I am well. Not all well, but really well. I am still seeing my counselor. I have grieved my mother's death and dealt...
Trauma Healing Articles
On Blanket Forgiveness Statements
Just before Rosh Hashanah I wrote about my aversion to blanket "if I've hurt you, please forgive me" statements as a...
Threatening to burst
Tonight I am tense. I am barely able to breathe. I am dizzy. I feel like whatever is going on inside of me cannot be...
Breakthrough or breakdown? part 2
My counselor took notes on what I was saying and made a copy for me. She says this is what we really need to work on....
Musaf as therapy
I think there is a lot to be said for sacrifice.Let me explain that. I'm not saying it's time to fire up the altar,...
A Chanukah gift from my rabbi
When I met with my rabbi again a week later, he began by asking me what are the obstacles to feeling relaxed and happy...
Giving until it hurts
As most of you know, my beautiful baby girl, may her memory be only for a blessing, died halfway through my pregnancy...
Book Rant
I am mad. Really, really mad! Not mad in the way that Sarah is mad at lots of things, but mad at one thing in...
Sunday with JDAC
I spent the day today at a conference presented by the Jewish Domestic Abuse Collaborative called "Not 'just' a...
