Going Bonkers?

Friday, January 22, 2010

Is life getting to you? Are you looking for ways to lighten up and lighten the load? Then check out this great magazine called Going Bonkers? -- The self-help magazine with a sense of humor. Published out of Katy, Texas, this quarterly magazine is full of light-hearted yet reliable and accurate help with life's conundrums and calamities. From the Going Bonkers website:

Better than a pill....

Hotter than a stolen tamale…

Healthier than a carrot.....

More helpful than a hotline….

Articles cover a range of topics, such as:   

• Half a Mind -- Right Brain VS. Left Brain
• Shame Off You -- Four Steps to shame-free living
• Bam! Bang! Boom! -- When a Loved One Explodes from Anger
• Goodbye Friend -- Coping with the loss of a beloved pet
• The Black Hole -- Making the Best of a Ho-Hum Job

The articles do not use complicated concepts or fancy terms; they're straightforward and helpful without dragging the reader down. Regular monthly features such as "Bonkeroids" and "Wacky Wisdom" rely on brevity and levity (I couldn't resist) to carry serious messages. In addition, you can subscribe to the Going Bonkers? monthly newsletter, Bonkers Bits. I encourage you to check out Going Bonkers?.

Over the next two days, I'll post the two articles I've had published in the magazine to date.

Loving You is Killing Me

Friday, February 5, 2010

It took quite a while, but I finally figured out how to make available two articles I wrote for Going Bonkers? magazine, which bills itself as "The self-help magazine with a sense of humor." Published in Katy, Texas, Going Bonkers is full of practical information, support, and suggestions for dealing with all sorts of situations and problems.

In my article called "Loving You is Killing Me! -- Tips and Tools for Those Who Love a Crazy-maker" I offer suggestions for dealing with troubled, troubling, and troublesome loved ones -- TLOs for short. The ideas in the article are similar to those in the book I wrote with my brother, Bill Klatte: It's So Hard to Love You -- Staying Sane When Your Loved One is Manipulative, Needy, Dishonest, or Addicted (New Harbinger Publications).

I hope you'll find the article helpful, and I encourage you to check out Going Bonkers? magazine for more helpful articles, Bonkerisms, and Bonkeroids.

I'll post the second article tomorrow. Happy reading.

Nag-aholics

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Here is the second article I had published in Going Bonkers? -- The self-help magazine with a sense of humor. This light-but-useful article is called "Nagaholics -- Breaking Free form the Nag Trap" (used with permission). In it I offer a checklist that will help you examine your own behaviour and thinking, as well as suggestions for changing ineffective and unpleasant behaviours.

I encourage you to check out the magazine and my article; both are offered in a spirit of humour and helpfulness.