Author: Jackie Pilossoph

Divorce and binge eating is something I am personally familiar with. Years ago, when I was getting divorced, I can remember being so stressed (a combination of anxiety, anger, fear, sadness, hopelessness) that at times I used food to cope. More than ...

Here is an email from a man thinking about separation from his wife. I truly feel for him because it really is a tormenting decision to have to make. Jackie,  I'm thinking about separation. A few months ago I found out my wife was cheating on ...

In my "Love Essentially" column published today in the Sun-Times Media local publications, I respond to a reader's e-mail regarding a guy she met on one of the dating websites, who she really likes. There's one red flag: his profile is still acti...

A reader sent me the following e-mail that I can’t resist sharing because it sparks a discussion about dealing with the pain of divorce, and how that pain, which can be gut-wrenching at times, can cause us to act crazy. The reader refers to the ...

When I got an email from a reader asking how to end a relationship on good terms, I immediately thought of the famous post it note that Berger gave Carrie on Sex and The City. that read "I'm sorry, I cant. Don't hate me."   [CTA-Ad-Trusted] ...