The Vessel-Building Reflection
For those experiencing chronic low mood, feeling stuck, or repeating patterns in relationships and daily life. This is a guided reflection I…
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“The Algorithm Will See You Now.”
THE ALGORITHM improves when updated.Human beings grow in relationship — and often through discomfort.The distinction matters. If you’re using AI in daily…
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How Mindfulness Changed My Life—and Could Change Yours Too
Several years ago, I was working as an educational specialist at a middle school in the inner city. The work was deeply…
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Let’s go inside!
“I’m going about my day, and my busy mind doesn’t let me relax or focus.” Imposter syndrome, inner critics, low self-esteem, and…
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Breathing to Stay Calm and Alert
Our two-year-old granddaughter Molly is tired. It is 3:30 pm, and she will have to wait until bedtime to go to sleep. We’re…
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Self-Help Exercises For Self Regulation
Many of us feel overwhelmed by the pace and demands of life. Polyvagal Theory helps us to understanding of the physiology of…
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A Tool for Awareness, Pattern Recognition, and Inner Integration
At the beginning of the Covid Epidemic, I decided to experiment and create a multisensory tool to keep track of my thoughts,…
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Is This Trauma?
The pandemic of COVID-19 challenges our lives on many levels. We struggle to keep up with familiar routines. We worry about our…
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When the World Feels Unstable
This was originally written during the early days of COVID-19, when daily life shifted almost overnight. Routines disappeared.Work, school, and home all…
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The Rebbe’s Blessing
In 1983 I decided it would be a good idea to become a psychotherapist. Being Chassidic, I wasn’t going to enroll in…
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Time management in the family
It’s 7:30 am. We have to be in the car to drive carpool in twenty minutes. Our 8-year-old son is still in…