Blog Posts for Tina B. Tessina

The Year of Peace

Tina B. Tessina — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:22:28 -0800

It's almost December, and year end is the time when a lot of energy is spent on making resolutions, most of which we don’t manage to keep. So, this year, I propose a different kind of resolution. Will you join me in resolving to create a year of peace? Peace begins inside yourself. When you can remain calm even though things are not going well, or someone is being annoying, or ...

Friends in Need: Interventions for Domestic Violence

Tina B. Tessina — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:51:22 -0700

Recently, I received the following email from an old friend. “A topic I would like you to cover/explore is that curious phenomenon which permits otherwise independent women to be dominated...even abused...by males with whom they share some sort or relationship. Why is it that a seemingly strong, intelligent woman would allow herself to be hurt...her life to be altered in a negative way ...

Ask Dr. Romance: i need advice because I'm going crazy

Tina B. Tessina — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:49:21 -0800

i have been married for about four years now and my husband and i got married at 18 we have 3kids all under the age of four and it gets stressful sometimes for both of us... he is in the army hes been a soldier for almost 3 years now he was deployed in Iraq last year and ever since he came back he came back a different person i sometimes don't know who he is anymore... i try to do everything that ...

Review of the Commuter Marriage

Tina B. Tessina — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:38:35 -0800

Divorce360.com was kind enough to review Dr. Romance's The Commuter Marriage, and accompany it with an interview: for $11.96 for $14.95 for $14.95 From Military Couples to Job Travelers, Author Gives Tips to Connect during Long AbsencesDo you know a married couple who live far apart because of their jobs? Are you one of those ...

God Must Love Anne Lamott, and So Do I

Tina B. Tessina — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:18:50 -0800

Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faithby Anne Lamott OK, so I loved Anne Lamott before I read this book, but now I love her more. Her lecture agent once told me that Anne had a problem when people who read her books thought they were friends, because, of course, she doesn't know them. Well, if I ever saw her in person, I'd want to hug her, too. She writes with ...

Dr. Romance Blog

Tina B. Tessina — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:07:03 -0800

please see my syndicated blog at http://drromance.typepad.com/dr_romance_blog/I haven't figured out how to import it here yet.

Helping each other

Tina B. Tessina — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:53:45 -0800

Hello Fellow Authors: I have a brand-new book out: Money, Sex and Kids: Stop Fighting about the Three Things That Can Ruin Your Marriage (Adams Media, January 2008) and another one, The Commuter Marriage, on its way in April. I need reviews, Amazon reviews, and cover blurbs. I'd be happy to review your book, if you'll review mine. What does anyone think about this idea? Can we iconoclastic ...

The Next New Publishing Thing?

Tina B. Tessina — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:53:30 -0800

Hello, Red Room!I'm brand-new here, but not to writing. I've published 13 self-help books since my first one in 1980.Publishing and I have both been through a lot of ups and downs since 1978, when I signed my first book contract, and we're in the beginning throes of a new publishing revolution -- small presses, special focus online bookstores and new, small special interest bookstores are about ...