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Elisheva Liss
Sep 253 min
Does this confuse you too?
*This was originally written in 2021 Do you ever find yourself getting confused by contradictory wisdom? Like, sayings that are quoted...
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Elisheva Liss
Sep 252 min
Holy Love Songs
In this week's Torah portion we read what is often considered the last formal commandment: "Now write for yourself, this song." What...
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Elisheva Liss
Sep 253 min
"I want to go home"
*This was originally written in 2022 When my now adult daughter was a tiny, adorable preschooler ( which btw was about 10 minutes ago...
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Elisheva Liss
Sep 193 min
Me and my big mouth
*This was originally published as a schmoozeletter email in 2022 Decades ago when I was in high school, we had a school-wide assembly...
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Elisheva Liss
Aug 293 min
Why do people hurt themselves?
One of the most scary symptoms faced by the loved ones of some who suffer from psychological distress is the phenomenon of self-harming...
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Elisheva Liss
Aug 133 min
What if they never loved each other?
What if we never had that “honeymoon phase” of being in love? A common refrain from many couples therapy clients from certain backgrounds...
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Elisheva Liss
Aug 94 min
When the world feels broken
This week of the summer always feels a little off for me. Like, mixed confusing feelings. Selfishly- I look forward to the summer all...
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Elisheva Liss
Aug 93 min
This weird thing got me mad
This was originally a schmoozeletter email, several years ago: Do you ever find that certain things get you mad, but it doesn't really...
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Elisheva Liss
Aug 24 min
How a camping trip changed our lives
This post was originally written as a schmoozeletter email, several years ago. Have you ever gone camping? As a family, we did it a total...
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Elisheva Liss
Aug 24 min
Intimacy as a Journey
*This was originally a schmoozeletter email* I once read someone describe the time period we're living through as "the age of metaphor."...
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Elisheva Liss
Jul 183 min
Mosquito Bites and Evil Eyes
*This was originally a schmoozeletter email in 2021 Do you have any things that most people dislike but you kind of like? For me, it's...
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Elisheva Liss
Jul 123 min
No clue why I did this
This was originally published as a subscriber schmoozeletter email, a few years ago: Today I was thinking about something that happened...
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Elisheva Liss
Jul 124 min
They said they wished they'd died
Hi:) Trying something new. You might know that I send out a weekly email as a free subscription. It's been several years now, and I had...
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Elisheva Liss
Jul 44 min
Dear America: Thank you for having us
Dear America: Thank You for Having Us Growing up, one of the central messages I absorbed from both my home and school was the importance...
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Elisheva Liss
Jun 36 min
What do couples fight about most?
“What's the biggest struggle you see in couples today?” This is one of the most common questions couples therapists hear, and there’s...
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Elisheva Liss
May 1411 min
What's the danger embedded in the "free Palestine" advocacy trend?
When I was a kid, there was this mean teasing game kids played on each other, by simply repeating everything one person said. I haven't...
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Elisheva Liss
Apr 176 min
How to do Sippur Yitziyas Mitzrayim so children will listen:
April 14th, 2014 Four children- raised in the same home, by the same parents- with vastly different personalities and needs… it’s a...
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Elisheva Liss
Apr 75 min
What I'm trying to do instead of crying and doomscrolling
I used to blog at least once a month, approximately. But I haven't posted since October and there's a reason. It’s been six months since...
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Elisheva Liss
Oct 11, 20234 min
"I Believe with Imperfect Faith"
What do you say when there’s nothing to say? The email request from the editor to write about the only thing on most of our minds came in...
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