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Lecture given by Chaya Juravel on Inspire by Wire.

Question: My six year old is always throwing tantrums. He comes home from school and melts onto the floor crying and screaming. His teachers are saying he is happy in school, how should I handle it? Answer: Some children feel intensely. Their range of emotions can be...

Question: My parents think that there is something wrong with today’s generation. They think that today’s generation needs a lot of self help courses and marriage and parenting guidance because people can’t think for themselves anymore. Is there truth to what they...

Empower | Written by Malya Simon Power struggles with children seem to crop up out of nowhere. A mundane conversation with a childcan suddenly morph into something more fierce. It’s mother and child, each vying for the right of way.Who wins? We yearn to teach our...

Story:I was really struggling. I suspected my husband had Aspergers (and my therapist agreed with my assessment). I spoke to a therapist about my marital struggles and she offered to help me get a divorce and support me through the process. Then I found Go4harmony. I...

Nashim Magazine | By Rochel Lazar | November 1st. 2019 As Nashim readers know, it is difficult to be a woman in today’s world. We are expected to juggle multiple balls without dropping even one. As natural perfectionists, we tend to beat ourselves up when something...

Question: My four year old is not listening to me. I feel like when I talk it doesn’t mean anything to him. I’m finding myself annoyed at him a lot, and I’m sad about it. Answer: We all imagine ourselves loving and enjoying our children. It’s so painful when a child’s...

By Between Carpools | October 15, 2017 Your dream marriage isn’t about changing your husband. There’s a much easier way to make it perfect. Sary’s imaginary husband was very warm and affectionate. He always greeted her with a huge smile and kind words. He bought her...

Question: I’m very lonely in my relationship. When I talk to my husband he’s often quiet or offers me suggestions. I'm always disappointed. He doesn’t know how to be there for me. Is there anything I can do? Answer: When a bochur gets married he is generally not...

By Between Carpools | OCTOBER 05, 2021 Often, when someone is a poor spouse, it’s because they didn’t have the right opportunities growing up to develop secure relationships. But you can help your spouse fix that by giving them the security they didn’t get...

Question: We went away to my husband’s family for Shabbos Chanuka and I did not feel like my husband was there for me emotionally. How do I handle it when my husband is not there for me? Answer: It's natural and normal to depend on your husband for emotional support....

November 8th, 2021 - Interview with Rabbi Wasserman

Question: I want my sister and her family to come for Shabbos Chanuka and my husband doesn’t want them to come. I don’t want to be alone Shabbos Chanuka. What should I do? Answer: You have a very valid need to spend Shabbos Chanuka with family. It’s important your...

By: Between Carpools | March 12, 2019 In some ways it is, in some ways it isn’t. Relationship coach Chaya Juravel explains the areas in which the Doyle approach does not work for the Jewish wife… Chazal say that he who loves his wife, he will call and Hashem will...

Question: I have young children, and sometimes I feel very burned out. How can I experience more joyin my parenting? Answer: Hashem should give you a lot of Koach! Being a mother is physically and emotionally draining. What makes it so much harder is when you create...

Lots of times, women feel alone when trying to improve the connection in their marriages. But does it take two to tango or does a woman truly have the power to improve a marriage all on her own? I spoke with popular marriage coach Chaya Juravel to learn the secret...

Lecture given by Chaya Juravel on Chazkeinu.

Question: Shabbos can be so hard. My husband is really needy for my attention and between him andmy children I’m drained. I have such a hard time figuring out who I'm supposed to be there for,my husband or my kids? By the time motzei shabbos comes I’m done! Where...

March 6th, 2018 Thanks for a great magazine. I read with interest the article by Chaya Jurvel and its follow-up. I felt that there were some nuances in the original article that are in danger of being misinterpreted. Mrs. Jurvel writes "I believe in happy marriages,...