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Dr. LeslieBeth Wish Ed. D. MSS
Psychologist and Social Worker
(Licensed as a Clinical Social Worker in Florida, 7132; Maryland, 2850; Massachusetts, 3941.)
Hello! Welcome to my site. My name is Dr. LeslieBeth Wish, and I am both a psychologist and licensed clinical social worker with over thirty years experience. For www.qualityhealth.com, a Top Ten Health site, I serve on their Medical Advisory Board and write a weekly column, "Relationship Realities" and am a Featured Expert.
If you like the cartoon above, you can see more of them. For a $5 contribution to Habitat for Humanity-Sarasota®, Florida, you can receive the download of my cartoon book, The Love Adventures of Almost Smart Cookie™. The book has 52 comic strips that address key findings from my research with hundreds and hundreds of women who are often smart about work but not love. By following the story of Cookie's missteps in love, you can learn about your relationships, receive tested advice--and contribute to charity all at the same time! What a great opportunity! Click here to donate $5. I will then email you the download after I receive confirmation of your donation. Be sure to include your email. I have chosen Habitat for Humanity® because strong and stable families create strong and smart women. Thank you for your support.
I do not offer cute or quick-fixes. Instead, I educate you about relationships and offer solid, research-based recommendations. My goals are to coach you, cheer-lead your efforts at change, and help you develop skills and the emotional bravery necessary for happiness.
It's not too late to be part of my research for and about women and their intimate relationships. Just click here and you will be taken to the online survey.
There are many websites that give relationship advice. Here is some information about me that might make you feel that you are in good hands. I have been fortunate enough to be nationally recognized for my work with women, relationships, marriage, divorce, widowhood and career. The National Association of Social Workers has named me as One of Fifty Social Workers who has made a contribution to the field. My biography is listed in many of the Marquis’ Who’s Who. For in-depth information about my background, please click on the blue left-hand bar About Me.
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News and Book Recommendations
Books Featuring Dr. LeslieBeth Wish
I Do, Part 2
I urge all of you who have married again after a divorce to read Karen Buscemi's "I Do, Part 2." She offers practical advice for how to handle the top issues of blended families. Karen Buscemi's book is smart, upbeat and caring. I am honored to be amongst the select group of experts who contributed advice.
The Speaker Anthology
I am happy to feature this heart-warming and instructive book by two insightful and savvy authors. Don't think the book is just for speeches! The stories are uplifting and very moving. It is an honor to be featured in this book as a contributor. Look for my story "A Heart Grown Deep like the Rivers: A Tale of Love from an Un-Wicked Stepmother" and read my Introduction to the section where my story is featured.
Recommendations
I'm very lucky to discover other mental health professionals and writers who offer wonderful insight. Check here for information about people and products that might help you. Also, at the end is my announcement about my next project about widows.
A must-go-to-expert for parent and teen advice is Vanessa van Petten's site www.radicalparenting.com, a loving place where this outstanding and thoughtful author offers teens and parents a safe way to voice their feelings and connect. Vanessa van Petten has been kind enough to name me as One of Fifty Top Mom Blogs/Sites. Be sure to read her latest book, "do i get my allowance before or after i'm grounded?: stop fighting, start talking and get to know your teen."
I especially want you to be aware of Christelyn Karazin's efforts to address the increasing number of smart women who are having out-of-wedlock babies, especially amongst African-American women. Go to www.noweddingnowomb.com.
Author Marci Shimoff's newest book, "Love for No Reason", is now available. She is the best-selling author of "Happy for No Reason" and the co-author of many of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Her newest book helps you expand your capacity for love, reduce stress, and open your heart for lasting love.
And be sure to check out Kim Olver's "Secrets of Happy Couples." This book offers sound advice that can empower your intimate relationships.
My Next Research Project
My newest research is called Widow Weather Makers and Joy Bakers: Mastering the Highs and Lows of Widowhood and Cooking Up a New Life.
If you are or have been widowed and would like to be part of this first stage of my research, please contact me on this website by clicking on the blue Contact bar on the left. Be sure to add the word WIDOW and include an accurate email and any other contact information you wish.
People who are widowed learn to weather all kind of events and emotions. They often become very smart cookies who grow from challenges. Widows and widowers often make the best teachers for others who have experienced loss. So, I am looking for your personal recipes for your joy and strength. Please send me:
1) Your stories about your best coping strategies. What worked? How did you learn to choose them? How did they help you grow?
2) Your stories about the tough times. What "got to you" the most?
3) Your personal recipes for your original, favorite and healthy cookies, bars, cakes and pies--or anything else that you bake! Don't worry--if I use your material, I will send you an Author's Contract Agreement to protect your work. Check back here in a while for the online Widow's Survey. Thank you! Your words can inspire others.
