Issue:
February 2008 - The "Love" Issue
Special Feature: "Love, the Great Adventure":
This issue's special feature provides stories from every pit-stop on the journey of love. 5 Stories show how love isn't all about letters and rose petals - it takes work.
- "What's Wrong with Being Angry" by Mark Epstein is a personal narrative about a husband who realizes that anger doesn't ruin a marriage.
- "The 4 Alarm Wedding" by Andrea King Collier is the story of how Andrea panicked on the day of her wedding at the age of 26, and the satisfaction in the marriage after 25 years.
- "The Snail Whisperer" by Catherine Newman shares how Catherine learned to accept her husband's quiet and mysterious personality.
- "What Happily Ever After Really Looks Like" by Sheila Kohler is a personal narrative of an unlikely happy marriage between a Christian and a Jew.
- "Would You Marry Him Again" by Rita Wilson shares details of Rita's Mediterranean parents nearly 60 year marriage.
"The O Interview" with Pema Chodron:
In this interview, the conversation between Oprah and Buddhist nun Pema Chodron from Oprah's Soul Series on XM Satellite Radio was published.
Pema Chodron was born Dierdre Bloomfield-Brown to a Catholic family in New Jersey. She married, had 2 children, earned her master's degree and began teaching in California - but when her life fell apart, she needed a drastic change. Dierdre divorced, married again and had moved to New Mexico when her life collapsed - her second husband was having an affair and was leaving the marriage. After falling into a depression, Dierdre needed advice advice and she found it in Buddhism.
More Features:
"The Love List" explains how Alice Gorman created a list describing everything she wanted in a man and after putting it away and forgetting about it, the man from the list walked into her life. Life Coach Martha Beck responds to the story and gives advice on making lists.
"The Eco Makeover" explains how 2 families received help to make their homes more environmentally friendly.
"Dr. Drew's Big Challenge" goes inside the VH1 reality show Celebrity Rehab.
"Kiss, Kiss" provides a wealth of information for choosing the right lipstick.
From Regular Contributors:
Dr. Phil
In this issue, Dr. Phil addresses the challenge of adjusting to an empty nest, how to deal with a medical condition without the support of family, and learning how to be a step-parent.
"A Million Ways to Save the World"
Eve's Ensler brought 4 experts together this month to share their ideas on how everyone can do their part to improve the world. Psychotherapist Diana de Vegh, President of Global Green USA Matt Petersen, President of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards and co-founder of the BET network Sheila Johnson contributed their ideas to this issue.
Suze Orman
In this issue, Suze Orman teaches how to get out of house when you're struggling with the mortgage payment, dealing with debt from medical bills, and how to manage with a small monthly budget.
Oprah's "What I Know For Sure"
"To know that people care about how you're doing when the doings aren't so good - that's what love is."
