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מכירים את Fight, Flight, Freeze? גלו את ה-F הרביעי (Fawn) וכיצד מנגנוני הישרדות אלו מנהלים אתכם, ואיך נוירופלסטיות מאפשרת לחווט את מערכת העצבים מחדש

What happens to fear when we stop resisting it? And how can it actually become our most accurate teacher? In the new blog article, I organize the different approaches of somatic psychotherapy, and explain how a real encounter with fear and the release of control can restore our peace and breathing.

Do you ever find yourself stuck in your thoughts in the middle of the night or does one thought turn into a whole movie in your head in seconds? Thoughts come and go, but obsessive thoughts, which repeat themselves over and over again, can create anxiety, damage self-confidence and even lead to feelings of depression and helplessness. The good news is that there is something you can do about them… A short article on the phenomenon with self-help tools

An article about the source of the burden of guilt, its effects on our daily functioning and ways to treat it. Guilt is a complex emotion and its impact on a person can be very profound and manifest in almost every aspect of their life, from low self-esteem or a sense of unworthiness to happiness or success. Guilt can cause a person anxiety and depression that can lead to ongoing to chronic emotional distress. Guilt can cause people social anxiety, isolation and real difficulty in social interactions, from fear of judgment, criticism or rejection by others.

A short article on the practice of gardening and plant cultivation as a therapeutic tool, which offers profound therapeutic benefits for people in emotional distress, including those dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, feelings of worthlessness, anger, deep sorrow, and the challenges of treating mental health patients.

Why even acknowledge gratitude? Why is it good? Is it different from just saying thank you? Did you know that gratitude promotes feeling better, it helps you function better in all areas of life, from your self-esteem to your relationships and even your ability to face life's challenges. A short article that provides a lot...

You know when you're in a social situation and there's someone who feels like they're "taking over the conversation"? Or a situation where you are having a conversation with a friend and she doesn't allow you to finish a sentence, and keeps interrupting you? ​​ Unpleasant... This is a short article about balanced communication - understanding and addressing the challenges of unregulated speaking and listening in social connections and relationships

The topic of boredom comes up in the clinic, as a topic that bothers many clients. In this text, I wrote my reference to two cases where clients were surprised to find what was beyond and below boredom... "Boredom, boredom for an hour, a disability An hour in which a disability is a disability is an hour for the disabled to notice, notice, treat the disability. Boredom, boredom when it may not be complete, when it may not be flowing, not connected, not connected when there is a disconnection. "

A story from a personal process in the clinic - in the house where he grew up, there was a sentence like this - "You will only cry when I die!" Until then, you have nothing to cry about!!" He shared with me, that he himself said this sentence to his sons. You probably know such phrases - "Well, why are you crying?" Be a man!", "What are you a woman? What are you whining about here?" From the moment he was born in whatever setting he was in, he heard sentences like this. Miraculously - like effective brainwashing - it worked. This man kept inside him for years, trauma and pain, sorrow and deep sadness, and he had no way, with whom and where to process and drain all of this...

are you alive today What is breathing anyway? Why is it the most important? Correct breathing brings a healthy and happy life, so we should perfect this essential tool. So how can this be done? With the help of diverse breathing techniques and especially circular breathing that creates a process of healing body and soul. Healing my breath allowed me the healing of my soul and a breakthrough in life

Somewhere in the 1970s, at the end of third grade, we did a celebratory play, an adaptation of Leah Goldberg's songs. I got a great role, to be the spirit. The wind that spreads the fall leaves and seeds in nature. My mother (Allah have mercy) made me a wonderful outfit, a white and airy petticoat in layers, for my body a ballet costume and the sides of my body were sewn with deep blue satin fabrics that stretched to the roots of my hands, as if I had grown two heavenly wings. When I danced on the stage, my feeling was that I was indeed a flying spirit, weightless and bodyless, floating between and above the girls, who were bent on the ground and on their heads I fell in shades of greenish brown and gold. This role is deeply engraved in my heart and I remember being very excited that I was chosen to be the spirit. It was very significant for me, but all in all I was a little over nine years old and I didn't really understand why, I didn't know how to summarize and formulate insights and certainly not in words, but my body registered the feeling in a strong and deep register in my soul...

"Great hopes are born from great suffering." (Bertrand Russell). A. Many women are now talking about the destruction of a third house, about the third world war, seeing blackness, feeling that everything is over, and that there is no hope. These days A. women are dealing with anxiety and despair, who, unsurprisingly, like to appear together. A feeling that everything is over and the worst of all has arrived. A feeling of instability. There are the optimists, who manage to see the glass half full in everything in their lives...