Pain & Suffering
The real question we must ask is not just why we sometimes feel such acute pain, but what we are meant to learn from it.
What have I done to deserve this? And how can I make it stop? Sometimes the pain seems to be insurmountable, the suffering cruel in its intensity. But why – I am a good person! I try so hard and yet I am hit again and again with such hurt – the loss of a loved one, a broken relationship, a suffering child. Why would a good G-d allow something like this to happen? Does G-d not cry, as I do? Does G-d not feel pain, as I do? What can I do to make it go away?
Learning From Your Body’s Sensations
Feeling pain or other sensations in your body are opportunities to challenge the way you look at life. They can bring you to the edges of life, allowing you to view it from a new, revealing angle.
Read MoreHow to Relieve Your Emotional Pain
The following three steps, which come from the 4000-year-old tradition of Kabbalah, are a sure way to not only relieve emotional pain, but to become a better person through it.
Read MoreThe Seven Weeks of Comfort
By digging deeper into the 2437 year-old system of the Seven Weeks of Comfort we can discover the secrets of how to deal with all forms of loss and suffering; how to move from destruction to consolation to renewal – the mystery of eternity that has held us together through centuries of upheaval.
Read MorePsychological Damage from Trauma and How to Rebuild
Theme: The Dark Side
No matter what type of trauma you have endured your soul has extraordinary resilience and powerful resources to help you rebuild yourself.
The Talking Donkey
The talking donkey in Parshat Balak reveals a phenomenon new to modern psychology— listening to our body’s voice, which carries messages, memories & power.
Read MoreWhat to Do When Things Fall Apart
When things fall apart there are three initial steps you can take to start restoring security and order to your life.
Read MoreYour Choice: Light or Darkness
Theme: The Dark Side
Psychologically speaking, we need to achieve two things in dispelling the darkness in our own psyches and lives.
The Stranger
We are all “strangers” in this world. We are all “special children.” All in need and deserving of unconditional love.
Read MoreUntrained Addiction: Five Steps to Break Addiction
This article on five steps to break addiction is not meant to replace a program of recovery. If you are an addict, please seek help from an established recovery center, recovery group, or therapist.
Read MoreTo Intervene or Not to Intervene
The same question can be asked about every form of inappropriate behavior that we may witness: What is the right thing to do – to intervene or not?
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