Believe it or not, this is a question on an I.Q. test. I once volunteered as a candidate for my friend who had to administer twenty such exams in her psychological testing course. In one of the processing questions, I…
Dr Donna MarksNovember 8, 2021
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Breast cancer, if caught early, is one of the most easily diagnosed and successfully treated cancers. Also, early detection helps to prevent extensive surgery and chemotherapy. Unfortunately, many people (like myself) fail to take…
Dr Donna MarksOctober 24, 2021
There are several ways to do an intervention, but the biggest mistake anyone can make is not addressing an addiction at all. Ignoring an eating disorder or substance abuse can lead to dire consequences including death. Other addictions lead to…
Dr Donna MarksOctober 18, 2021
Maybe you’ve heard that good friends aren’t easy to come by. Perhaps it’s not that they’re so hard to find, but instead, you don’t know what to look for in a good comrade.
Dr Donna MarksOctober 9, 2021
Choosing a therapist is one of the most important decisions anyone can make. Like tradespeople, there’s a therapist for just about everything. You don’t want to hire a plumber for an electrical problem, and you don’t want to hire the…
Dr Donna MarksSeptember 26, 2021
When the codependency label first came out, the term was paired with chemical dependency rather than addict and co-addict. At the time, the only reference to addiction was hard-core drugs like heroin. Some diagnostic manuals still don't use the word…
Dr Donna MarksSeptember 19, 2021
When it comes to addiction, some people spend more time resisting change than getting well. They’re more afraid of living without the vice than being fully alive.
Dr Donna MarksSeptember 13, 2021
I once knocked a small figurine off my desk. It had some sentimental value, so I was upset when it shattered into hundreds of pieces. It had been broken and fixed a couple of times before, but this time, the…
Dr Donna MarksSeptember 5, 2021
During several decades of working with individuals in the top-tier of income, I’ve found having a high I.Q. isn’t the main factor in their success. However, several factors do create wealth, and it’s not as complicated as one might think...
Dr Donna MarksAugust 29, 2021
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