The Question We’re Not Asking Our Kids: Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan

About this episode

Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan discusses parenting challenges and the emotional struggles faced by teenagers today.

Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan goes Behind the Bima for a deeply honest conversation about parenting, teenagers, shame, emotional safety, addiction, and why so many kids today feel overwhelmed. Drawing from years of crisis intervention and working with struggling families, Rabbi Bensoussan explores what children are really asking when they push people away, and what parents often miss beneath the surface.

People in this episode

Host: Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

Guest: Rabbi Yossi Bensoussan

Topics covered

• parenting
• teenagers
• emotional safety
• addiction
• shame
• overwhelm

Keywords

• parenting
• teenagers
• emotional safety
• addiction
• shame
• overwhelm
• crisis intervention

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