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3 Reasons to Smile
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While working on my latest book about a smile, I learned a thing or two about turning that frown upside down. I learned to count the blessings in my life While my sister and I were working on A Smile is Catchy, we consulted with a veteran principal. After reading our manuscript, he suggested that…
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Go Get ‘Em: Between Carpools Chats with Rivka Ravitz, the Chief of Staff to the Israeli President Reuven Rivlin
Go Get ‘Em is A Series of Conversations with Inspiring Entrepreneurial Jewish Women. And while Rivka Ravitz isn’t a business owner, she’s a highly accomplished woman with an incredible amount of energy who has managed to balance a political career with raising a large family. Q: First, can you tell us a little bit about…
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Are You Busy? Why It Might Just Be in Your Head
We’re not all equally busy. Of course. And yes, all of us, we’re all “so busy.” Yet, being busy might just be a state of mind. One day I spoke to five people and they all told me how extremely busy there were. The interesting part about it? One of those people has 1 child,…
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Moms of Little Kids: It Gets Easier.
It’s easier to be a mom when there are more kids around, rather than just little kids. Here’s why. When I had little kids people would tell me, “Little kids, little problems, big kids, big problems.” Now I have little kids and big kids and I can honestly say they were right. But what they…
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3 Things Kids Need Most For Emotional Wellbeing?
Satisfy your children’s emotional needs with love, respect, and security. Sounds too simple? Read on. I was once asked to answer the question, “What’s the best parenting advice you ever got?” by a fellow writer who was compiling an article on the topic. Here’s an excerpt of the response I gave: “The one statement that…
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How Can My Marriage Get Better if My Husband Isn’t Willing to Work at It?
Here’s why women are the “akeres habayis” and how we hold the power to influence our husband and home. For more tools, you can join the next Go4Harmony Teleconference for free tomorrow night, Tuesday, December 26. (Missed the class? You can still hear the recording. Access information is below.) In the modern world today, men…
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A Personal Story: How I Cut Up My Credit Cards, Got Out of Debt, and Got My Freedom Back
I never thought I’d feel richer without the credit cards. It wasn’t that I ever looked for credit cards. But that whole points system, which my friends played so well to their advantage, it looked for me. It found me when I couldn’t afford travel and other luxuries they offered. I signed up. For a…
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How Bitachon Changes Your Life…Even If Everything Looks the Same from the Outside
Outside, the world seems scary. But inside, we feel completely secure. A peek of Artscroll’s newest release, A Life of Bitachon, by Rabbi Yitzhak Dwek A Note from Victoria Dwek for Between Carpools readers: I had the privilege of reading my father-in-law’s book, A Life of Bitachon, when it was an earlier draft. And as…
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The Indispensable Life Lesson I Learned from Chani Weinroth a”h
You can and should ask “why” every day. Just not the “why” you think. One night last year, my sister-in-law dragged me to a shiur. I really wasn’t in the mood, but sometimes, we need to feed our neshama too. I was really tired. I had no koach (energy) to get dressed and go out.…
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Can Anxiety Disorders and Emunah Co-Exist?
Meet Bari Mitzmann, and hear her incredible story, about how she views her anxiety disorder and how it strengthens her emunah. My name is Bari Mitzmann, and I have an anxiety disorder. I have always been a high-strung overachiever. I got stuff done, was always on time, and pushed myself to the limit. It had…
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