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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.

Risk, Response, and Recovery: A Comprehensive Look at Suicide Prevention
By: Miriam Fuchs, LMSW Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 10–24, according to the CDC, and remains a significant

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.
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Embracing the Joy of Self Acceptance
Self acceptance is embracing yourself as you are right now, regardless of your past. It’s also a skill which needs to be practiced. These tips can help.

Why Am I Feeling So Depressed?
Sometimes depression is more like a social contagion. Learn how to spot it early before it’s too heavy to carry.
Facing The Elephant In The Room
Listen to Adam Shanzer MA, MFC, CASAP share his experience in the field working with couples to develop appreciation and resist criticism.

How To Protect Your Children In A Divorce
Divorce is devastating. It’s especially hard on the kids. However it doesn’t have to be that way. There are four key things you can do to support your kids.

Can Fear of God Stop Suffering?
Why is fear of God so vital to our well-being and can it even protect us from unnecessary suffering?

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.
How to Quite Your Anxiety Alarm
Anxiety is our biological knee jerk reaction to the unknown. It’s done a wonderful job keeping us alive since the beginning of time. Instead of

Do You Believe in The Miracles In Your Life?
By living your life as if everything is a miracle, every moment becomes something to savor. Use these tips to unlock life’s everyday miracles.

Building A Healthy Relationship with Yourself: Know, Show and Grow
Explore self-perception through childhood memories and a drawing exercise. Learn about self-awareness, compassion, and growth for mental health.
