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POPSCritics of 'The Secret' Bemoan Claims - By TARA BURGHART
"The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne an Australian television and film producer. Her central claim is that the "law of attraction" governs our universe. However the fear that "The Secret" will lead to a blame-the-victim mentality is a serious claim of critics. For example the book dismisses conditions such as a genetic predisposition to being overweight or a slow thyroid as "disguises for thinking 'fat thoughts.'" And during times in which massive number of lives were lost, the book says, the "frequency of their thoughts matched the frequency of the event." Psychotherapist Stacy Kaiser said after reading "The Secret" several patients have worried that it was their fault they were abused or laid off. "The law of attraction says that like attracts like, and when you think and feel what you want to attract on the inside, the law will use people, circumstances and events to magnetize what you want to you, and magnetize you to it," Byrne said in an e-mail in response.
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POPSSecret of Horror Writer's Lineage Broken - Stephen King and Son, Joe Hill Mar 17, 7:31 PM (ET) By JERRY HARKAVY Joe Hill knew it was only a matter of time before one of the publishing industry's hottest little secrets became common knowledge. He just wished he could have kept it under wraps a bit longer. But when Hill's fantasy-tinged thriller, "Heart-Shaped Box," came out last month, it was inevitable that his thoroughbred blood lines as a writer of horror and the supernatural would be out there for all to see. After 10 years of writing short stories and an unpublished novel under his pen name, Hill knows that the world is now viewing him through a different prism - as the older son of Stephen King.
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POPSFive Ways to Transform Your Partner Into Your Perfect Mate Therapist Terrence Real's five winning strategies that will rescue even the most unsalvageable relationships. There's at least one way men and women are completely alike: Both believe that a good relationship must be spontaneous. If you have to work at it, that's proof something is wrong. By:Hara Estroff Marano
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POPSComedian Al Franken Enters Minn. Senate Race Comedian Al Franken announced Wednesday that he will run for the Senate in 2008, seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican incumbent Norm Coleman. Whoohoo! Al Franken's Web site: http://www.alfranken.com Article by By PATRICK CONDON Feb 14, 4:05 PM (ET)
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POPSWhat's Your Worst Habit in a Relationship? Confession time: Do you pout after fights? Do you give your partner the silent treatment if he makes you mad? Do you play head games? Are you an incorrigible flirt... even when you're with somebody? We asked iVillagers to share the not-so-beautiful truth about their bad habits in relationships.
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POPSSix Ways to Make a Friend Six Ways to Make a Friend The older we get, the harder it is to make new friends. Bonding with fresh faces. by Karen Karbo
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POPS6 Tricks Guys Use to Win Relationship Fights 6 Tricks Guys Use to Win Relationship Fights ...and how you can steal his sparring tactics Ever wonder what guys talk about when we're not around? Here's your chance to eavesdrop. iVillage and AskMen.com have joined forces to reveal whats really on guys minds -- and just how bluntly they discuss it. Welcome inside the men's locker room.
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POPSFriendship: The Laws of Attraction Friendship: The Laws of Attraction The conventional wisdom is that we choose friends because of who they are. But it turns out that we actually love them because of the way they support who we are. By:Karen Karbo
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POPSWords That Changed You - iVillage Top 10 "Has anyone ever said something to you — a piece of advice, a word of comfort, a bit of inspiration — that you've just never forgotten?" From inspiring mantras to heartfelt expressions of empathy and encouragement, here are just a few of the amazing nuggets of wisdom iVillagers have taken to heart. They might change you too.
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POPSWork: When Personalities Clash One thing we all bring to the job is the self, making conflict inevitable. Seize it as a sign to look inward. Wouldn't it be nice if people—other people—came with an instruction kit? By: Judith Sills Ph.D.
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POPSDealing with Difficult People Dealing with Difficult People When dealing with difficult people, our immediate urge is to jump to our own defense. Today, there are smarter moves to make when dealing with a tyrant. By: Nando Pelusi Ph.D.
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POPSMy life as a courtesan - interview She’s young, smart, attractive, middle class — and a call girl. Jet Set Lara gives her version of why she loves her profession, and why men pay £5,000 a day to be with her
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POPSHow to Survive a Robot Uprising, Revisited Were you terrified by the Terminator and Matrix movies? Are you afraid that robots may soon take over the world? If so, robotics expert Daniel H. Wilson can settle your fears. In his new book, "How to Survive a Robot Uprising" (Bloomsbury, Nov. 7, 2005), he takes a humorous look at how humans can defeat a robot rebellion.
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