Posts By Janet Hoffman
Opinion Piece: The Freedom to Pursue Happiness
On July 4, 1776, the thirteen colonies declared their independence from England, stating that the separation would give the people of the colonies the rights to which the “Laws of […]
Afraid and Anxious? A Way to Help Deep-Six Fear
My friend was a very easy-going young woman who didn’t project anything into her relationships, only to find that her boyfriend was not being faithful. Because she hadn’t intuited what […]
Ageless
“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?” asked twentieth century baseball legend Satchel Paige. I’m just beginning to “feel” that I’m aging though I’m […]
Map and Guideposts to Being More Conscious
“Yay, got the promotion!” “Terrific, passed my boards!” “My weight is back to normal.” There are plenty of markers that highlight growth in different aspects of our lives. We’ve all […]
Live Like it’s Spring
Why is it that with the arrival of Springtime I suddenly believe it’s a fine idea to weave flowers into my hair? The same force of nature that causes the […]
A Public Health Disgrace: Why Women Die from Heart Attacks Over Twice as Often as Men
With startling statistics about women and heart disease at my fingertips, I turned to Dr. Abraham Bornstein, an educator, Board-Certified Cardiologist and Fellow of The New York Academy of Medicine […]
All Moms are Working Moms
I will start this article with the admission that I’m not a mother myself, though I have been deeply and intensely personally involved, both time-wise and emotionally, in taking care […]
Ringing in the New Year with Silence
Oscar Wilde once wrote that “good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.” Sorry, Oscar, I disagree. There is an account and […]
Diminishing Grief and Trauma: An Interview on TM and Psychotherapy
We’re pleased to introduce our blog readers to Debbie Augenthaler, a New York City psychotherapist who specializes in trauma, grief, and loss. She is an author and speaker who has […]
Physicist Amanda Weltman: Using Knowledge for Good
Born in Massachusetts and raised in South Africa, Amanda Weltman completed a distinguished undergraduate career at the University of Cape Town and then pursued her graduate education at Columbia University […]