Relationships

Editor's Note: We know this is an unusual time and you may be in closer contact with the person who was abusive. Please only take this survey if you can do so privately. The researchers provide tips for clearing...

It’s a busy time of year, and even though we’re generally having fun, it’s easy for us moms to feel burdened by everything on our shoulders.  Holiday cards?  Check.  Plan for house guests, and decorate in a tasteful but...

After Christmas and New Years, and dare I say, even before they end, Valentine’s Day promotions are everywhere: romantic dinner specials at local restaurants, (side note- Valentine’s Day is the worst day for dinner reservations) shopping sales at major...

Sipping tea and eating petit fours is a lovely way to spend a baby shower, but it's not very exciting. If the baby showers you've been to lately have blended together in your memory as quiet affairs spent making...

San Francisco Bay Area's Ultimate Guide to Holistic Well-Being, Family Finances, Mental Health, Professional Development, Estate Planning, and more! Focus Group by Schlesinger is part of Schlesinger Group, a major marketing research company that provides consumers like you the opportunity to...

The problem is, I don’t know the shape of this yet. I don’t know how much space it takes up inside of me, how it changes the outline of my body. I see myself in the mirror and I...

I love my husband.  I love my kids.  I don’t have much to complain about in those departments (not that this stops me from “light heartedly” complaining).  But still, at least once a year, I need a full long...

Moving to the Bay Area has been a very socially humbling experience. I always thought I was good at making friends, but it turns out I’ve relied heavily on my husband’s easygoing nature and the built-in friends that came with...

So it’s that time of year when women indulge in heart-shaped candy while awaiting their highly anticipated romantic gift that their significant other has poured countless hours of thought into. Unless you’re like me and have been married for...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month (October), but let’s make it our mission year-round to end the one important thing that, paradoxically, is both a dire consequence of domestic violence and a factor contributing to its perpetuation: Shame. Sadly, victims of...