The country is remembering the Gettysburg Address on its 150th anniversary. Bob Greene, a columnist, recently wrote for the WSJ on the featured speaker that day. It was not President Lincoln. The famed orator Edward Everett was to speak that day, to be followed by President Lincoln. The ex-Senator Everett delivered his oration over a […]
June 8, 2013
A distinction that is useful for me starts with the following question: Is the individual projecting primarily positive or negative traits of self onto his or her spouse? Many of the clients about whom Dr. Klafter speaks – those who suffer from “divorce-o-phobia” – have relinquished their capacity for self-love, self-nurturance and self-direction. Over the […]
June 5, 2013
(Editor’s Note: The post by Dr. Klafter was read and discussed by many. Another perspective is presented by Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, LCSW. Rabbi Feuerman maintains a private practice in psychotherapy and is on the staff of OHEL. He is President of the NEFESH organization.) First of all, heartfelt thanks to Dr. Klafter for fearlessly bringing […]
June 2, 2013
(Ed. Note: Dr. Nachum Klafter is a practicing psychiatrist, residing in Cincinnati, Ohio. Because of the importance of the thoughts expressed in this post, it is also included in the blogsite http://www.shalombayitblog.wordpress.com) It is my sense that many of our patients have a phobia of divorce. This includes Torah observant Jews, and non-Jews. What do […]
June 2, 2013
Attorney Denise Tamir recently wrote about “Gray Divorce” (divorce among those 50 or older) at mediate.com. The divorce rate among older individuals has risen from 10% in 1990 to 25% in 2013. The change in divorce rate is possibly due to the fact that women earn greater salaries today and are less fearful of life […]
June 23, 2013
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