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Elisheva Liss
Nov 294 min read
"What is even the point?"
*Some of this is adapted from a schmoozeletter email from 2021 Have you been feeling especially down for the last 420 days? For many...
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Elisheva Liss
Sep 266 min read
Personal words, cut from my heart
Sometimes it feels like a balancing act trying to determine how much to share personally in public writing and speaking spaces. We all...
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Elisheva Liss
Sep 253 min read
Does this confuse you too?
*This was originally written in 2021 Do you ever find yourself getting confused by contradictory wisdom? Like, sayings that are quoted...
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Elisheva Liss
Sep 252 min read
Holy Love Songs
In this week's Torah portion we read what is often considered the last formal commandment: "Now write for yourself, this song." What...
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Elisheva Liss
Sep 253 min read
"I want to go home"
*This was originally written in 2022 When my now adult daughter was a tiny, adorable preschooler ( which btw was about 10 minutes ago...
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Elisheva Liss
Sep 193 min read
Me and my big mouth
*This was originally published as a schmoozeletter email in 2022 Decades ago when I was in high school, we had a school-wide assembly...
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Elisheva Liss
Aug 293 min read
Why do people hurt themselves?
One of the most scary symptoms faced by the loved ones of some who suffer from psychological distress is the phenomenon of self-harming...
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Elisheva Liss
Aug 133 min read
What if they never loved each other?
What if we never had that “honeymoon phase” of being in love? A common refrain from many couples therapy clients from certain backgrounds...
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Elisheva Liss
Aug 94 min read
When the world feels broken
This week of the summer always feels a little off for me. Like, mixed confusing feelings. Selfishly- I look forward to the summer all...
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Elisheva Liss
Aug 93 min read
This weird thing got me mad
This was originally a schmoozeletter email, several years ago: Do you ever find that certain things get you mad, but it doesn't really...
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Elisheva Liss
Aug 24 min read
How a camping trip changed our lives
This post was originally written as a schmoozeletter email, several years ago. Have you ever gone camping? As a family, we did it a total...
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Elisheva Liss
Aug 24 min read
Intimacy as a Journey
*This was originally a schmoozeletter email* I once read someone describe the time period we're living through as "the age of metaphor."...
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Elisheva Liss
Jul 183 min read
Mosquito Bites and Evil Eyes
*This was originally a schmoozeletter email in 2021 Do you have any things that most people dislike but you kind of like? For me, it's...
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Elisheva Liss
Jul 123 min read
No clue why I did this
This was originally published as a subscriber schmoozeletter email, a few years ago: Today I was thinking about something that happened...
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Elisheva Liss
Jul 124 min read
They said they wished they'd died
Hi:) Trying something new. You might know that I send out a weekly email as a free subscription. It's been several years now, and I had...
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Elisheva Liss
Jul 44 min read
Dear America: Thank you for having us
Dear America: Thank You for Having Us Growing up, one of the central messages I absorbed from both my home and school was the importance...
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Elisheva Liss
Jun 36 min read
What do couples fight about most?
“What's the biggest struggle you see in couples today?” This is one of the most common questions couples therapists hear, and there’s...
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Elisheva Liss
May 1411 min read
What's the danger embedded in the "free Palestine" advocacy trend?
When I was a kid, there was this mean teasing game kids played on each other, by simply repeating everything one person said. I haven't...
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Elisheva Liss
Apr 176 min read
How to do Sippur Yitziyas Mitzrayim so children will listen:
April 14th, 2014 Four children- raised in the same home, by the same parents- with vastly different personalities and needs… it’s a...
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Elisheva Liss
Apr 75 min read
What I'm trying to do instead of crying and doomscrolling
I used to blog at least once a month, approximately. But I haven't posted since October and there's a reason. It’s been six months since...
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