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Rabbi YY Jacobson openly discusses the challenges of mental health struggles within the Jewish community, including stigma, shame, his personal mental health struggles, and the pressure to appear strong. He emphasizes the need for honest conversations, education, and communal support to break the silence and encourage healing.
Building Self-Worth That Actually Holds In 2009, researchers at the University of Waterloo asked participants with low self-esteem to repeat the phrase “I am…
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Sociologists who study friendship have long pointed to three conditions that allow close relationships to form: proximity, repeated unplanned interaction, and a setting that…
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A woman in her late thirties described it this way to her therapist: she had agreed to coordinate a community event, host Shabbos guests…
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You’ve been feeling anxious, irritable, and unable to concentrate. You snap at your family members, forget important tasks, and feel like you’re operating in…
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The Math We Do in Other People’s Kitchens There is a particular kind of arithmetic that happens at social gatherings; quick, involuntary, and almost…
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Psychiatrist, Dr. Judson Brewer, explains how the trap of bad habits actually works, and what you can do about it. He explores various misconceptions…
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