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Relationship Advice from a Donkey
This post was originally a schmoozeletter email in 2021 One of my love languages is book recommendations (also: cut fruit..) I believe...

Elisheva Liss
3 days ago3 min read
When You Feel Intimidated
Note: This was originally posted as a schoozeletter Parsha email for subscribers in 2022: Have you ever heard yourself or someone else...

Elisheva Liss
Jun 173 min read
Happy Still-Alive Day to You
Today is my husband’s 53rd birthday. 53 is not usually a significant number (although it is for him, because he loves when his age is...

Elisheva Liss
May 183 min read
Keeping People's Secrets
The story I'm about to share is over 30 years old, but I still think about it frequently. When I was in middle school, I had a friend who...

Elisheva Liss
Apr 304 min read
When there are no words for the pain
Sometimes, when I'm talking with a client or a friend about something traumatic they've experienced, especially loss, they end up sharing...

Elisheva Liss
Apr 253 min read
Does Pesach mess with your Sefira?
For many years, I had a little issue with the Omer. We'd always been taught that the seven weeks of counting from the holidays of Pesach...

Elisheva Liss
Apr 82 min read
They made a huge mistake
There’s a great motivational quote, attributed to Nelson Mandela: “I never lose, I either win, or I learn.” That’s an empowering way to...

Elisheva Liss
Mar 123 min read
Moving Forward and Moving Up
Originally written: April 26th, 2017 "Good luck movin' up cuz I'm movin' out!" You might recognize that line from the chorus of a Billy...

Elisheva Liss
Mar 66 min read
Is this phony or helpful?
This was originally published as a schmoozeletter email in 2021: Someone recently shared an interesting thought with me. She was saying...

Elisheva Liss
Feb 264 min read
When the easy stuff is hard
This was originally written in 2022, as a schmoozeletter subscriber email Yesterday, my kids asked to go for Slurpees. My car needed gas,...

Elisheva Liss
Feb 233 min read
Why I hit my ceiling (literally:)
This post was originally a schmoozeletter email from 2022 There's this odd thing I do sometimes when I'm walking down the steps in my...

Elisheva Liss
Feb 63 min read
"What is even the point?"
*Some of this is adapted from a schmoozeletter email from 2021 Have you been feeling especially down for the last 420 days? For many...

Elisheva Liss
Nov 29, 20244 min read
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...

Elisheva Liss
Sep 25, 20243 min read
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...

Elisheva Liss
Sep 25, 20242 min read
"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...

Elisheva Liss
Sep 25, 20243 min read
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...

Elisheva Liss
Sep 19, 20243 min read
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...

Elisheva Liss
Aug 29, 20243 min read
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...

Elisheva Liss
Aug 13, 20243 min read
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...

Elisheva Liss
Aug 9, 20244 min read
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...

Elisheva Liss
Aug 9, 20243 min read
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