The Psycho-Babble Column Jonathan Lamm The Psycho-Babble Column Jonathan Lamm

Booze on Purim

With Purim coming up next week I’ve been struggling with the whole communal drinking thing. We have four children between the ages of 7 and 15, two boys and two girls. I don’t know how we should be approaching and talking to our kids about drinking.

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The Psycho-Babble Column Jonathan Lamm The Psycho-Babble Column Jonathan Lamm

Three’s a Crowd

My wife and I view finances from two different sides of the same coin. We are both money conscious but view spending differently. She is of the opinion that we are financially comfortable so we can spend money on non-essentials or “expensive” vacations (which is a relative term because I’m sure it’s way cheaper than what other people are doing). It’s not that she is not cognizant of saving, but she is able to live life without constantly thinking about money.

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Winter Break Edition

I hope I’m not the only one to admit it, but I really hate winter break. No, it’s not because we don’t like spending time with our kids, nor is it the challenge of taking off work right after the secular holidays, rather it’s the really intense social and financial pressure. 

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Money, Money, MONEY

My wife and I view finances from two different sides of the same coin. We are both money conscious but view spending differently. She is of the opinion that we are financially comfortable so we can spend money on non-essentials or “expensive” vacations (which is a relative term because I’m sure it’s way cheaper than what other people are doing). It’s not that she is not cognizant of saving, but she is able to live life without constantly thinking about money.

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The Psycho-Babble Column Jonathan Lamm The Psycho-Babble Column Jonathan Lamm

Just Do It?

Maybe this question is a little too broad but to put it simply, there are so many things that I know I should be doing; things I actually plan and intend to do; and in the end I just don’t. I feel like I’m failing all the time because I continue to fail at the little things.

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Headlines Making you Crazy? Managing the Strain of Current Events

It’s probably safe to say that anxiety is the most “popular” mental illness of the day. We know this to be true from the myriad of lectures in our local communities, the preponderance and popularity of books such as Jonathan Haidt’s  “The Anxious Generation,” and the introduction of the new character “Anxiety” into Disney’s Inside Out 2.

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