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Force of Sexuality
Sex and sexuality is a funny thing. On one hand, it’s one of our most basic primitive needs and desires, yet, on the other hand,
Children and Loss
Avi reflects on death in Tana Toraja, contrasting them with Western discomfort of death, and emphasizes the importance of helping children understand loss.
Your Words Create Your World
Unveiling the Power of Speech: How Dialogue Transforms Your Identity, Relationships, and Self-Understanding
Why Facts Create Fights in Your Relationship
Facts inform, but emotions connect. In conflicts, focusing on the relevance and feelings rather than mere facts can open doors to understanding and intimacy.
Breaking the Chains of Depression
Depression suffocates joy and purpose. But amid this darkness, lies hope. Building a future with action breaks depression, creating joy and purpose.
Transforming Relationships: From Stop to Start
Addressing problems in relationships requires more than shouting “stop.” A better approach is outlining positive actions and understanding each other’s needs
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Why Not Lie?
Lies may seem to get us out of trouble, but the truth is that they just keep the pain coming in small doses. Here’s how own up to the truth.
How To Get a Handle on Stress
Stress can effect our health and relationships, but how we size up a situation determines how we respond to it. Here are a few easy tools to defuse stress.
Cleaning Up Your Pesach Hang-ups
Stressed about Pesach? It doesn’t have to be that way! This tool will help alleviate physical and emotional fatigue to get you to the finish line smiling.
How My Brain Gets In The Way Of My Marriage
We’re biologically hardwired to vacillate between mild paranoia and sheer terror. So How can we disconnect from our survival instincts to save our marriage?
Harnessing the Fury: How to Use Your Anger
Discover how our worst selves emerge in conflicts and explore the potential of recording fights for self-improvement and better communication.
Grief is Not Depression Part 1
There is no one “right” way to grieve, but one thing is for sure: it isn’t the same as depression. Here’s how to tell the difference.
What Do People Really Want When They Ask for Advice
Giving advice has two pit falls. The first is you might be wrong. The second is you are subtly implying the person you’re talking to isn’t smart enough to solve their own problems.
The Power of Positive Affirmations
Self affirmations to increase emotional well-being work… if done correctly! Here are 20 strategies to improve your mood.