You Can’t See Me – The Illusion of Hiding
There’s something delightfully innocent about a small child playing hide-and-seek. Sometimes, the child will simply cover their eyes and assume they’ve vanished: “If I can’t see you, you can’t [...]
LETTING GO TO LET IT GROW: Torah, Neuroscience, and the Quiet Power of Not Cornering the Soul
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 [...]
WHAT WE SEE IN OTHERS IS OFTEN OURSELVES – Understanding Projection Through Torah, Psychology, And Neuroscience
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 – A TORAH & NEUROSCIENCE FRAMEWORK
“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 [...]
Getting Off The Merry-Go-Round Of The Mind Standing Steady On The Three-Legged Stool
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 [...]
Post Traumatic Growth (PTG)
Sometimes we need to go through difficulties to see things from a different level, perspective, or intensity. If we utilize the adverse experience to our advantage, we have a more intense, and [...]
