by Joanna | Oct 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Fear of success may be hiding in any area of our life. We can be scared of recovering from a deadly illness. We can be scared of dealing with trauma. We might fear feeling happy, so we chose to stay in an abusive relationship. We may fear being happy with what we do...
by Joanna | Oct 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Betrayal is present in all areas of life. We tend to think that it mostly relates to relationships between spouses or friends. This is not the case; betrayal is simply a breach of contract. The contract can be implied. It can be a set of rules or values accepted by...
by Joanna | Sep 25, 2022 | Spiritual Self-Care
I was on the bus to a clinic in Tel Aviv when I got flashbacks. My body tightened, my jaw got stiff, I started coughing and was unable to think. I noticed that each time I get anxious, my brain starts looking justification for the existence of the anxiety. Thoughts of...
by Joanna | Sep 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
He introduced himself as Nivhar. He looked like a typical Israeli guy: black hair, slightly dark skin. He was probably in his late twenties, I guessed, after his obligatory army service. I met him by the Ein Gedi spring in the mountains, where we (my five-year-old...
by Joanna | Sep 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
ANXIETY I remember that day when after the classes I walked out of the law school building (I was studying a Master of Law at university in Philadelphia). It was another day of horrible suffering, of being unable to focus; I had no freaking idea what the hell they...
