Celebrities such as Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse and Michael Jackson succumb to drug and alcohol related deaths in a desperate attempt to cope with unrealistic expectations and their own inner dialog. No one abuses themselves in such a way unless they’re in a lot of emotional

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Recently, Beverly Hills “Real Housewife” Taylor Armstrong revealed the physical and sexual abuse she experienced within her marriage to Russell Armstrong. While some question the validity of Taylor’s marital abuse claims such trauma is all too common behind the closed doors of the rich and famous household. This kind of silent suffering makes no class

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Too many have fallen for the fallacy that cosmetic surgery will “make you good enough.” Cosmetic surgery is a modern phenomenon with major implications. There are significant differences between reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery. The former is a solution, transforming a cleft palate to function normally. The latter would be a breast enlargement or a fruitless effort to feel “good, or sexy, enough.”

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