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Are You Controlled By Your Partner's Defensiveness?

Are You Controlled By Your Partner's Defensiveness?

To break free from the defensive cycle, you have to first change your response.

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Psychology Today

Nancy Colier Lcsw

Your Quiet Child May Be the Most Overwhelmed

Your Quiet Child May Be the Most Overwhelmed

Why silence, withdrawal, and “I don't care” can be hidden signs of reactivity

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Psychology Today

Jeffrey Bernstein Ph.d

Iran to join BRICS development bank soon, central bank chief says

Iran to join BRICS development bank soon, central bank chief says

In bid to skirt US and international sanctions, Islamic Republic seeks to build on its 2024 accession to bloc formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China...

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The Times of Israel

Reuters

Ceuta is Moroccan, and the Israelification of its crisis changes nothing

Ceuta is Moroccan, and the Israelification of its crisis changes nothing

I am late to this – partly because I was away on summer vacation, but also deliberately so, because the sheer density of bad analysis,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Adil Faouzi

The Recycling Of Jewish Souls

A Pew Poll released on June 22, 2021 found that the proportion of respondents identifying as Jewish today, and say that they did not have a Jewish...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Allen S. Maller

(POGLED) Kolumna Svetlane Slapšak: Odisej, Penelopa ... in volna

(POGLED) Kolumna Svetlane Slapšak: Odisej, Penelopa ... in volna

Odisej je Penelopinemu očetu plačal kar veliko čredo ovac, potem ko je propadel kot snubec lepe Helene. Samo nekaj stoletij pozneje, v...

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Večer

Svetlana Slapšak

What Milk in Meat Teaches About Peer Influence And More Chulin 108-109

Chulin 108 — “What Milk in Meat Teaches About Peer Influence” Our Gemara on this daf discusses the halachic dynamics of a drop of milk that...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Simcha Feuerman

Neurodiverse Sexuality and Common Challenges

Neurodiverse Sexuality and Common Challenges

People with ADHD and/or on the autism spectrum encounter similar sexual issues.

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Psychology Today

Elisabeth A. Sheff Ph.d

Time is Iran’s strongest ally

What President Trump appears to underestimate is that Iran and its terrorist proxies—Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis—are not negotiating in good...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Steve Wenick

When Shabbos Becomes the Shofar: The Rebbe’s Uplifting Message

When the Shofar Is Silent, Shabbos Speaks There is something striking about entering shul on the first day of Rosh Hashanah and not hearing the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Anchelle Perl

Social Action Is Not an Optional Addition to the Gospel

A Theology of Social Action and Justice — Part III Christian theology has often treated social action as something added to faith after the...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Ed Gaskin

US said pushing silent Netanyahu to publicly condemn settler violence in Qusra

US said pushing silent Netanyahu to publicly condemn settler violence in Qusra

Katz says he told IDF to plan transfer of full civilian law enforcement in West Bank to police, which is already largely responsible for the matter;...

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The Times of Israel

Nurit Yohanan

The Opposite of Distraction Is Not Focus: It's Reverence

The Opposite of Distraction Is Not Focus: It's Reverence

"Focus" has become industrial, and it is burning us out. It's time to seek awe.

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Psychology Today

Michael Todd Fink Lmsw

MK Elazar Stern announces Yesh Atid exit ahead of likely run with Eisenkot

MK Elazar Stern announces Yesh Atid exit ahead of likely run with Eisenkot

Lawmaker says will continue to collaborate with the faction ‘if I remain in politics’; he is the second Knesset member in recent days to quit the...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Towers in wartime

A little more than a year ago luxury residential towers, one of them 43 stories high, in north Tel-Aviv were hit directly by Iranian ballistic...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gerard Heumann

Why We Learn Connections That Aren't Really There

Why We Learn Connections That Aren't Really There

What autism can teach us about how our brains decide what matters.

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Psychology Today

Liron Rozenkrantz

The Inevitability of the Extreme

The Inevitability of the Extreme

Bad (or good) outomes can occur without bad (or good) causes in play.

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Psychology Today

Joachim I. Krueger Ph.d

What Does Science Say When “the Science” Refuses to Speak?

What Does Science Say When “the Science” Refuses to Speak?

Scientists have a moral responsibility to be transparent. But not under threat.

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Psychology Today

Stephen Camarata Ph.d

Major delays reported at Ben Gurion Airport; officials say US refuelers’ presence a factor

Major delays reported at Ben Gurion Airport; officials say US refuelers’ presence a factor

Airports Authority also blames flight congestion over Greece for bottleneck, leading many passengers to report hours-long setbacks

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff

Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Hits an Israeli Wall: What Comes Next?

Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Hits an Israeli Wall: What Comes Next? Netanyahu’s demand for a complete disarmament of Hamas before any IDF troop...

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New Eastern Outlook

Aleena Im

The Art of Anticipation

The Art of Anticipation

The surprising power of giving yourself something to look forward to.

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Psychology Today

Jennice Vilhauer Ph.d

The Psychology of True Crime and Emotional Regulation

The Psychology of True Crime and Emotional Regulation

True crime may reduce symptoms of anxiety, fear, and insecurity.

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Psychology Today

Lindsay Weisner Psy.d

A New Mideast Alliance

On August 8, a day after Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan announced the formation of a joint defence pact, Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sheldon Kirshner

The historian’s opinion. Will the Global South Unite?

The historian’s opinion. Will the Global South Unite?

The historian’s opinion. Will the Global South Unite? Why the online enthusiasm for an “Islamic NATO” in the Middle East is largely premature?...

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New Eastern Outlook

Ksenia Muratshina

5 Reasons the Emotional Lives of Parents Matter

5 Reasons the Emotional Lives of Parents Matter

How parents relate to emotions affects themselves—and their children

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Psychology Today

Hilary Jacobs Hendel Lcsw

How Corporations Can Mitigate an AI Jobocalypse

How Corporations Can Mitigate an AI Jobocalypse

CHICAGO—AI-related job displacement is coming, though no one knows how fast it will proceed, how far it will go, and which sectors it will affect...

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Project Syndicate

Raghuram G. Rajan

Cynická obluda: Úžasné sebavedomie Šutaja Eštoka

Mať takéhoto právnika vo svojom tíme je čistá radosť.

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SME.sk

Cynická Obluda

1747. Kefar Yasif: A New Agricultural Settlement

JEWISH MOMENTS IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL Kefar Yasif: A New Agricultural Settlement Around 1740, a group of families renewed a Jewish presence in Kefar...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shlomo Pereira

The Mecca Pact: Should Israel be worried?

The Mecca Pact: Should Israel be worried?

Over the past weekend, a dramatic diplomatic ceremony unfolded at Al-Safa Palace in Mecca. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Shaike Komornik

Ireland’s university leaders must step up where the Irish government has failed

Ireland’s university leaders must step up where the Irish government has failed

For many in Ireland the refrain of being the most pro-Palestine supporting country in Europe is a badge of honour (although perhaps the Spanish would...

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Middle East Monitor

Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne

This Common Online Habit Slowly Drains Your Happiness

This Common Online Habit Slowly Drains Your Happiness

A highly normalized habit can do an unexpected amount of damage.

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Psychology Today

Mark Travers Ph.d

The tokenistic Jews vs the real Jewish Left

The Jewish Council and other tokenistic Jews vs the real Jewish Left: It’s a re-run of the famous clash between Trotsky and the Jewish Labour Bund...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Philip Mendes

What Israelis Should Understand About Somaliland

Israel was the first UN member state to recognize Somaliland since 1991. The next test is whether recognition can become an equal, practical...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Nassir Hussein Kahin

Noam Chomsky’s Views on Russian Foreign Policy: A Critical Analysis

Noam Chomsky’s Views on Russian Foreign Policy: A Critical Analysis

*Originally published in 2020. Get E-International Relations delivered to your inbox, free of charge. As you sign up, consider becoming a paid...

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E-International

Artem Patalakh

Migráciu zastaví len globálna hospodárska spravodlivosť

Pred viac než polstoročím skupina československých vedcov vypracovala dodnes nedocenenú publikáciu Civilizácia na rázcestí. Na ich...

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Pravda.sk

Svetozár Krno

The Great Mistake of 1947?

When the Community of Nations Makes a Bad Decision All of the British efforts to establish a single state in which the rights of the two major...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Gary Epstein

Parashat Shoftim

Parashat Shoftim

The Justice That Sustains the Path Shoftim opens with three words that have echoed through history like few others: Tzedek, tzedek tirdof — Justice,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Yosef B. Moran

‘People were burning’: Crew members of ship hit by Houthis recount attack

‘People were burning’: Crew members of ship hit by Houthis recount attack

Internationally recognized Yemeni authorities say 6 people were killed, at least 9 wounded when Iran-backed rebels launched three missiles at vessel...

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The Times of Israel

Ap

Are You Afraid of Your Violent Thoughts?

Are You Afraid of Your Violent Thoughts?

Don’t panic! Our ‘retaliatory impulses’ can be a pathway to healing.

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Psychology Today

Michael Guilding

Featured Post

Featured Post

Elul has arrived, which means the Jewish calendar has once again dispensed with gentle encouragement and moved directly to the annual performance...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Talyah Ginsberg

The neverending house

The neverending house The self-built homes of Santiago are precarious and ever changing. They are, always and at once, being and becoming by Consuelo...

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Aeon

Consuelo Araos

Why Myths Still Matter: The Odyssey, the Ego, and the Self

Why Myths Still Matter: The Odyssey, the Ego, and the Self

How Jung's psychology differentiates ego from self and why it matters in therapy

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Psychology Today

Stephen A. Diamond Ph.d

Nobody Left Behind

“It’s like talking to Americans about personal freedom,” Haviv Rettig Gur says when he’s describing Israel’s spirit of solidarity.  More...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

William Hamilton

74 Days to Elections: Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue

Tomorrow in synagogues worldwide the Torah potion of Shoftim (Judges) will be read. The portion opens with the following words from Deuteronomy,...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Sherwin Pomerantz

From Hiroshima to Ukraine: Nuclear Taboo and Strategic Morality Under Pressure

From Hiroshima to Ukraine: Nuclear Taboo and Strategic Morality Under Pressure

Eight decades after the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the question of whether the atomic bombings were legitimate remains unresolved and...

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E-International

Tewfik Hamel

Anthropic reportedly in talks to buy Israeli-founded AI startup at $6B valuation

Anthropic reportedly in talks to buy Israeli-founded AI startup at $6B valuation

Potential acquisition of Decart, which is working to boost chip efficiency and develop generative AI models, would be Anthropic’s first acquisition...

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The Times of Israel

Sharon Wrobel

Eglah Arufah: We Are All Responsible

Eglah Arufah: We Are All Responsible

In the final section of Parshat Shoftim, the Torah describes a strange ceremony called the Eglah Arufah, which was a procedure done if a dead body was...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Maximillian Hollander

What Should Be Done About Asia’s Undervalued Currencies?

What Should Be Done About Asia’s Undervalued Currencies?

CAMBRIDGE—Major Asian currencies’ exchange rates are again at the center of debates in international monetary economics. With China, Japan, and...

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Project Syndicate

Jeffrey Frankel

Missing Oren Nahari

It is a tradition to take a shabbas schluff – a small nap in the early afternoon on Saturday. I used to try to avoid falling asleep, tried to stay...

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The Times of Israel (Blogs)

Peta Jones Pellach

Eisenkot opens up a lead on Netanyahu in new ToI poll, but both blocs shy of majority

Eisenkot opens up a lead on Netanyahu in new ToI poll, but both blocs shy of majority

Yashar’s margin over Likud grows to 4 seats in Zman Yisrael survey; Shin Bet said weighing armed bodyguards for Eisenkot, who Lapid declines to say...

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The Times of Israel

Toi Staff