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Category Archives: Psychology
What Do I Want From My New Therapist?
Last week, I started with a new psycho-therapist. I’ve had six years of therapy, and four main therapists. All have been Jewesses (except for one shaygetz). I only fell in love with one of them. I enjoyed that ride. Impossible … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Psychology
Tagged alternate explanations, blokes, brother and sister, marketing seminar, psycho therapist, salutary effect
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The Profundity Of 12-Step Programs
I’m reading about the sixth step — “We’re entirely ready for God remove all these defects of character.” I am particularly struck by these sentences and how they applied to my own life: Many of us, ourselves victims of emotional … Continue reading
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When The Steipler Became A Holy Man
In his second lecture on the Steipler for Torah in Motion, professor Marc B. Shapiro says: After the Chazon Ish died, people turned to the Steipler with their problems. “The Steipler begins to assume the role of the tzaddik, the … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Marc B. Shapiro, Orthodoxy, Psychology
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How To Deal With Anxiety
Even though I keep telling my students I am not a therapist, some of them use me in that way. As we work with Alexander Technique, they find themselves releasing unneeded tension and at the same time releasing emotions. The … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Technique, Psychology
Tagged Alexander Technique, emotional release, how to deal with anxiety, poor self esteem, ragone, tension release, unnecessary tension
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Create The Life You Want
The San Francisco Bay Area’s most successful new Alexander Technique teacher is Amira Alvarez who headlines her website with the statement “Create the Life You Want”. At first I thought she committing Alexander heresy by marketing the benefits of the … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alexander Technique, Psychology
Tagged alexander technique teacher, carpal tunnel syndrome, common denominator, new alexander, orthodox judaism, psycho therapy
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What Exactly is A Nervous Breakdown?
I hear about people having nervous breakdowns. What exactly is a nervous breakdown? My layman’s understanding is that “Nervous breakdown” equals not being up to taking on the tasks that life has for you. Becoming unable to function. I know … Continue reading
Posted in Psychology
Tagged chronic fatigue syndrome, medical term, mental breakdown, nervous breakdown, nervous breakdowns
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How Shul Reminds Me Of Psycho-Analysis
I’m struck by how at age 45, I keep playing out my family dynamics in the wider world. I keep relating to people through the prism of the way I learned to relate to my parents. Shul dynamics remind me … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Psychology, Synagogue
Tagged ancient tradition, family changes, fellow jews, holy rituals, psycho analysis, psycho therapy
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My Bud Coach Alec
My friend Alec Borenstein has largely turned his back on the practice of law to concentrate on his life coaching business CoachAlec.com. He helps people gain clarity about what they want out of life.
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Holding Down The Body To Prevent Feeling
Psycho-therapist and Alexander Technique teacher Anthony Kingsley tells Robert Rickover: “Alexander Technique develops capacities for stillness, non-reactivity and inhibition, the capacity to not rush ahead and finish people’s sentences.” “The pupil can say, ahh, I know I’m really holding myself, … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Technique, Psychology
Tagged alexander technique teacher, physical manifestations, psycho therapist, robert rickover, stillness, upper lip
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Narcissism, Revisited
From DennisPrager.com: “Dennis and Dr. Stephen Marmer, member of the clinical faculty of the UCLA medical school and practicing psychiatrist in Brentwood, CA revisit a key issue to your happiness – narcissism.” Stephen Marmer: “Narcissism in common terms is grandiosity … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Psychology, Stephen Marmer
Tagged brentwood ca, dennisprager, eating junk food, great happiness, innocent actions, marmer, Narcissism, ucla medical school
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