What do Tiger Woods, Michael Douglas, David Duchovny andformer President Clinton have in common?

A)    Bigtime celebrity

b)    Powerful and influential

C)    Scandal negatively impacted career

D)    Claimed an ism, addiction, to avoid responsibility

DING, DING, DING, DING, DING!! You win if you picked D.

Celebrities and high powered people tend to be perceived asable to avoid legal responsibilities. Currently, Tiger Woods has chosen toavoid talking with the press, so all others can do is speculate on what hashappened in his personal life.

The question: What would happen if you came home and werecaught in an extra-marital affair? Would you be able to claim a current addiction or ism?

At work:

Anti-project addiction-“I get too anxious in crunch time with too many projects”

Late: On time ism-  “I can’t leave home at the correct time”

Negaholic: “Everyone and everything is negative anddifficult”

At home:

Messyholic-“I am allergic to cleaning”

Lack of attentionism-“Concentration makes me dizzy”

All relationships can be healthier, prosperous and fun. Weall make mistakes, and some are more costly than others.  How can own up if you blow it? How can you repair a relationship at home or work if you blow it? What is a real addictioninstead of a flavor of the month?

Join Karen Marzo and Dr. Brian Grossman tonight at 6PM PST,December 15, 2009. Call in, or e-mail in questions tonight at 6PM PST tonight for answers. You can listen on the web live. Call in numbers and question submission are at www.genderlyspeaking.com,click on weekly Tele seminar tab.

Take a look at this Newsweek article:

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/tiger-woods-sex-addict/story?id=9295425