Can You Give Yourself Some Approval? by Dr. David Fox

The following is an excerpt from the wonderful new book Comfort, Healing and Joy by Dr. David Fox. I have been using the technique he describes here, replacing my “buts” with “ands,” and have been finding it very helpful! Hope this helps you too… Perhaps the biggest impediment to patting one’s self on the back […]

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Follow me on Twitter

You wish you didn’t have to wait until Wednesday to hear about my newest blog postings and the hottest (or at least lukewarm-est) gossip from the Weisberg family? From now on you can follow me on Twitter…

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My Learning Partner, Sara Deb

CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS I met my learning partner, Sara Debbie Gutfreund, at a writing conference for religious women 3 years ago. After the conference, while rummaging through her purse in search of her cellphone, for some reason Sara mentioned to me that she wanted to learn the book […]

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With an Adopted Ethiopian Daughter in the Kitchen

CLICK TO RECEIVE THE #1 WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR JEWISH MOMS 9 years ago, I took a parenting class with Rabbanit Talia Helfer. I loved that class. It totally made me into the mom I am today. But what I loved most about Rabbanit Talia’s classes was how she told us so many unforgettable stories about […]

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My Favorite Birthday Present

Happy birthdays to me, happy birthdays to me! –December 29th was my Congratulations birthday –The 11th of Tevet (three weeks ago) was my Mazal Tov birthday –The 8th of Shvat (next week) is my Mommy Birthday, which I share with my oldest daughter (I mean the day I became a mom 13 years ago) And […]

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