A Different Kind of Sexual Trauma
Trigger warning: this post discusses sexual trauma Zeesy, a 19-year-old newlywed, was referred for intense erotophobia- a fear of ...
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Elisheva Liss
- Jan 18, 2022
- 3 min
Sacrificing Souls on the Altar of Modesty
In my work as a therapist serving an almost completely religiously affiliated population, one issue that arises very, very often, is the...
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Elisheva Liss
- Jan 13, 2022
- 6 min
Problem with my Kid's Rebbe
This post originally appeared as a column in the Five Towns Jewish Times: Dear Elisheva, We think we may have an issue with our son and...
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Elisheva Liss
- Jan 4, 2022
- 4 min
The Problem with Labeling Pedophilia as a "Sickness"
*Trigger warning, sexual abuse described:* Yitzi’s parents really thought they’d taught him enough: “No one is allowed to touch you in...
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Elisheva Liss
- Dec 18, 2021
- 7 min
Religiously Stuck Husband
This originally appeared as a column in the Five Towns Jewish Times. Dear Elisheva, I can’t decide whether my problem is marital or...
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Elisheva Liss
- Dec 14, 2021
- 3 min
This One Tip Totally Transformed my Therapy Practice
A Game-Changing, Time-Saving Tip for Service Providers: I kept meaning to share this in a video, but lately I’ve lost my taste for making...
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Elisheva Liss
- Nov 17, 2021
- 3 min
"He wants it more than I do..."
*This was originally in a schmoozeletter email* Today I was thinking I'll share an analogy I often give couples in therapy. Imagine that...
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Elisheva Liss
- Oct 6, 2021
- 4 min
The Problem with Diversity
This post is an excerpt from the schmoozeletter of October, 2020. You can subscribe to these here: elishevaliss.com/newsletter Do you...
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Elisheva Liss
- Oct 1, 2021
- 4 min
Don’t even TOUCH it… How making fake rules can lead to disaster: A Chinuch Message
“I think it was the earrings that were the final straw for me.” The young woman is explaining to me how she went from being a...
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Elisheva Liss
- Sep 20, 2021
- 3 min
Wanna be rich?
Do you have weird feelings about money? A lot of people do. Contrary to popular belief, money is not inherently unspiritual. (Being...
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Elisheva Liss
- Sep 15, 2021
- 7 min
My 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...
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Elisheva Liss
- Sep 4, 2021
- 4 min
B'sha'ah Tova Faux Pas
Adina’s eyes darted around my office, then closed and watered with unsuccessfully repressed shame. She was trying to explain the freshly...
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Elisheva Liss
- Aug 19, 2021
- 6 min
Religiously Scared
This is a Dear Therapist column, which originally appeared in the Five Towns Jewish Times: Dear Elisheva, This time of year is always...
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Elisheva Liss
- Aug 15, 2021
- 3 min
Hey, Teachers- Your Students Have Issues
A local teacher once called me to talk about some frustrating feedback she had gotten at work. Apparently, a parent had called the...
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Elisheva Liss
- Aug 8, 2021
- 4 min
Vacation Altercations
Atara 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...
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Elisheva Liss
- Jul 23, 2021
- 3 min
This 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...
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Elisheva Liss
- Jul 3, 2021
- 3 min
"If You Really Loved Me...
“Do you know what it’s like to live with someone for six years and not even once have them initiate physical intimacy?” he asks. “Well,...
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Elisheva Liss
- Jun 4, 2021
- 4 min
Fighting about Whether to Have a Baby
How 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...
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Elisheva Liss
- Jun 2, 2021
- 9 min
Unpopular Truths about Israel
For anyone who is interested in the facts about the Israeli/ Palestinian conflict, here is a very summarized version, including some...
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Elisheva Liss
- May 21, 2021
- 3 min
Anti-semitism on the Rise
This post is adapted from my weekly schmoozeletter. When I was a kid, many of our religious teachers were first and second generation...
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