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They say that when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. But what if you don’t have the recipe? Luckily, recipes for personal growth, great relationships, and emotional health are readily available. Return to this page often for new Torah-true perspectives and practical information to understand, survive, and sometimes even thrive through life’s challenges.
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
Parenting After Aliyah
Navigating guilt and over responsibility after Aliyah. Understanding triggers, rewiring reactions, and finding resilience in the face of parenting challenges
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The Power of Positive Affirmations
Self affirmations to increase emotional well-being work… if done correctly! Here are 20 strategies to improve your mood.
When is The Right Time for Introspection
Taking time to practice introspection creates in life. Here are three powerful tools to discover your inner self.
The Gamble of Listening to Your Teen
Teenage-hood is letting go of your child to become adults. It doesn’t help they have a few biological screws loose. How can you rise to this challenge?
Are You Tired? Time To Take a Break!
Exhaustion leads to car accidents, medical errors, and relationship blow-ups. Here’s why you you shouldn’t feel guilty taking a rest.
Is Alcohol A Spiritual Blessing or Divine Curse?
Alcohol is a dangerous drug. However, it plays an important role in Jewish practice. If it’s so destructive why does it have such a big role in Jewish life?
What PE Taught Me About Good Parenting
What my clinically depressed PE coach and endless laps around the gym taught me about how to avoid becoming a failure at life.
Grief is Not Depression Part 2
Grief is not simply being sad. It’s a process of how we pick up the pieces of our lives after a life-defining loss.
Confronting Pedophilia: Research and Case Study of Chaim Walder
How to recognize the profile of a pedophile, know how to protect yourself, and how far is going too far.
What is Logotherapy?
Logotherapy: Finding meaning in life through ‘the will to meaning.’ Reflecting and validating personal values empowers positive growth and transformation.