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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.

Your Inner Child is Calling…How Do You Answer?”
by: Shira Bauer How can you recognize the voice of your inner child? Is it loud, or maybe just a whisper? Is it an emotion?

What Does a Child Really Need from Birth to Age Three?
By: Adina Zwick The first three years of life are often described as the most critical period of development. During this time, a child’s brain

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
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Learning How to Navigate Shidduchim
Achieving your child’s happy marriage requires alignment and effective communication.

The Power of Imagination in Mental Health
Imagination is the ability to access a whole different world – then make it true. Try these tools to take yourself where you want to go.

How To Live Your Values and Goals
Clarifying your values is necessary because clarity is what helps you set your sights on what you exactly want and why. This video will help you do just that.

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 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.

Putting Your Family Together
Knowing family dynamics and analyzing patterns within the family and assessing their impact is the heart of family therapy.

Rosh Hashana: The Model Therapy Process
What does Carl Jung, Alchemy, psychotherapy, and the Jewish New Year have in common?

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?
