Ann Rosen Spector, Ph.D.

VERY IMPORTANT>>https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/well/health-benefits-sleep-consistency.html

EXACTLY What I always say:

Why friendship can be just as meaningful as romantic love We tend to consider romantic partners and family ties to be our most important relationships, but deep friendships can be just as meaningful. In a perspective-shifting talk, author Rhaina Cohen introduces us to the people unsettling norms by choosing a friend as a life partner — and shows why we'r...

FYI:

Can a S*xless Marriage Be a Happy One? Experts and couples are challenging the conventional wisdom that s*x is essential to relationships.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/14/opinion/health-insurance-prior-authorization.html?campaign_id=39&emc=edit_ty_20240314&instance_id=117578&nl=opinion-today®i_id=8839394&segment_id=160776&te=1&user_id=55d67a74bbf09be03bdcc550e57ce954

Opinion | ‘What’s My Life Worth?’ The Big Business of Denying Medical Care Insurance companies have weaponized a seemingly benign process to protect their profits, and it’s putting patients at risk.

What I'v been doing in my practice for over 40 years:

Can’t Sleep? Try This Proven Alternative to Medication. Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia is considered the most effective treatment for people who continually struggle to fall or stay asleep.

If we've worked together, I've taught you The Matador technique...without the dead BULL !!!

Bullfighting Returns to Its Largest Arena. A Fight Over Its Future Goes On. After a nearly two-year ban, a legal ruling brought bullfights back to La Plaza México in Mexico City. But the fight continues after a federal judge stopped the events.

A very worthwhile read:

Opinion | That Numbness You’re Feeling? There’s a Word for It. Feeling other people’s pain is not the best way to help them — or yourself.

No shortcuts....https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/18/opinion/teenagers-mental-health-treatment.html

Bears repeating:

8 S*x Myths That Experts Wish Would Go Away Everyone else is having more s*x than you. Men want s*x more than women do. And more.

Important to remember: Parents know all too well that certain sugar-infused activities, like gorging on candy on Halloween night, can bring out a kid’s wild side. But the “sugar high” myth has been debunked; there’s no evidence that sugar can influence a child’s behavior or cognitive function, or make a child hyperactive.(NYT)

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