From Conducive Mag- Korea to Haiti: Lessons in Overseas Adoption Corruption March 8, 2010Arrested by Haitian authorities for trying to cross illegally into the Dominican Republic with 33 so-called orphaned children, whose parents were later found to be alive, U.S. citizens and Idaho Baptist missionaries Laura Silsby and Charisa Coulter remain imprisoned in Port-au-Prince pending investigation of alleged child trafficking. Seeking to save... […]
- Stressed Graduate Student March 8, 2010Dr. Mai Kieu-Loan offers relationship advice to a female law student and highlights the differences in how men and women handle dating in graduate school. […]
- Preserving Relationship with Parents Despite Their Disapproval Over New Job March 4, 2010Conducive advice columnist, Dr. Kathy Hahner, gives advice on preserving the relationship with one's parents despite tension over a new do-gooder job. […]
- FEBRUARY/MARCH 2010 February 25, 2010ISSUE 6 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2010 […]
- A Bronx Girl Goes Home February 5, 2010The murder of a cousin takes Conducive editor Heather Tirado Gilligan back to her home in the Bronx, and back to the childhood and experiences that continue to shape her. […]
- Using Anger Constructively February 4, 2010Conducive advice columnist, Dr. Kathy Hahner, gives advice on using anger constructively. […]
- Looking Back to the Future? January 30, 2010Humankind, both collectively and individually, has a strange little quirk. We ignore the past when it holds valuable lessons that go against what we want to hear or believe. Our insistence in doing this has negatively affected our future many times, both as individuals and as a society. We give... […]
- Campaigns Take Individual Involvement To New Level January 28, 2010The production and consumption of bottled water contributes to waste, pollution, toxins, and the bottled water industry’s interest in controlling our water resources. As a result of these negative impacts, many people have vowed to stop buying bottled water. If you have successfully ditched bottled water, and want to stay... […]
- REDUCING THE SUICIDE STIGMA Suresh Unni's Story January 21, 2010There are many ways of coping with the loss of a loved one. For Suresh Unni, solace is found in sharing his brother's experience with depression and eventual demise from suicide. Through his work as a clinical social worker and therapist and participation on the board of directors of the... […]
- Dating a Separated Person January 18, 2010Conducive advice columunist, Dr. Kathy Hahner, gives advice on dating a separated person. […]
- Korea to Haiti: Lessons in Overseas Adoption Corruption March 8, 2010
Author Archives: Chris Conklin
Bill Collectors: From Breaking Laws to Breaking Legs
Everywhere you go, every time you turn on the TV or radio, at every turn, and around every corner, it’s all about credit. “Free” credit reports. Credit counseling. Credit Repair. Credit this, credit that. Debt is a way of life. Some of us are late on our bills, or, in credit speak, delinquent. Yes, delinquent, [...]
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Bauer’s Blunder: Disadvantaged People = Stray Animals?
Human Beings, also known as Homo sapiens, are, in fact, animals. We simply fail to acknowledge that on a daily basis. Perhaps it is our subconscious goal of distancing ourselves from our barbaric, primal past or from our less evolved friends throughout the animal world. According to Wikipedia, we possess a “highly developed brain, capable [...]
Troubling Travels: Reconciling Safe Skies with Personal Privacy
Recent events have solidified the fact that a certain level of security in the world’s airports is a must. It is of utmost importance to remember that we are entitled to certain inalienable rights which are enumerated in the United State Constitution. The Fourth Amendment provides American Citizens, and, by extension, all people [...]
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The Hypocritical Oath: Quality Health Care vs. The Bottom Line