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This semester, I’ve been teaching Advanced Clinical Practice at Touro University. The course begins in an unusual way: the entire first quarter, what I call the “quadrester,” focuses not on [...]

Pas b’salo appears in the Talmud (Yoma 18a), which teaches that a person who has bread within reach is fundamentally more at ease than one without. This isn't just about food. It’s about mindset, [...]

When it comes to mental health and healing, we’re entering a new era—one where science affirms the soul’s wisdom: small, consistent behaviors can change not just our mindset, but our biology. [...]

For decades, we were told to toss the yolk — the “dangerous” part of the egg supposedly linked to heart attacks and clogged arteries. Cholesterol was the enemy, and eggs were the breakfast [...]

There’s a folk saying: When you point a finger at someone, three fingers point back at you. Psychology calls this projection—the tendency to see in others what we cannot face in ourselves.

“Believe to Receive” is not about treating the universe like a personal ATM, dispensing goodies at the push of thought-buttons. Nor is it about twisting or manipulating reality to serve our [...]

A recent preprint study from less than 2 weeks ago (Simon et al., 2025) shook something in me. As a trauma-informed clinician, I’m well aware of both the promise and perils of psychedelic [...]

We’ve all been there. A thought slips in — a “what if,” a fearful image, or a replay of the past — and suddenly you’re on the “Machshova Merry-Go-Round.” At first, it’s gentle, the horses and [...]

Looking back on my journey—as a musician, a teacher, and a therapist—it all feels like it was leading to this: Songs to Grow By. This project is close to my heart. It’s more than just an album; [...]

We all know the power of music. A single song can bring back childhood memories, shift our mood, or inspire us to act. For children, music is even more powerful—it shapes how they see themselves [...]