To Medicate Or Not To Medicate, That Is The Question
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.
Dear Dr. Yael
My children encouraged me to date and even set me up with a very special man.
Dear Dr. Yael
It is very hard to build a healthy marriage when you do not have good role models.
Tips and Suggestions
When they all try to speak at once, I will ask them to stop and speak one at a time.
Dear Dr. Yael
In America one has to either be very rich or impoverished to receive care – the middle class seems to get taken advantage of.
Dear Dr. Yael
Growing up, I saw the respect my parents had for each other. Then I got married...
Dear Dr. Yael
When I complain, she tells me it is retail therapy.
Dear Dr. Yael
This therapist kept focusing on how "I could do better," never on how we could make the marriage work.
Dear Dr. Yael
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.
Dear Dr. Yael
Returning to visit my family for Yom Tov has become torturous for me.
Dear Dr. Yael
Someone close to us knew that you were good at saving marriages and begged us to give therapy one last chance,
Dear Dr. Yael
My mother-in-law and I have had our problems since the beginning of my marriage.
Why Did I Sign A Post-Nuptial?
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.
Dear Dr. Yael
It is very natural for kids to want attention and to be jealous of each other, especially when there is a new baby.
Dear Dr. Yael
How can you expect people who go through such gehenom to even know how to give warmth and love?
The Good And Bad Lies In Marriage
Are we allowed to lie for shalom bayis? It would seem so, but what might be a healthy guideline for when it’s okay and when it’s not?
Dear Dr. Yael
Isn't therapy about being yourself; aren't there different ways for people to communicate with each other?
Dear Dr. Yael
I believe that Hashem will only bring Moshiach when we finally achieve achdus.
Dear Dr. Yael
I love my husband dearly and I do everything to make him happy.
Dear Dr. Yael
Men and women have different roles to play in marriages and as parents.
Dear Dr. Yael
The husband needs to make some changes!
Dear Dr. Yael
Whenever he did anything loving for me, I made a big deal about it.
Dear Dr. Yael
She says that they are our children and since she brings in half, or sometimes more than half of our parnassah, we need to be full partners in their chinuch.
Dear Dr. Yael
I surprise my wife with gifts, large and small.
Dear Dr. Yael
They are like children keeping count of who changed how many diapers each day.
Dear Dr. Yael
I find his mother to be a difficult person and my nature is to stay away from people like that.
Dear Dr. Yael
Often both girls and boys compare their date to their parents.
Where Have All The Good Jewish Men Gone?
Perhaps today’s accomplished woman can wrestle all the lions and tigers and bears by herself, but when she does, she may not have a lot of room left in her life for vulnerability.
Dear Dr. Yael
The Moroccan wife's chief pride is showing that she ought to win the prize for the most attentive and solicitous spouse and mother.
Dear Dr. Yael
Both parties need to become more tolerant of one another.