Compulsive overeaters are individuals who suffer from an obsession with food and a compulsion to eat despite the resulting negative effects on their physical and emotional health and well being They eat to satisfy an emotional hunger, whether this hunger is for love, for comfort or for a sense of control over something in their life

Most of us are filled with fear of one kind or another: fear of change, fear of success, or fear of failure We fear making mistakes, being alone, ending relationships or starting new ones

The level of violence among youths has risen to alarming proportions over the last few decades The inner cities have become breeding grounds for youths committing felony crimes and grave yards for those being killed

In his masterpiece, "Man's Search for Meaning," Viktor Frankl writes, "Every age has its own collective neurosis and every age needs its own psychotherapy to cope with it" There is a collective neurosis in our world today, it is the cry for peace emanating from individuals, groups, communities and nations, impacting the mass consciousness

Are you wondering whether your family dynamics at this year's holiday dinners are going to be a major problem and scare off your daughter's new boyfriend and his parents Do you want to take the family conversation up a notch or two this holiday season and talk about more than turkey and gravy

Would you consider the possibility that you are the kind of parent who is loving, but still hovering over your emerging adult children Commonly referred to as Helicopter Parents, this phenomenon is comically described in the movie "Because I Said So

Is the widespread commercialism of the holidays getting you down How would you like to spend less time racking up credit card debt and more time putting heart into your relationships

Are you tired of the celebrity driven circus that has been revolving around Paris Hilton Does the hotel heiress deserve to be behind bars for her flagrant disregard for the law

Americans are busy spending well over $26 billion on gift cards this holiday season And, just when you thought you'd heard it all, here comes the idea of a medical gift card

As you daydream about the upcoming holidays, do you envision universal goals such as sustaining our planet's resources, leaving a smaller carbon footprint, developing more energy independence Are you busy trying to figure out how to reduce the level of stress in your life