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Children and Divorce
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No doubt, the experience can be exceedingly painful for children. But when a situation is inevitable, how do you help children still feel positive and confident? How do we help them come out stronger after the challenge of living through divorce? When I was a child, divorce wasn’t a taboo subject. It wasn’t a subject.
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The Worry Illusion

The cure to your worries lies in separating what you can control and what you can’t. Editor’s Note: Back in 2017, Leah Schapira wrote a post on 10 Things to Say to Yourself When You’re Overwhelmed. It proved to be a classic post that we kept referring back to over the past (almost!) decade. One
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The Sister I Didn’t Know I Had

If you grew up without a sister, you can still fill the gap. The letter came addressed to me as “Fave Sister.” This may not sound like a big deal, but to me it was. I don’t have a sister. I always wanted a sister. Being the big sister to my younger brother in our
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How to Put Momentum Back into Your Day

The Pesach marathon is over. Yet, we still need to keep on going…How? How do we find the motivation to finally follow through on all those “after Pesach I will…” goals—whether it’s getting back on track with a diet, setting up therapy for a child, or tackling something we’ve been putting off? There’s no “one
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Getting It Done Without Thinking

Two tiny habits that will quietly change your home. We are blessed and our brains are full. Not in a dramatic way. In a quiet, background kind of way. You’re not overwhelmed because any one thing is hard. You’re overwhelmed because everything needs a tiny decision. Where does this go? Should I deal with this
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Beyond the Bubble Bath: What’s Real Self-Care

The internal side to self-care will do more for you than that pampered afternoon. What do wigs, pilates, bubble baths and gorgeous linen have in common? It’s simple: they are all forms of self-care. We all need to feel good about how we look, take care of our bodies, and carve out some downtime for
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Is Your Child Anxious About School? This Download Will Help Empower Them.
Introduce your child to the concept of “The Circle of Control” to help put things into perspective. The start of school brings a mix of emotions. We try to gear up our children so that they are excited. We’ve gotten ourselves organized and ready for the fresh start. We’ve davened for our children to be
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9 Practical Tips to Boost Your Productivity
So much to do and so little time! We can’t create more hours in the day, but we can make little changes to a workflow to make it more efficient. Here are nine practical tips that you can implement today to become more productive. One of these will click with you and really make a
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Baby in the NICU? Tips from a Mom Who’s Been There
This too shall pass, and you will eventually move on. But the time will be less stressful and more manageable with a few tips from a mom who has been there…twice. Plus: Grandparents and friends/neighbors, there’s tips here for you too. NICU. Even years later, the word brings forth so many emotions. Joy, Exhaustion, Hakaras
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Another Great Way to Push Yourself to Stick to a Habit
You know what you should be doing, but somehow, the habit has fallen out of your routine (or, it never got into your routine!)? This method may work for you. Sometimes thoughts need to sit in your head until you do anything about it. So, I’m giving you permission to read this article and come
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