Which lens are you currently viewing your life through? I just practiced mindfulness meditation in my backyard the other day […]
Read moreThat one visitor we all DREAD…
What I’m about to share is super important because I believe it can be applied to each and every one […]
Read moreListen to Understand (Solo)
In this first episode of 2023, Matana walks through the steps of how to focus on listening. Others often turn to us to unpack concerns, share moments and be a listening ear but we may not give the attention they deserve, despite our best intentions. Moreoften, people aren’t using the words to accurately transmit what they wish to convey or the emotions they feel.
Gratitude Meditation – Invite & Ignite Living Alive (Solo)
Each morning I start my day with a gratitude meditation that grounds me, brings me back to “center” and “balances” me for the day as much as possible. This process helps me to focus on things that matter to me and still allows space for what hurts at the same time.
Trauma Reactions vs Healthy Instincts (Esther Goldstein)
Esther Goldstein is a licensed clinical social worker and trauma specialist, supporting adults with anxiety, depression, and trauma. She appreciates human struggles, unknowns and challenges and has seen pain, hurt and defeat as well as persistence, commitment and triumph.
BIRTHDAY MUSINGS! #FOREVER YOUNG
My name מתנה, Matana was taken from last week’s Torah portion (which was read a week earlier in Israel) “וממדבר […]
Read moreNot Everyone Understands (Solo)
We welcome summer in with happiness and optimism at whats to come. Coming out of our series on Marriage & Relationships and looking forward, we still hear and see many who do not understand the what the struggles with mental health means and how demanding and dominating it can be on ourselves and those whom we love. Some of us are alienated by those who we considered friends and others are pushed back into stigma.
Marriage & Religion: Does Practice Make Perfect? (Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife)
Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, an LDS relationship and sexuality coach with a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, discusses how we all want security in our lives, marriage, society and often in religious beliefs. Often the “rule” becomes the most important thing, which then creates tension and frays our freedom and structure. Instead of allowing honesty and courage to drive us, we resort to making others happy, which causes us to fracture.
Taking the leap of Faith – How Hope to Recharge was born
Over 200 episodes, 100 000 downloads, multiple speaking engagements and my very own personal clients who I help navigate the […]
Read moreMarriage, Sex, Divorce & Relationship Awareness (Elisheva Liss)
In this second part of this episode, (part 1 here) with our returning guest Elisheva Liss, we dive into the controversial topic of the benefits and challenges of making our partners and children aware of the fundamentals of relationships and the taboo topic of sex awareness. Often, religious or community obligations and accepted practices encourage young people to marry, and often without providing the tools to a happy marriage. Expectations in physical and emotional relationships are followed by disappointment, marital distress and divorce, leaving us to ponder what went wrong. Nowadays, the notion of commitment is mocked like an outdated religious construct and Elisheva suggests we take the time and patience to educate children, when age appropriate, and on an easy to understand level, that people experience love in different ways as a much needed preparation for relationships, so as to avoid misinformation and missed expectations later on in life.