Bring Them Us Home In the aftermath of the 10/07/23 horrific massacre that Hamas waged on the peaceful people of Israel, the motto “bring...

Note: This was originally written several years ago as a subscriber email. Decades ago when I was in high school, we had a school...

Note: This post is more personal and less clear than usual- not sure if I'll leave it up, but sharing it for now: “Just because other...

This was originally an email subscriber post in 2022: Sometimes, (and when I say "sometimes" here, I mean "very often") when I'm working...

The following was originally posted in 2021 for email subscribers: Do you ever listen to audiobooks? Something I wish I had discovered...

The Four “H”s of Jewish History This was originally written in 2011, but lightly edited today 9 Av, 5785:  Have you ever heard of "the...

This was originally published as a subscriber email in 2022: On Sunday, I thought I had chickenpox- that's the best way I can think of to...

A friend recently shared that she’d heard a respected shadchan talking about how important it is to “marry kids off” young and quickly,...

This was originally published in a schmoozeletter email in 2021: Lately, I've been thinking about the idea of being a moderate. For a...

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

Note: This was originally posted as a schoozeletter Parsha email for subscribers in 2022: Have you ever heard yourself or someone else...

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...

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...

Sometimes, when I'm talking with a client or a friend about something traumatic they've experienced, especially loss, they end up sharing...

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...

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...

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...

This was originally published as a schmoozeletter email in 2021: Someone recently shared an interesting thought with me. She was saying...

This was originally written in 2022, as a schmoozeletter subscriber email Yesterday, my kids asked to go for Slurpees. My car needed gas,...

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...

*Some of this is adapted from a schmoozeletter email from 2021 Have you been feeling especially down for the last 420 days? For many...

*This was originally written in 2021 Do you ever find yourself getting confused by contradictory wisdom? Like, sayings that are quoted...

In this week's Torah portion we read what is often considered the last formal commandment: "Now write for yourself, this song." What...

*This was originally written in 2022 When my now adult daughter was a tiny, adorable preschooler ( which btw was   about 10 minutes ago...

*This was originally published as a schmoozeletter email in 2022 Decades ago when I was in high school, we had a school-wide assembly...

One of the most scary symptoms faced by the loved ones of some who suffer from psychological distress is the phenomenon of self-harming...

What if we never had that “honeymoon phase” of being in love? A common refrain from many couples therapy clients from certain backgrounds...

This post was originally published as a subscriber email in 2021 This week of the summer always feels a little off for me. Like, mixed...

This was originally a schmoozeletter email, several years ago: Do you ever find that certain things get you mad, but it doesn't really...

This post was originally written as a schmoozeletter email, several years ago. Have you ever gone camping? As a family, we did it a total...

*This was originally a schmoozeletter email* I once read someone describe the time period we're living through as "the age of metaphor."...

*This was originally a schmoozeletter email in 2021 Do you have any things that most people dislike but you kind of like? For me, it's...

This was originally published as a subscriber schmoozeletter email, a few years ago: Today I was thinking about something that happened...

Hi, I'm trying something new. You might know that I send out a(n almost) weekly email as a free subscription. It's been several years...

Dear America: Thank You for Having Us Growing up, one of the central messages I absorbed from both my home and school was the importance...

“What's the biggest struggle you see in couples today?” This is one of the most common questions couples therapists hear, and there’s...

When I was a kid, there was this mean teasing game kids played on each other, by simply repeating everything one person said. I haven't...

What do you say when there’s nothing to say? The email request from the editor to write about the only thing on most of our minds came in...

What a jarring wake up call. Last week, I was reading the book “No Bad Parts” by Dr. Richard Schwartz. I chose it intentionally for this...

Trigger warning: this post will be more explicit than usual. (It's excerpted from one of the schmoozeletter emails) Often, when working...

Dear Elisheva, Every year around this time I struggle with the idea of asking and granting what feels like lip-service forgiveness. As...

Parented by G-d, and Parenting G-d’s Children One of the most challenging, if unoriginal, theological struggles for me personally has...

“We wish we had died! We wish we had died!” Cry out the people who personally experienced miraculous salvation. “If only we had died in...

The yomim tovim / Jewish holidays are often “busy season” for Orthodox therapists. In our communities, where there’s a profound emphasis...

*This was originally a column in the Five Towns Jewish Times* Dear Elisheva, My problem comes up mostly around Shabbos and Yom Tov family...

*This was originally a column in the Five Towns Jewish Times* Dear Elisheva, My wife and I have been married for almost three years, and...

Trigger Warning: This post deals with explicit and psychologically raw topics. The Talmud (Sanhedrin 74b)questions how Queen Esther could...

Originally published: Feb 2017 Leah [pseudonym] is a 21 year old assistant preschool teacher in a beis yaakov school and part time...

*Due to a misunderstanding about a deadline for a guest post on another site, I ended up with a "spare" mini-article this week, and opted...

Chani was 20 years old when she presented for therapy. The official referral was “anxiety about dating,” but when she began to share, it...