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What's the point of life?
What’s the point of life? People actually google this; we are so desperately seeking meaning and truth. (Sometimes. Sometimes we seek ice...

Elisheva Liss
Oct 8, 20203 min read
The Clouds of Glory as a Message of Moderation
The more I know, the less I know. Do you relate to this? I sometimes look back at words I wrote with such conviction when I was younger,...

Elisheva Liss
Oct 7, 20202 min read
Unsent Letter to my Client before Rosh HaShana
Dearest Client, Well, it’s been quite a year. At this time, we have a custom to take interpersonal stock and make amends. Thank you for...

Elisheva Liss
Sep 14, 20202 min read
Pre-holidays and Back to School Stress Getting to You?
It’s September, and children everywhere are yanking out their uniforms, knapsacks, paperwork, and supplies, packing up lunches and...

Elisheva Liss
Sep 9, 20205 min read
Coping with Back to School Season Overwhelm
It’s September, and children everywhere are yanking out their uniforms, knapsacks, paperwork, and supplies, packing up lunches and...

Elisheva Liss
Sep 9, 20203 min read
Thinking about Homeschooling in the 11th Hour?
Hey, parents! How are you holding up?? With schools scrambling to formulate and convey their plans to reopen, many parents find...

Elisheva Liss
Aug 19, 20202 min read
Your Body May Have Responded to the Abuse, BUT That Doesn’t Mean You Wanted It
Trigger warning: This post deals with sensitive topics relating to sexual abuse trauma. Ho-kay. This is not really my lane. I don’t treat...

Elisheva Liss
Aug 16, 20204 min read
How Do I Get My Partner to Come to Therapy?
Do you want to work on your relationship in therapy, but have a partner who just doesn’t want to go? Well, you’re not alone. This is a...

Elisheva Liss
Aug 11, 20204 min read
I Checked My Privilege. Here's What I Found:
I found that I am, indeed, quite privileged. I was raised by two loving, wise, imperfect, but dedicated parents. I was taught the value...

Elisheva Liss
Jul 29, 20202 min read
I Am a Jew, and Here are My Plans for World Domination:
An essay by: Elisheva Liss Much to my people’s chagrin, we have finally been outed as the nefarious villains that we are. I feel the...

Elisheva Liss
Jul 17, 20202 min read


“I Used to Rape My Wife”
Trigger warning: this may be difficult to read for survivors of trauma. Proceed with caution: Gittel and Shuey have been married for...

Elisheva Liss
Jul 3, 20204 min read


No Camp? What Are We Supposed to Do??
Are you one of the many parents who thought they were finally going to get a much-needed break from 24/7 parenting by sending your kids...

Elisheva Liss
Jun 21, 20202 min read


Preparing to Re-Open a Post Trauma World
Well- it seems like it's finally happening; after all these surreal days and weeks and months. But how do we prepare for a post-traumatic...

Elisheva Liss
Jun 8, 20204 min read


What If You Cheated on Your Spouse?
An Infidelity Dilemma The following story was shared with me by an acquaintance who: Is not a therapy client of mine Specifically asked...

Elisheva Liss
Jun 4, 20205 min read
I Don't Want to Be a Statistic
What’s the deal with humans as numbers? In college and grad school, I was a decent student, but I did fail one course: statistics. (I...

Elisheva Liss
May 21, 20204 min read


Are You Starting To Lose It
Are you struggling to maintain your sense of equilibrium while trying to navigate all the new demands and realities of the COVID19...

Elisheva Liss
May 14, 20205 min read


What If I Can't Climax
The phone rang, and a shy-sounding young woman introduced herself. “Hi. I’m not really sure if I need therapy. Could I tell you my issue,...

Elisheva Liss
May 7, 20204 min read


Thoughts About Post Trauma - Yom HaSho'ah and Yom Ha'Atzma'ut
I’ve been thinking a lot about trauma lately. Trauma was always one topic I’ve never claimed to know much about, one presenting issue...

Elisheva Liss
Apr 29, 20203 min read


This Is Not Homeschooling
Parents keep commenting to me: “Wow- this is so hard! I don’t know how you do this all the time.” And I answer: “We don’t. We homeschool....

Elisheva Liss
Apr 21, 20203 min read


Validation and Motivation: A Self-Help Sefira Thought
Validation and Motivation: From Tension to Intention When it comes to the self-help messages, I’ve noticed a split between two streams of...

Elisheva Liss
Apr 14, 20204 min read
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