Hey Teachers Your Students Have Issues
A teacher in my neighborhood once called me to talk about some frustrating feedback she had gotten at work. Apparently, a parent had...
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Elisheva Liss
Aug 22, 20193 min read
When Av and Elul Trigger Depression and Anxiety and What We Can Do About It
Something I've been thinking about for awhile (like years) is how this time of year in the Jewish calendar, the months of Av and Elul,...
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Elisheva Liss
Aug 11, 20193 min read
Consent For Touch - Even With A Spouse
You know that feeling where you finish a conversation, and then a little later, mentally review it and wish you could go back and change...
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Elisheva Liss
Jul 8, 20195 min read
Please DON'T Fake It Till You Make It
Several years ago, I had been invited to an event that also featured a talk for kallah teachers, giving by a woman who trains them. At...
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Elisheva Liss
Jun 19, 20193 min read
More Attempts To Reduce Abuse This Summer
Trying to Reduce Abuse this Summer As we wind down the scholastic year, label the socks, and pack up the duffels, we scan the emails...
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Elisheva Liss
Jun 13, 20193 min read
"Do You Ever Just Cuddle?" A Powerful Tip For Marital Intimacy Improvement
“Do You Ever Just Cuddle?” Yael’s arms are folded across her chest, and her legs tightly crossed as she describes her frustration: “I...
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Elisheva Liss
Jun 5, 20194 min read
How Do You Take Your Torah?
“I’m not sure if you’re interested or ready to hear this, but there is something I’d like to suggest, with your permission.” This is...
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Elisheva Liss
May 29, 20195 min read
When Talmud Torah Becomes Avoda Zara
There are certain memorable moments from sessions past that stay with me in vivid detail. It was a couple’s intake session years ago, and...
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Elisheva Liss
May 21, 20197 min read
"My High School Principal Nearly Destroyed Me"
“My Principal Wouldn’t Let the Other Girls Talk to Me” A courageous letter from a girl who was deliberately ostracized, to the principal...
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Elisheva Liss
May 12, 20195 min read
Find Your Horizon Of Healthy Thinking: A Powerful Narrative Therapy Technique
Find Your Horizon of Healthy Thinking: A Transformative Three-Step Therapy Method for Addressing Inner Negativity Based on the book with...
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Elisheva Liss
May 8, 20197 min read
Is Good Therapy Only For the Rich?
An acquaintance recently asked me to recommend a suitable marriage counselor for her. I gave her the names of some trusted colleagues but...
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Elisheva Liss
Apr 27, 20195 min read
Spousal Hygiene - An Awkward Problem
Shani prefaces her disclosure with discomfort: “This is not an easy thing to discuss. But it’s an issue for me. It has to do with...
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Elisheva Liss
Apr 14, 20194 min read
Hang In There Young Mamas, It Gets Easier
“Little kids, little problems, big kids, big problems. Just you wait!” warned the more experienced moms; their condescending tones...
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Elisheva Liss
Apr 1, 20199 min read
How to Choose A Career (Including My Own Story of How I Became a Therapist)
In some ways, choosing a career can be more confusing and overwhelming than ever before in human history. There are more options and...
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Elisheva Liss
Mar 13, 20194 min read
National Trauma: A Message From Zachor and Amalek
When terrible things happen, it’s natural to react intensely. It can be a tremendous challenge to even imagine life beyond the event and...
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Elisheva Liss
Feb 19, 20196 min read
Not Attracted to Her Spouse: Part 2 Some Answers to Your Questions
My recent blog post “I’m Not Attracted to my Spouse” has attracted significantly more views, shares, and responses in its first week than...
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Elisheva Liss
Feb 11, 20197 min read
I'm Not Attracted to My Spouse
Raizy, a soft-spoken 24 year old graphic designer, shifted in her seat, hesitant to share her next words. I waited, while she formulated...
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Elisheva Liss
Jan 6, 20196 min read
Trouble In the Bedroom: Marital Sexual Problems and How We Can Help
Every year around this time, I wonder if this will be the year I try and “do something about it.” These are the weeks we call Shovevim...
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Elisheva Liss
Jan 3, 20195 min read
What if My B’show Was Wrong
What if my b’show didn’t work? This post will undoubtedly elicit strong reactions from readers on both sides of this issue. I want to...
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Elisheva Liss
Nov 26, 20182 min read
Could We Please Stop Telling Girls that Marrying a Yeshiva Guy Is the Only Way to Get a Good Husband
This will be a short, not-so-sweet, but to-the-point post (bordering on rant). To some, what I’m about to say might be obvious, but to...
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