The Skills No One Teaches You Before Marriage: What the Early Years Require
Relationships bring out the best and worst in us. Marriage books, conversations with mentors, and even educational classes may not fully prepare someone for…

Menachem Poznanski is a licensed clinical social worker and author. Menachem has worked in the field of substance use prevention, addiction treatment, and recovery support for over 20 years. He is also the Director of The Living Room (TLR), a clubhouse program for Jewish young adults in recovery.
Relationships bring out the best and worst in us. Marriage books, conversations with mentors, and even educational classes may not fully prepare someone for…
If you asked a hundred people what makes a happy home, you’d likely get answers that mostly involve things: a comfortable couch, a well-stocked…
The wounds we ignore Emotional injuries are remarkably common. Rejection, failure, loss, and other challenging experiences, can affect us on a regular basis. The…
What would happen if someone followed you around all day and said out-loud what you say privately to yourself? “You look terrible.” “You’re going…
Marriage is exciting, but it’s also a big step that asks a lot of us emotionally. In the shidduch world, it’s easy to get…
A woman in her late thirties described it this way to her therapist: she had agreed to coordinate a community event, host Shabbos guests…