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 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...
by Joanna | Sep 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
My second marriage ended long before I decided to get a divorce. When Ori was one year old, we moved to Tel Aviv. I found a job at the Ministry of Justice. We opened a small business on the Tel Aviv boardwalk serving popular foods like falafel, schnitzel, salads and,...
by Joanna | Sep 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
When I was fifteen my mom, my sister, and I went on the winter vacation for two weeks. We traveled to Krynica Zdrój. I loved this city. There was plenty of snow, and a mineral water spring I would drink from using a special ceramic cup. This city is where Jan Kiepura,...