Melinda Blau

Writer, Speaker, Social Observer

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New York Magazine

Close Encounters: How to Protect Your Child from Sexual Abuse

November 16, 1992 by Melinda Blau

Close Encounters: How to Protect Your Child from Sexual Abuse From New York Magazine Little do parents realize that the sexual bogeyman they should fear is almost never the disheveled stranger who lurks in the shadows. Read more…

Recovery Fever

September 9, 1991 by Melinda Blau

Recovery Fever From New York Magazine She finds it hard to believe the way many of [the baby boomers and club kids] stroll nonchalantly into meetings, as if they’ve joined the latest social club. Read more…

Divorce Family Style

October 8, 1990 by Melinda Blau

Divorce Family Style From New York Magazine One of the greatest cosmic jokes is that people whose ties as a couple have been severed in court will always be in each other’s lives. Read more…

How to Get Out of Your Job Rut

August 23, 1990 by Melinda Blau

How to Get Out of Your Job Rut From New York Magazine The people who switch rather than sulk may be wiser than those who stay put. Read more…

In It Together

September 23, 1989 by Melinda Blau

In It Together From New York Magazine There was no magical solution to our problem…but over those two or three years, family therapy got us all through a hard transition period. Read more…

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ABOUT ME
As an award-winning journalist and author of fifteen books, my “beat” is relationships. Find out more about my work here.
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