Ignore OR Explore
TRAUMA: IS IT EVER OK TO IGNORE OR IS IT ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO EXPLORE? As a clinician trained in TF-CBT (Trauma Focused Cognitive...
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Devora Shabtai
May 25, 20204 min read
Accepting Resistance: Shavuos Lessons from Rehab
As we celebrate receiving our guidebook for life, we can learn from those in treatment as they work through resistance to accept theirs
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Gila Glassberg
May 25, 20206 min read
GRIEF: THE HEAVY STONES WE CARRY & THE POWERS THEY EMIT
One morning just months after my mother died suddenly of cancer (she was only 56), I saw a posting for a bereavement group that was...
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Esther Goldstein, LCSW
May 25, 20204 min read
TIPS FOR STRENGTHENING RELATIONSHIPS WHEN PRESSURES START BUBBLING TO THE SURFACE
The COVID-19 pandemic has created massive shifts in our daily lives. Many couples and families are finding themselves spending much more...
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Rabbi Saul Haimoff, PsyD
May 25, 20203 min read
Shavuot: Flying a Plane Without Instructions
Would you ever agree to fly a plane without knowing what to do? I would hope not. (If yes, please let me know when so I can make sure to...
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Elisheva Liss, LMFT
May 20, 20205 min read
I'm Looking Through Strangers' Windows Lately
It’s human nature to feel jealous sometimes. It’s also incredibly not fun and unhelpful to hang out in that head-space for too long...
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Gila Glassberg
May 19, 20202 min read
TO PLEASE OR NOT TO PLEASE
FINDING EMOTIONAL FREEDOM FROM THE SHACKLES OF EXTERNAL EXPECTATIONS I am in a prison - a jail cell. My wrists are shackled to the wall....
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RUACH Support
May 18, 20208 min read
My Journey toward RUACH: Emotional and Spiritual Support
Written by Taylor Paige Winfield Haboucha, Founder of RUACH: Emotional and Spiritual Support. I often joke that I was lucky to have my...
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Robin Gutman, LPC
May 18, 20203 min read
JUST LISTEN TO ME!
What would you like to hear when things aren’t going your way? Envision yourself at the end of a long, stressful day. You finally get...
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Project Proactive
May 14, 20207 min read
Validating Validation
THE IMPORTANCE OF VALIDATION IN THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESS AND BEYOND Blog created with the information from our #mentalhealthmonday live...
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Allan J. Katz
May 7, 20202 min read
NARCISSISM AND ADDICTION: THE CONNECTION
Kids are naturally narcissistic. Everything is about them and their needs. As a child grows up, he is constantly testing the boundaries...
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Sarah Chana Radcliffe
May 6, 20202 min read
RE-BALANCING THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD
It's harder to do leg raises when you've tied a 2 lb weight to each ankle... It's harder to walk when you're carrying a 10 lb bag of...
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Henny Reiser
May 5, 20205 min read
CLIMBING YOUR WAY UP FROM GRIEF AND LOSS
There is no one way, or wrong way, to grieve. Everybody grieves differently... The important part is that we grieve. This blog will go...
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Henny Reiser
May 5, 20204 min read
FAMILY MATTERS - QUARANTINE EDITION
The world as we once knew has drastically changed. Quarantine has become our new norm. However, this is new to us, and can be extremely...
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Marc Fein
May 1, 20202 min read
Ask for what you need and you just might get it!
I struggle with asking for what I need. Mostly, I don't want to be seen as needy or a burden. I am embarrassed to ask for something that...
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Allan J. Katz
May 1, 20202 min read
The Sex is Good, It’s the other 23 hours I’m struggling with!
In my couple’s intake survey, I have new clients rate their partnership satisfaction from Very Dissatisfied to Very Satisfied and...
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Elisheva Liss, LMFT
Apr 30, 20203 min read
Totally Grossed Out by Private Parts
Please Note: This post contains explicit content, is for mature readers only, and may be triggering for survivors of trauma. Fay and her...
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Rebecca Shapiro
Apr 28, 20205 min read
Beyond the Honeymoon Stage
When someone embarks on any new journey, there is always an initial boost of inspiration. The beginning is exciting and full of...
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Project Proactive
Apr 27, 20204 min read
Unconditional Parenting
Blog created with the information from our #mentalhealthmonday live with Blimie Heller of Unconditional Parenting (aired on June 24,...
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Esther Schwarz, LSW, MSW
Apr 27, 20203 min read
Apocalypse of Reawakened Trauma
This pandemic may feel like an apocalypse of reawakened trauma to many. For many people this pandemic feels very familiar and...
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