Am I the “Black Sheep”?

  Recently, I’ve been hearing a sentence again and again, in the therapy room, among friends, and even within my own family: “I think I’m the black sheep.” It’s being said with pain, with confusion, sometimes even with quiet pride.And it raises an important question, especially in intense times like these: Is this something new… […]

Transition part 1

Sometimes life brings us back to places we thought we had already moved on from even when we believed those chapters were long closed. Today I found myself once again at the Rabbinical Court. Yes… again.Even though I divorced years ago in Melbourne — Israel has its own bureaucracy 🙂And honestly? It wasn’t easy.Standing there […]

Let’s Talk About Social Cues

– Because sometimes “How are you?” Isn’t Really a Question Have you ever walked away from a conversation thinking, “Wow… that hurt. That’s not what I needed right now”?You share something personal, hoping for warmth, or just a quiet *“I hear you”… and instead? You get a sharp comment, unwanted advice, or even silence. Not […]

Too Sensitive… or Just Between Cultures?

A personal moment during transition Today I paused.To be honest, I cried a little.After a conversation with a long-term friend from Israel. She said something very direct, perhaps even a bit harsh.Not with bad intentions, but in that straightforward Israeli way that normally wouldn’t surprise me. But right now, during this time of transition, it […]