Like every holiday, Sukkot and Simchat Torah are built on the foundation of religious laws, or halachot, contained in the Torah she’bichtav and explained in
In the weeks following October 7 I led a number of online support groups. I felt a call to do something, anything, with the tools
I have a very vivid memory of being 13 years old and being extremely anxious about the bus. I was returning to a camp where
My husband worked in an ice cream shop when he was in high school. It’s one of those “fun facts” or ice breaker tidbits he
Friends of mine warned me that the “threenager” phase can be much worse than “terrible twos.” No matter the age, parenting a toddler can feel
A number of years ago I entered the “Diet Coke” debate with some colleagues — should an eating disorder therapist drink diet soda? The argument
I am both blessed and grateful to be a public speaker on the subjects of eating disorders and mental health for over 10 years now.
Last Friday I accidentally gave my daughter a haircut. Well, the haircut itself wasn’t an accident. My now 5-year-old daughter had very long hair and
I recently embarked on an experience that I knew would raise my anxiety; being in crowded social scenes where I don’t know many people can
It’s been a hot minute since I’ve written about food or body image. In many ways it’s felt difficult and strange to engage in any
Last year my daughter’s Israeli teacher at gan (daycare) taught the class the song “Bannu Choshech” before their Chanukah performance. My daughter practiced endlessly and
I had a small gathering of people over this past Motzei Shabbat in effort to learn Torah as we grappled with the ongoing events and
