Over 200 episodes, 100 000 downloads, multiple speaking engagements and my very own personal clients who I help navigate the […]
Read moreTurning Awareness into ACTION
Over the years, I have found May to be a month of growth, change and hope for me. As mental […]
Read moreDO YOU WANT TO THRIVE?
There’s a difference between thriving and merely surviving. I’m not unfamiliar with self-care and tuning in to my physical, emotional […]
Read moreListening for the Clues
What is connection? What does it mean to truly sit with somebody’s heart, holding and caring for it with such […]
Read moreHow I got it back
Have you ever lost something that was very dear to you? Like a flower blooming, our smile opens our hearts […]
Read moreChazkeinu: Past, Present & Future
You might know someone with mental illness. Maybe it’s you; maybe a family member or friend. But it is someone you wish to see get better. You’ve seen them suffer, even while in treatment. Perhaps you have suffered as well. You wish there was another way for them to find help and hope in the darkness. Chazkeinu was created to offer that additional support to Orthodox Jewish women living with mental illness.
PART 2: IS KINDNESS ENOUGH TO SAVE A MARRIAGE?
(As part of helping break the stigma surrounding mental health, we have decided to share real and vulnerable stories of […]
Read morePART 1: Growing up with a mentally ill mother – A survivor’s story of abuse
(As part of helping break the stigma surrounding mental health, we have decided to share real and vulnerable stories of […]
Read moreCan Empathy Heal? (Solo)
In this powerful solo episode, we hear a story of a daughter’s disappointment and how her mother makes space for that pain, with love and without judgement. Matana tells us how her daughter so badly wanted to travel abroad for a family wedding but due to covid travel restrictions, was unable to. Like so many facing mild or severe disappointments, regardless of the level of challenge, being there to help another person in pain can be daunting.
Surviving 9/11: Perseverance & Rebuilding After Catastrophe (Ari Schonbrun)
For the 20th anniversary of 9/11, I had the privilege of interviewing one of the few people who survived the attack from a higher floor in the tower. Ari Schonbrun worked on the 101st floor in the accounts receivables department of a stock market firm. Of their 960 employees in that office, only 302 survived. Most of those who lived were not in the office that day.