The Wall Street Journal paints a picture of Blackberry addicted, "furtive thumb typing" parents hiding in closets to check their email while their resentful, ignored children track them down. They warn, "There is a new member of the family, and, like all new siblings, this one is getting a disproportionate amount of attention, resulting in [...]
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Attention…Are Your Children Blackberry Orphans?
Posted by Marianne Richmond in December 9th, 2006
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Passion versus Obsession
Posted by Marianne Richmond in September 24th, 2005
Posted in: ADD, Adolescents, Anger, Asbergers, Bipolar Disorder, Blogs, Disorders, Divorce, Mental Illness, Parenting, Passion, Relationships, Teens
In thinking about this, I wondered about the difference between being considered passsionate about say, computers or being considerered obsessed with them. Or medicine, or whatever the narrowly defined highly technical interest might be. If the interest is “highly technical” maybe we say obsession. If the interest is not technical, such as a sport, maybe we say, passionate?
Is Your Boss a Psychopath?
Posted by Marianne Richmond in June 23rd, 2005
Is your boss a psychopath…take the quiz and describe him/er accurately….
Disorder is the New Order
Posted by Marianne Richmond in June 21st, 2005
The future is disorder, Coke is Zero, small is big, and over half of America has a diagnosis….disorder is the new order.
Hormone Spray Is Found To Bolster Trust in Others
Posted by Marianne Richmond in June 14th, 2005
Posted in: Disorders
Study indicates that Oxytocin spray may increase trust.





















Marianne Richmond’s career is an ongoing adventure in strategic brand consultancy. She founded the Resonance Partnership in 2004 and offers a full menu of consulting services from market analysis, concept development, strategy, implementation and measurement.