Author Archive: Joseph Whalen
Joseph Whalen
May 6, 2015
Communication
In a process that began over two decades ago with the invention of electronic mail, interpersonal communications have rapidly moved into the realm of impersonal communications. While technology has played a large role in distancing us from each other socially,…
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Joseph Whalen
May 1, 2015
Crisis Support
Making the decision to terminate life support for a terminally ill patient is one of the most difficult decisions for anyone to make, patient and family alike. It is a time of great struggle and a time of great selfishness….
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Joseph Whalen
April 14, 2015
LGBT
Being a heterosexual male raised in a very traditional household I think most people expect me to take the traditional path on this question and espouse the virtues of a marriage of a man and a woman. However, being a…
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Joseph Whalen
April 9, 2015
Marriage and Divorce
As contrary as it may seem to traditional thinking, living together before getting married has definite benefits to making a long lasting relationship. Given a divorce rate of over fifty percent over the past ten years, the institution of marriage…
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Joseph Whalen
April 7, 2015
Crisis Support
Suicide is the ultimate expression of one’s freedom. There a few things in this world that we can truly call our own. Our life is the one thing that we own in its entirety, despite what the government may decide…
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Joseph Whalen
April 1, 2015
Dating
All too often in today’s society jealousy winds its way into relationships under the guise of one partners love for the other. No more so has this been evident than with the explosion of the Internet and the recent domination…
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Joseph Whalen
March 11, 2015
Family
Mediation requires impartiality, patience and diplomacy, three things that all mothers are supremely endowed with when it comes to their children. Regardless of their age, conflicts will always arise among siblings. There are innumerable motivational factors at play between our…
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Joseph Whalen
February 22, 2015
Jewelry
While watches serve a practical and functional purpose by themselves, today’s society has gone beyond the simple need to tell time. As with all other accessories and articles of jewelry, watches have quickly become a fashion symbol by which we…
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Joseph Whalen
February 12, 2015
Communication
Stress plagues all of us from time to time. Whether it is job induced, financial troubles or relationship based we all must bear our brunt of stress day in and day out. How we handle that stress dictates the type…
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Joseph Whalen
January 23, 2015
Crisis Support
Of course some victims of rape are irresponsible; everyone has moments of irresponsibility. However, this has nothing to do with the violation of their personal rights and body. It is appalling to even consider pointing a finger at a rape…
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Joseph Whalen
January 6, 2015
Friends and Peers
In a perfect world it would be nice to think that after an intimate relationship with someone has come to pass that it is not necessary to simply discard the history, memories and effort invested in the relationship, allowing the…
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Joseph Whalen
April 9, 2014
Communication
Communication is paramount in a healthy marriage. A wife who is unwilling to speak of her past immediately draws suspicion from her husband. Husbands who have no interest in their wives past can never fully understand the person they married….
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Joseph Whalen
March 10, 2014
Marriage and Divorce
Often the unintended casualty of a divorce, children have the most difficult time dealing with the dissolution of their parents marriage. Most responsible parents go out of their way to shelter their children from the strife and conflict that ultimately…
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Joseph Whalen
November 6, 2013
LGBT
Ones sexual preference is a uniquely personal choice and matter of consideration. As such it should have no bearing on their role as a public official or celebrity. The public is neither entitled to nor required to know what a…
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