Dr. Christine B. Whelan, is an Iowa-based social historian. Her book "Why Smart Men Marry Smart Women" is available in stores or on the Halo Store.

	October 25th, 2009 Dying for Spiritual Enlightenment The recent Sedona sweat lodge tragedy highlights some dangers in our obsession with self help What would you do for spiritual enlightenment and personal success? Would you agree to spend 36 hours alone in the desert without food or water ...
	October 13th, 2009 Toxic Friendships Among women, relationships can get complicated "We need to talk." The four dreaded words that strike fear into all of us. "We need to talk" is almost never the start of a ...
	September 28th, 2009 Conquering the Daisy Complex Learning to fear regret more than rejection Call it the Daisy Complex: So many of us worry ourselves sick — think of that silly game where you pluck the petals off a ...
	September 21st, 2009 He Saved A Billion Lives… And You Probably Don't Know His Name Quick — can you give me the latest on the divorce drama between Jon & Kate Gosselin? Or why Paula Abdul isn't going to be ...
	September 14th, 2009 Faced with Bereavement How to support a friend or loved one who's grieving On a recent Friday night a friend of mine called to tell me her husband had died suddenly. He didn't suffer and she was with ...
	August 31st, 2009 Responding to Recession Romance Our readers weigh in on how the economy has affected their love lives Katie, 27, and her fiancé, Ryan, got engaged in October, 2008, just as the economy was beginning its free-fall. Ryan was graduating from law school ...
	August 3rd, 2009 Romance in a Recession How is the economic downturn affecting relationships? Tim is an unmarried 29-year-old with a master's in statistics. He'd like to meet a great woman, get married and start a family, but he ...
	June 28th, 2009 Jon and Kate + Commiserate Reality show rubbernecking Recently, I've been tuning in to Jon & Kate Plus Eight at the gym. I watch on the sly like I'd rubberneck on the highway: ...
	June 1st, 2009 Balancing Act Nurturing our relationships when we're 'too busy' For the last six months, I've been busier than usual with work. In January and February, I was promoting my new book Marry ...
	May 3rd, 2009 Saying Yes to Sex Reconsidering a woman's "wifely duty" A few weeks ago, a friend sent me a column titled "Women need to say yes to sex." I had my back up ...