Category Archives: Success Stories
A Normal Education? Graduation Rates and Sports
Raise the standards of the educational providers, the environments we call educational, and move the needle away from stats…and you just might uncover a special talent in each child. If we fail to change our perspective, then all we have done is maintain the status quo so that terms like tenure, election, and tax base proliferate our communities. Get the system on track THEN communicate student expectations. Driving reverse at 80 mph only endangers the rest of us. Continue reading →
Filed under Boys, Family, Girls, Sports, Success Stories, Work
Tagged as Athletes, dr. rod, ESPN, graduation rates, higher education, NCAA, rod berger psyd, the normal male
Competing Sexes
So, as we wake from our competitive hangover from days-gone-by we find ourselves wondering what will be next. Where will the next opportunity arise that will finally bring us back from the doldrums of adulthood. Yes! That’s it! Our children! How could I have forgotten…maybe I could be the father that pushes my son into sports and training fit for the pros…maybe I could be a stage mother and start off with a pageant or two…I know, I will be the best board member for my local nonprofit, the top Uncle, neighbor, and contributor to my church. Continue reading →
Filed under Boys, finances, Girls, head of household, Males, men, Mothers, sex, Sports, Success Stories, women, Work
Tagged as Barbara Walters vs. Diane Sawyer, Bill Gates, Bill Gates vs. Steve Jobs, dr. rod, drive, Family, HBO, Larry Bird, Larry Bird vs. Magic Johnson, Magic Johnson, male female competition, Oprah vs. The World, rod berger psyd, sexes, Steve Jobs, success, the normal male, Tupac vs. Notorious B.I.G., Work, You vs. Yourself
Is Your Life a Waste of Time?
How many of us waste time…not because we are inept, but because we are scared to death to access life? How many people out there squash the dreams of others to keep our own dormant? Do you view life as a big waste of time? Do you look at the miracle of life and realize you are lead character or do you see life passing you by. Continue reading →
Filed under Education, Family, Marriage, men, Relationships, Success Stories, women, Work
Tagged as dr. rod, dreams, motivation, Oscars, rod berger psyd, the normal male
Does your Relationship Have a Hidden Agenda?
Here’s to couples who aren’t afraid to share their hopes and dreams, their reality and their faults along the way without malice. If there ever was a human on this earth who would “cut you some slack”…let’s hope it is the one you call “Dear”. Continue reading →
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Tagged as agendas in relationships, dr. rod, Marriage, men, rod berger psyd, the normal male, women
Avoiding the Pink Elephant in Your Marriage?
Has your love changed for better or worse? Have you gone in circles with your spouse without really bringing up the topic? Continue reading →
Filed under Divorce, Family, finances, Males, Marriage, men, Relationships, sex, Success Stories, women
Tagged as avoidance behaviors, communication, divorce, dr. rod, in-laws, intimacy, love, Marriage, mother-in-laws, pink elephant, rod berger psyd, Sex, the normal male
The Divorce Life-Cycle Stage 5: Reconciliation
If you have been fooling yourself this whole time thinking that it will all work out and he/she will come around then you should be diagnosed and treated for Wishful Thinking… Continue reading →
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Tagged as charlie sheen, contemplating divorce, couples therapy, group therapy, Marriage, men, Sex, weight loss, women
Has Your Marriage Been Condemned…by You?
..it is Normal and not going through these emotional cycles would make you abnormal. Life is often a great mythical tragedy filled with love, passion, romance, defeat, and rebirth…the question is whether you can weather this stage of your marriage to make a decision that will truly point you in a direction of emotional prosperity…with or without your spouse. Continue reading →
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Tagged as Abuse, Athletes, behavior, Boys, condemn, Dating, dead-beat dads, divorce, Dumb Men, Education, emotions, ESPN, expected behavior, Feminist, Fired, Girls, hate, health, Jake Pavelka, Marriage, men, Mothers, new relationships, Normal Males, Paul Revere, Relationships, Role models, Sex, sickness, Sports, women
Will Watering Your Marriage Bring it Back to Life?
get to Stage 3 in the Divorce Life-Cycle. You must have thought that after the Irritation and Contemplation stages we would never be able to think about resuscitating a relationship that has caused great distress in recent weeks, months, and years. Continue reading →
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Tagged as Abuse, Athletes, behavior, Boys, Dating, dead-beat dads, divorce, Dumb Men, Education, emotions, ESPN, expected behavior, Feminist, Fired, Football, Legal, Marriage, men, Mothers, Normal Males, Relationships, Role models, Rules, School, Sex, Sports, The Bachelor, women
The Divorce Life-Cycle Part 2
Being real with ourselves goes along way in communicating needs, fears, wants, and decisions in a humane and thoughtful manner. If your relationship even has a shot to get to the Irrigation stage, you have to tread with soft gloves as you sift through your memories, past actions and decisions, reasons for break-ups and hook-ups…because not doing so keeps you in an emotionally high gear with your feet firmly planted on the gas and the break of your marriage.
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Tagged as Abuse, Athletes, behavior, Boys, contemplating divorce, Dating, dead-beat dads, divorce, Dumb Men, Education, emotions, ESPN, expected behavior, Fired, Football, Girls, health, Legal, losing your possessions, Marriage, men, Mothers, Normal Males, Role models, Rules, sickness, Sports, women
The Tuesday Tiptoe-When Divorce Seems Inevitable
Whether it is the man or woman that becomes increasingly irritated with their spouse one thing becomes clear…as one partner’s irritation increases—the likelihood is that their spouses irritation goes up too! Continue reading →
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