We’re taught that a core Jewish value is to keep going, keep trying…and push with all you’ve got. Push push push at all costs… But is that really the most effective way?…

When you experience an “out-of-place” emotion, do you:  1) Tell yourself to “toughen up.” and just “keep marching on”? Or  2) Embrace each emotion with gentle compassionate listening and curiosity? Hmmm.  Most…

We’ve all met Debbie Downer. That ever-present-inner voice that always has something negative to say.  She: Second guesses our decisions. Criticizes our parenting (and our husbands). And predicts the worst of our…

We “know” how to eat healthily. We’ve read a million blogs on home organization. And we made a list of how to build our businesses. So why do we veer off our…

We all have areas in our life where we struggle. And often we resort to a good old kvetch. (Which sometimes is needed) but often is the default for lack of a…

I was fed up of our tiny apartment. Our noisy neighbors. The plumbing issues. And I was full of negative thoughts about our situation. What should I have done?  Were my thoughts…

We all want to make the “right choices” in our lives (especially the women I work with). We suspect that if we follow our intuition we’ll make better choices, which will lead…