“What would you do if today was your last day on earth?” I ask Daniel (52). Daniel does not know how to respond to my question. “this is a hypothetical question, most likely it’s not my last day on earth, I don’t like to imagine things, I am a practical...
Navigating between the “Spaghetti lines” and the American and European models or how to live with uncertainty With Hurricane Dorian, currently the only certainty we have is the uncertainty. How to live with uncertainty? Stress is a natural response when we face a...
You try very hard, but you cannot move forward—you cannot move forward! In 1982, psychologists James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente developed a useful five stages model describing how people change. According to their model, it is normal for people to require several...
What are the difference between now and tomorrow? What lies between our desires to our fulfillment? What lies between our expectation of ourselves and those around us and having it? This is a process that is either immediate or slow. "Some things are very easy for me...
Who doesn't want to succeed ?! It makes us feel joy and pleasure and strengthens our self-confidence. There is nothing like the feeling of victory. However, what happen when we fail? Judy, a 36 year-old woman, is married and has three children. Three years ago, she...
When Ran was 8 years old his father was killed in during a military combat operation. His memories of his father were only from family trips and spending weekends at the pool. However, Ran learned that life moved on. His mother worked and raised him just like the...
Nancy and Michael called to set up an appointment. They are both in their 40s, married for 18 years with three children. Both complain of endless arguments about “silly things” and feelings of hopelessness. After several intense fights, Michael left the house only to...
Roe (24) recently graduated from college, but is struggling to find himself and is unemployed. He claims that he mainly cares about earning a lot of money. However, currently, he lives at home and is supported financially by his parents. His father and him constantly fight and argue.
The article is based on an article I wrote in Hebrew published in Israpost Magazine "When we first met we had fun, we loved being together, everything was perfect between us, and there were no fights. After we moved in together, we had small disagreements about...
The following is a translation of an article that I published in the IsraPost newspaper. This is an article regarding Performance Anxiety and how to cope with it. I Will Never Be Able to Pass the Exam! - Performance Anxiety Zoe (15) is a diligent student, does her...
With the high divorce rate of 1:2-3 couples, it is time to ask if marriage and happiness go hand in hand? Research looked at this question and came up with interesting findings about happy marriage. Tamar and Jacob, married for 9 years, can not communicate without resulting in a fight…
