Marriage and Relationships

There is halacha and then what is in the spirit of halacha.

Arguments against giving any vaccines are naive and hollow.

Don't focus on the negatives, that's the easy thing to do.

What in my experiential memory can help me understand what is being said to me and some of the wound beyond the bandages I see?

If Hashem were talking to you, would you interrupt to answer your cell phone?

Hashem gives us a refuah; how dare we not use it?

What should I say if someone asks me what happened?

There are times when a psychiatrist will over-medicate, which is why it's important to find a psychiatrist whom you trust and feel comfortable with.

My husband is a great guy and very loving - except when things don't go his way.

A great portion of mental illness stems from a defect in the body.

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Personally I wish that I had a mother like my wife.

Why should any girl deserve to end up with a guy who can't even think straight?

Most people know that in therapy they will be asked to talk in depth about their personal lives and to describe their day-to-day struggles with specific people, whether it is with spouses, family members, bosses or neighbors, etc. They are therefore surprised to learn that this is not permitted in EFGT.

Women don't often realize they are being abused, especially if the abuse is emotional rather than physical.

You're not seeking perfection. You're seeking a life that an average person can manage and feel good about. Don't feel pressure to change everything at once.

My children encouraged me to date and even set me up with a very special man.

It is very hard to build a healthy marriage when you do not have good role models.

When they all try to speak at once, I will ask them to stop and speak one at a time.

In America one has to either be very rich or impoverished to receive care – the middle class seems to get taken advantage of.

Growing up, I saw the respect my parents had for each other. Then I got married...

When I complain, she tells me it is retail therapy.

This therapist kept focusing on how "I could do better," never on how we could make the marriage work.

Unfortunately, the probability is that he will not see a reason to change as he has been acting this way for a long time and clearly has some issues with respecting women.

Returning to visit my family for Yom Tov has become torturous for me.

Someone close to us knew that you were good at saving marriages and begged us to give therapy one last chance,

My mother-in-law and I have had our problems since the beginning of my marriage.

By signing the document, my husband and I are saying that our love and devotion to each other are so strong that we do not want the power to hurt each other.

It is very natural for kids to want attention and to be jealous of each other, especially when there is a new baby.

How can you expect people who go through such gehenom to even know how to give warmth and love?