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PTSD is my Disability

Photo by Leora Pinto Post-trauma is a psychiatric issue that stems from an external event in a person’s [...]

Jewish Women and Self-Care

International Women’s Day is a good day to consider the pressure many women feel to keep juggling all of these roles, sometimes at the cost of their own well-being.

Why Isn’t He Aroused? Issues in Male Sexual Functioning – Part 2

This is the fun part! The part where curiosity, exploration and playfulness are key.  Feeling comfortable exploring our own sexuality and our ‘couple sexuality’ is not always easy.  It may be a bit awkward at first as many people have been brought up with the notion that talking about sex and sexuality is immodest or not “tzanua”.  Open communication is essential in all areas of our relationships--refraining from such open conversation in many circumstances can lead to great marital discord.   The results of a couple exploring and discovering on their own what helps or impedes arousal are tremendous.  

A Place for Me to be Reborn

It didn’t matter that it was hard or that my husband wouldn’t be awake or care at all. It didn’t matter that the past few years had been so hard I felt a massive wall between me and God……. because at that moment, he cracked the wall and was allowing me in. I got ready for the mikveh, b’simcha. Wanting to reconnect. Wanting to cleanse. Wanting to get rid of the impurities in my life and be born anew, ready to face the world in a clear and true way with Hashem and my husband beside me.

Enough from Within

How we conceptualize and judge ourselves often colors the way we believe that others are perceiving us. Self-consciousness and body image struggles are common for women, and they can be exacerbated through inevitable changes that happen through the lifespan.  Weight gain, aging, acne, hormone changes, illness- these all bring a heightened attention to one’s body and can bring up a range of thoughts and feelings.

Waterline

My body tells the story of my life. I carry with me the marks of bruises and bumps, of accidents [...]

The Invisible Connection

מורות ליוגה נשית על פי מירה ארצי פדן” Women who are fortunate enough to receive their period naturally [...]

That One Time I Loved Niddah

I’m torn between mourning for a missed opportunity, the relief of a brand new beginning, and the celebration I used to feel at the end of niddah, before the infertility monster reared its ugly head.

Near Sighted at the Mikveh

It’s the little things that sometimes jump out to make me realize that I don’t see quite as well as others. A few times I have asked the mikveh lady why they don’t have the bracha printed on the wall, and laughed when she said, “it’s right there on the wall.” I know that etched glass and silver with white are “in,” but in all honesty, I can’t see them. And while I laugh, printing the words a contrasting color would make it so much easier for me, and I’m sure many others.   The less I need to ask for help, for me the better.  

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