Approximately 19 million American adult workers allow depression to limit their productivity. According to the American Medical Women’s Association, this includes 5 million women, many of whom will quit or loss their jobs directly due to the depression.
Symptoms of depression include emotional elements such as restlessness or loss of pleasure, or physical elements like […]

As every Jew knows, cremation is a no-no. That having been said, lots and lots of Jews are requesting that they be cremated. Why all of a sudden? What happened to the post-Holocaust cringe when thinking about yet another burned Jewish body? As a Conservative Rabbi, I will not officiate at the funeral of a […]

“You’re a bad girl and you’re going to hell for that!”
The words echoed through my eight-year-old head. Squeezing my eyes shut I begged God, once again, not to send me to hell. I tried to choke back the tears, but I had no control over them, as if they had a mind of their own.
With […]

Due to the power differential between leaders and their team members, leaders must learn not only how to tolerate criticism, but also to restrict their criticism of others. When we are criticized, we feel like our bodies are under attack. This fear or panic causes our prehistoric, reptilian brain to flood with blood. Rational thought […]

I was recently looking around the internet for a funeral poem that had not already been massively overused. As I was unable to find one that expressed what I wanted to say, I decided to try and write one of my own and this is the result. I hope maybe that others may find it […]

How much time and money does your organization lose because people are not able to have the tough conversations?
The important conversations that can have the most impact are the ones that people avoid. They may know the conversation needs to happen but hope that somebody else will initiate it or feel it’s not my […]

I met and coached a CEO recently and he confided in me that it can be lonely at the top. He is recognized throughout his organization as a wise and competent person. He is there to bounce ideas off of, is running the company, having regular management meetings and retreats and is managing the […]

Dear Dr. J.
I am 16 years old and I think I think I have an eating disorder.
My mom loves me very much and she’s always supported me in my
dream to be a model. Ever since I can remember, my mom has tried
to help me find the right clothes, talk right, and get exercise
and eat in […]

Panic attacks, also known as anxiety attacks are a moment that suddenly occurs causing a period of intense fear. The symptoms a sufferer can feel vary from nausea, sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, sensation’s of choking and heart palpitations. Although attacks come suddenly, seemingly unprovoked they can often be triggered by phobias.
Panic attacks not only […]

Nature vs Nurture theories have wasted a lot of energy of human beings. Plato is considered first to realize that you are made of not only flesh but also an intellectual soul.
The issue may be much older…
In Greek Mythology, when gods created man, they endowed him with divinity. However, the man started challenging them. They […]