Learning To Stay – Object Relations, Safety, And Slowing Down
This semester, I’m teaching courses in psychodynamic psychotherapy and social work ethics—subjects centered on safety, boundaries, and relational presence.
Altered States, Sacred Views: A Door, Not a Map Psychedelics, Meaning & Responsibility
Many who seek altered states aren’t reckless. They’re searching for meaning, healing, and wholeness. Yet they often enter these experiences without knowing what questions to ask—or that there are [...]
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 [...]
Stretching Toward Truth, A Torah-Aligned Perspective on Yoga and Movement-Based Healing
In today’s wellness culture, many Torah-observant Jews find themselves exploring practices like yoga for health and healing. But yoga is not just movement—it is rooted in spiritual systems [...]
