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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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Knowing Who You’re Pleasing
Understanding Others: The Crucial Art of Knowing People’s Complexities, Balancing Dependency and Discernment in Relationships
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.
Learning How to Navigate Shidduchim
Achieving your child’s happy marriage requires alignment and effective communication.
What Does Boredom Tell You?
Discover the power of the zone where personal growth thrives. Avoid wasting your potential by being true to yourself and pushing beyond your comfort zone
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.
How to Know When to Discipline Your Child
Sometimes kids need discipline, but a lot of behavior issues are just developmental. Knowing the difference saves you and your kids a lot of pain and heartache.
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.
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?
The True Joy of Living With Gratitude
Feeling mediocre? Gratitude can reignite pleasure and passion in your career, relationships, and almost anything else. Here’s how to tap in.