Elisheva LissApr 73 minShe Wasn't Feeling Pleasure*This post is an excerpt from my schmoozeletter email. Subscribe to it for free here: elishevaliss.com/newsletter * Once upon a time,...
Elisheva LissMar 143 min"Virtue Signaling" Re-examinedLately, there has been a specific kind of backlash on social media against social media about social media, where people take to social...
Elisheva LissSep 15, 20217 minMy Teen Discovered Pornography- What Should I Do??This originally appeared as a column in the Five Towns Jewish Times: Dear Elisheva, I honestly never thought I would be writing a letter...
Elisheva LissAug 15, 20213 minHey, Teachers- Your Students Have IssuesA local teacher once called me to talk about some frustrating feedback she had gotten at work. Apparently, a parent had called the...
Elisheva LissAug 8, 20214 minVacation AltercationsAtara and Azriel are trying to plan a vacation. For the first time since they had kids, they have a chance to get away just the two of...
Elisheva LissJul 23, 20213 minThis One Thing Can Change Everything There's something I've learned in the course of both my work and my spiritual studies has made a profound difference in the way I view...
Elisheva LissJun 4, 20214 minFighting about Whether to Have a BabyHow do you decide when to start a family? How many kids to have? When to stop having kids? Even if we knew exactly how many kids we hoped...
Elisheva LissMay 21, 20213 minAnti-semitism on the RiseThis post is adapted from my weekly schmoozeletter. When I was a kid, many of our religious teachers were first and second generation...
Elisheva LissMay 14, 20213 minPSA: You're Allowed to Break Up with your TherapistAs part of the intake process with new clients, one of the questions I always ask is: "Have you ever been to therapy before?" I like to...
Elisheva LissApr 28, 20216 minWives, Please Don't Surrender(This post is adapted from a special edition schmoozeletter.) Last week, I posted what seems to have been a polarizing opinion on social...
Elisheva LissApr 21, 20212 minWhy Saying: "Divorce is not an Option" Can Actually Hurt MarriagesWere you taught to believe that “divorce” is a curse word? That we don’t even say the “d” word? When I was a young, idealistic grad...
Elisheva LissApr 6, 20212 minSex Is NOT Supposed to Hurt!This will be a short, but I believe, very important post: One of the many awful results of inadequate, misinformed, or nonexistent sex...
Elisheva LissDec 31, 20204 minThe Covid Vaccine and Fearing the UnknownWhen I was a kid, there was this corny joke that made the rounds in our Jewish schools and camps. It went something like this: Joker: I...
Elisheva LissDec 22, 20203 min"I Wear my Issues on my Body"Ruth has been at war with her own body since middle school. She and her sisters reacted emotionally in different ways to the stress and...
Elisheva LissDec 9, 20205 minWhat's the Difference Between a Therapist and a Coach?Is it just me or does it feel like there are ads for coaching everywhere lately? Do you ever wonder what the difference is between...
Elisheva LissDec 6, 20203 minWhy Do Some People "Do Better" in Therapy Than Others? 7 Factors Satisfied Therapy Clients ShareHave you ever noticed that some people will swear that therapy totally changed their lives for the better, and others will say they’ve...
Elisheva LissNov 29, 20203 min"Am I Normal?"At the root of so many people’s questions, doubts, insecurities and fears, lies this niggling question: Am I normal? And it shows up in a...
Elisheva LissOct 16, 20205 minTwo Feelings: A Covid Perspective(This was originally published in the Five Towns Jewish Times) When my oldest was two years old, he attended a half day playgroup. One...
Elisheva LissSep 9, 20203 minCoping with Back to School Season OverwhelmIt’s September, and children everywhere are yanking out their uniforms, knapsacks, paperwork, and supplies, packing up lunches and...
Elisheva LissAug 16, 20204 minYour Body May Have Responded to the Abuse, BUT That Doesn’t Mean You Wanted ItTrigger warning: This post deals with sensitive topics relating to sexual abuse trauma. Ho-kay. This is not really my lane. I don’t treat...