Emotions & Psychology
When you awake in the morning, while you are still lying in bed, think for a moment: What does it mean to be awake and alive?
Though many of its clients may not be, the therapy industry itself is healthy and robust. You may even be lying on a couch as you read this. In an era of unprecedented material excess, we sometimes find ourselves feeling emotionally bankrupt. We know where to turn for excitement, but we are lost when it comes to finding meaning. We are experts at distraction, but when we are alone with the mirror, are we truly happy? Are these questions considered neuroses? I don’t know, this conversation is stressing me out…
Loneliness
The excitement to jump out of bed knowing that you have a mission to do, something that you’re needed for today, is ultimately the solution to any type of sense of deep loneliness.
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Good Grief
Chassidic teaching differentiates between two types of sorrow: merirus, a constructive grief, and atzvus, a destructive grief. The first is active, the second—passive. The first one weeps, the second’s eyes are dry and blank.
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Depression & Mental Illness
The author of the best-selling “Toward a Meaningful Life” discusses the spiritual roots and solutions for depression in an open forum.
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Who Needs Meaning in Life Anyway?
What is the meaning of life? Rabbi Simon Jacobson, author of the best-seller Toward a Meaningful Life, actually answers that question.
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How to Find Joy in Your Life
How to cultivate natural joy in your life. An open discussion on how to find joy in your life, with Simon Jacobson, author of Toward a Meaningful Life.
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Guilt & Shame: Constructive or Destructive?
Is there such a thing as healthy shame? Find out how to transform guilt and shame into positive self-help. An open discussion with Rabbi Simon Jacobson.
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Growing Through Our Pasts
A healthy past is something we build upon. But when you’re dealing with a past that often includes sins or crimes in any sense of the word (I don’t necessarily mean in the Biblical sense, but any time we’ve made errors, mistakes, hurt ourselves or others whether out of our own ignorance or even maliciously), and now we come to new awareness and realizations, what do you do then?
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Emotional Subjectivity: Enemy or Ally?
Emotions: Are they our greatest enemy? Emotional subjectivity can trap us, but it is also a necessary part of living. An open discussion.
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