue reading- in Singles
Valentine’s Day survival strategies
Salt Lake Tribune Valentine’s Day. What’s the first thing that comes to mind? Stupid or Cupid? For singles, it can seem like an unbearable holiday that can’t end early enough. For marrieds, it may seem like yet another ultra-romantic set-up by the greeting card, candy, and jewelry industries — and to think you just barely […]
Continue readingHow do we get over sexual shame?
Salt Lake Tribune Marital intimacy is not an easy topic to talk or write about but one that is essential to marriage. Busy married couples with demanding children must make their marital bond a priority. Yeah, right! Easy for me to say as an unmarried, childless professional. Perhaps the best that couples can do is […]
Continue readingStepmothers express the difficulties they face
Salt Lake Tribune Qualified, bona fide stepmothers stepped up to answer last week’s question: Can stepmothers ever step over the hurdles of their titles? I may be the psychologist, but here are the experts. Lynn Nicholas joined the establishment of her husband and his three teenagers when she was a spry and experienced 60-year-old. But, […]
Continue readingTips for becoming a stepmother
Salt Lake Tribune Can stepmothers ever step over the hurdles of their title? Just add children and stir. I recently spoke to a divorced mother of three who had just married a widowed father of two. A week after the honeymoon, she set the record straight with her two young stepdaughters: “I know I’m not […]
Continue reading