Sherry Amatenstein
By Sherry Amatenstein
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Life Not All Jews Love Their Therapists, As Mental Health Stigmas Still Exist
A recent study by the Partnerships for Jewish Schools found that over 80 percent of Jewish schools have reported a rise in mental health issues among students in the past few years. Yet, while it is commonly believed that Jews and therapy go together like lox and bagels (partially thanks to Woody Allen), that is…
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Life Dating In Trump’s America: It’s Complicated
Not too long ago, there were many reasons for a Jewish single to disqualify a potential match: Too short, too tall, not ready for marriage, too marriage-minded, too religious, not religious enough. But ever since Donald Trump rode down that escalator in his gilded tower, dating has grown exponentially more complicated. Jenna Glatzer, a 41-year-old…
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Life A Jewish Therapist Asks: ‘How Can I Treat Patients When the World is Spinning Out of Control?’
Since Trump became President Elect, my ‘fear belly’ has returned. I first experienced this acidic-laced stabbing in the gut as a child listening to my mother’s stories about the horrors of her childhood in Dabrowa, Poland. By the time I became a therapist in mid-life, fear belly had largely dissipated. Helping patients find their strength…
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News At Age 18, a Beloved Writers’ Workshop Retires
For 18 years Tuesday nights were sacrosanct for the members of one group of writers who met to read and critique one another’s work in Manhattan. Known informally as “the Tuesday Night Workshop,” this weekly writing group — which held its final session July 29 — was not for beginners or dilettantes but for artists…
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