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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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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.
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.
Ditch These 5 Things Today to Instantly Improve Your Life
Improve yourself and your personal life by ditching poor eating habits, unfulfilling work, negative thinking, excess clutter, and toxic people
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.
The Do’s and Don’ts of Grief Support
Supporting someone through grief can be tricky. Using this list of doe’s and don’ts can save you and your loved one from unnecessary pain.
Rosh Hashana: The Model Therapy Process
What does Carl Jung, Alchemy, psychotherapy, and the Jewish New Year have in common?
Keeping the Newness in our Relationships
Relationships take work. Here are 5 strategies to help you not take your relationship for granted.
Why Solving Issues With Your Partner Makes Matters Worse
The paradox in marriage is that when both partners try to solve their problems they make matters worse. Learn why and how to solve this issue