A Dark Entrance to the Light
As Jews, we know loss all too well, but I fear we may have forgotten how to create compassionate enough […]
Author Archive for: Rabbi Elazar Bloom, LMFT
Entries by Rabbi Elazar Bloom, LMFT
The Truth About Success
The truth about improvement, growth, success, (etc., etc.) In HEALTH: It naturally develops out of a secure feeling of love, […]
Nurtured to Thrive
When father’s day comes around, It’s natural to wonder how you are doing in that role. The cards feel good […]
The Most Important Benefit of Mindfulness?
There is a lot of talk about “mindfulness” and its benefits. One benefit that I appreciate and haven’t seen given […]
My Grandparents “Trauma Bond”
My grandparents were married in a DP camp following WW2. They both had just endured unspeakable losses including the murder […]
Attempt at a Mission Statement
Can you perceive the divine ember hidden in everything, in everyone? Can you open up your mouth and fan it […]
You Make it All Mean Something
In a couples counseling session, the husband was challenged by his wife to name something that he frequently does to […]
I Love You (especially) Here
When he was very young, at times, our oldest son would hit me. I remember how hard this was as […]
Passover Wine, Loss, and My Avoidance of Sadness
Yesterday evening I was irritated, with my wife, with our kids; snappy, uncomfortable. I couldn’t trace it. Nothing especially stressful […]
Death of the Heart
“Where there is no memory, there has been death of the heart” -R. Nachman I often sit with someone and […]
