That's An Issue

David Pelcovitz is a clinical psychologist, whose career over the past 40 years has focused on clinical practice and research efforts in areas related to trauma, child abuse and parenting. He is currently the Straus Chair in Psychology and Education at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education at Yeshiva University, where he also serves as Special Assistant to the president as well as teach...

How do we know if it’s an addiction?   Rabbi Abraham Twerski, the foremost expert on addiction in the Jewish community, said that he doubts that at any time in our people’s history there has been as grave a threat to the stability of the Jewish family as internet pornography.   Despite how widespread and devastating it is, very few try to get the help they need.   One man thinks he knows why and h...

What exactly does a psychiatrist do? At what point in one's life does one need to go see one? And how do they help people live happier lives? Meet Dr. Rothbort. Dr. Halana is the founder and medical director of the Center for Healthy Minds. She is a Board Certified Child, Adolescent & Adult Psychiatrist with extensive training and experience treating children, teens and adults with mental health p...

Eating disorders are serious conditions related to persistent eating behaviors that negatively impact your health, your emotions and your ability to function in important areas of life. The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder. Most eating disorders involve focusing too much on your weight, body shape and food, leading to dangerous eating beh...

Religious obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of  OCD that causes a person obsess over spiritual fears. It often involves religious compulsions such as excessive prayer. For example, a person might worry they are going to Hell and repeat a mantra to cope with this fear. Do many religious Jews, Christians and Muslims have some form of it? What does one do if they have it? All these questi...

There are two people when it comes to sexual abuse. The victim and the offender. In this episode, the Klestzicks sit down with Dr. Gavriel Fagin to discuss with him how to be more aware, active and in tune with the red flags offenders have. The best protocol to help victims and the work he does with abusers to help mitigate the risk of another offense. Need help? Need Direction?  Relief  is here t...

Lisa Twerski is an experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a demonstrated history of working with individuals and couples. My work includes victims of trauma - rape, incest and domestic violence as well as individual and couples work spanning a number of issues. Advanced certification in pre-marital and marital education, speaks locally, nationally and internationally on domestic violence...

Dr. Shmuel D. Mandelman, Ph. D. holds a doctorate from Columbia University in Educational and Developmental Psychology. He conducted research for five years at Yale University’s Child Study Center on the individual differences in cognitive ability. He then continued on to pursue a specialty in Clinical Neuropsychology. His clinical training was completed at Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he c...

We all want happy marriages. But when should we start working on it? There are some basic tricks that every spouse needs to know and Penina tells us all about them. Penina Flug, LCSW has been providing psychotherapy since receiving her MSW from Fordham University in 2003. In 2006 Penina moved with her husband and their children to South Florida. In 2009 she opened her private practice. She receive...

When someone you know dies, it can turn your life upside down. People grieve in many different ways over the death of someone close to them. Find out about common reactions to death and grieving, and what you can do when you’re going through this difficult time. Also, we all know that person who said that "smart" comment at the shiva house. What should we actually be saying. Dr. Tara & Yoni Klestz...

Shame is a debilitating feeling that takes over the mind and body. It can make you feel small and incomplete while building walls around you to keep out compassion. Despite wanting to be seen and known, shame causes people to hide behind masks instead. We invited on Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman on to discuss everything there is to know about Shame. He is a licensed clinical psychologist in private pract...

How can we live happier lives? The first step is by identifying the issues. For our pilot episode, Dr. Tara & Yoni Klestzick sit down with Relief 's Rabbi Binyomin Babad and Rabbi Motti Rapoport to discuss the leading issues facing the frum community. R' Babad is the Director of Relief Resources and R' Rapoport is the Director of International Operations. They have each been involved helping hundr...

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