That's An Issue

After losing her 2.5-year-old daughter in a sudden drowning accident, Sara Dorsky shares her story of child loss, grief, and trauma. She speaks openly about the pain of losing a child, the struggle with guilt and healing, and how she is learning to navigate life after tragedy. This powerful conversation explores coping with grief, mental health, faith, & finding strength after loss, while also raising awareness about pool safety and drowning prevention.This episode is in memory of: Dina Avigayil bas Eliyahu★ THIS EPISODE IS POWERED BY ★✦ TeamProtect.org: Making Pools SaferThese simple devices save thousands of lives a year.Get Here → https://bit.ly/4txSsq0✦ Ohel: A Lifeline of Care & Healing for Our CommunityFor over 50 years, Ohel has guided our community through life’s hardest moments with compassion, now leading in mental health, social services, & addiction recovery for the Orthodox community.Call: 800-603-6435Email: Access@OhelFamily.orgWeb: https://bit.ly/4nBWhX5✦ Touro: Build Your Future (and the worlds!)Want a fulfilling career helping others live healthier, more balanced lives? Earn your master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Touro University and gain the skills, mentorship, and hands-on experience to make a real impact. Learn more Here → https://bit.ly/4hOGLpI✦ CleverElly: Making Your Car SaferThis simple car charger gently reminds drivers to check the back seat, helping families build a life-saving habit.Get it Here → https://bit.ly/41N7r32You can find out more about our host Elisheva Liss here: https://bit.ly/47ujFRSWe LOVE Feedback: email us at Hi@LivingLchaim.com Idea for a guest? https://www.livinglchaim.com/suggest#TAILchaim.

Disclaimer:The perspective shared in this episode is based on personal experience and subsequent training and advocacy work. Suicide is a complex and individual issue, and this podcast is not intended to provide clinical or therapeutic guidance. If you or someone you know is in distress, or considering suicide or self-harm, please contact a specialized crisis line or mental health professional in your region.Resources:- USA hotline: 988- USA crisis text line: 741-741- Hadassah's website: https:/preventfrumsuicide.org- Risk Assessment Steps/info: https:/suicideispreventable.org- Frum Warmline: 484-474-0544Note: This episode was filmed months ago and scheduled for release on this date. It's always important to be knowledgeable about this sensitive subject and Hadassah explains the importance of properly addressing these challenges. Hadassah Zirkind is a suicide prevention advocate who speaks from lived experience. After surviving two suicide attempts, she has dedicated her life to raising awareness about the importance of properly addressing suicide, mental health, and real prevention. Through education, honesty, and compassion, Hadassah works to help individuals and communities move past stigma and toward understanding, support, and life.★ THIS EPISODE IS POWERED BY ★✦ Touro: Build Your Future (and the worlds!)Want a fulfilling career helping others live healthier, more balanced lives? Earn your master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Touro University and gain the skills, mentorship, and hands-on experience to make a real impact. Learn more here → https://bit.ly/4hOGLpI✦ Ohel: A Lifeline of Care & Healing for Our CommunityFor over 50 years, Ohel has guided our community through life’s hardest moments with compassion, now leading in mental health, social services, & addiction recovery for the Orthodox community.Call: 800-603-6435Email: Access@OhelFamily.orgWeb: https://bit.ly/4nBWhX5You can find out more about our host Elisheva Liss here: https://bit.ly/47ujFRSWe LOVE Feedback: email us at Hi@LivingLchaim.com Idea for a guest? https://www.livinglchaim.com/suggest#TAILchaim.

The myths of love and marriage, revealing why unconditional love can be dangerous and why many relationships fail. Rabbi Manis Friedman explains that true intimacy isn’t about love but deep commitment. Discover the real reason marriages succeed and how to build a strong, lasting relationship. If you're struggling with love, dating, or marriage, this conversation will change your perspective. More from the Rabbi: https://www.youtube.com/@manisfriedman ✬ Donate and Inspire Millions (Tax-Deductible) ✬ Your generous donation enables us at Living Lchaim to share uplifting messages globally, enrich lives, and foster positive change worldwide! Thank you! 🙏 ➡️ https://www.livinglchaim.com/donate Free call-in-to-listen feature: 🇺🇸 USA: (605) 477-2100 🇬🇧 UK: 0333-366-0154 🇮🇱 ISRAEL: 079-579-5088 Have Questions, Comments, Concerns? We LOVE Feedback: WhatsApp us feedback and get first access to episodes: 914-222-5513 or email us at Hi@LivingLchaim.com or Yoni@LivingLchaim.com If you'd like to sponsor your business or company on That's An Issue Podcast, let's talk: https://www.livinglchaim.com/sponsor

This episode dives into the unique challenges and strategies for managing ADHD within the Jewish community, led by Dr. Sara Markowitz, a clinical psychologist who shares her expertise and personal experience with ADHD. It’s impactful because it highlights the real-life complexities of ADHD, from emotional regulation to social struggles, and offers practical solutions like scaffolding and community support. The conversation sheds light on the importance of understanding ADHD as more than just a "childhood disorder," advocating for tailored support for all ages. It's a powerful episode, bringing hope and guidance to families and individuals seeking to thrive with ADHD. Buy her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Kosher-ADHD-Surviving-Thriving-Torah-Observant/dp/B0CLY8TNB8 ____________________________________ ✬ Donate and Inspire Millions (Tax-Deductible) ✬ Your generous donation enables us at Living Lchaim to share uplifting messages globally, enrich lives, and foster positive change worldwide! Thank you! 🙏 ➡️ https://www.livinglchaim.com/donate Free call-in-to-listen feature: USA: (605) 477-2100 UK: 0333-366-0154 ISRAEL: 079-579-5088 Have Questions, Comments, Concerns? We LOVE Feedback: WhatsApp us feedback and get first access to episodes: 914-222-5513 or email us at Hi@LivingLchaim.com If you'd like to sponsor your business or company on That's An Issue Podcast, let's talk: https://www.livinglchaim.com/sponsor ____________________________________ ► RELIEF IS HERE Need help? Need Direction? Relief is here to help! Call 718-431-9501 or email info@reliefhelp.org Website: https://bit.ly/3GR0LqM Lchaim.

Dovid Bashevkin is the founder of the wildly popular 18Forty movement which is a new media company that helps users find meaning in their lives through the exploration of Jewish thought and ideas. In this episode, Dovid opens up (on a very raw level) his struggles with anxiety and jealousy. You can find more of his work on mental health here: https://18forty.org/mental-health/ ____________________________________ ► RELIEF IS HERE Need help? Need Direction? Relief is here to help! Call 718-431-9501 or email info@reliefhelp.org https://bit.ly/3GR0LqM ____________________________________ Get MORE From Lchaim: Free call-in-to-listen feature: 🇺🇸 USA: (605) 477-2100 🇬🇧 UK: 0333-366-0154 🇮🇱 ISRAEL: 079-579-5088 Have Questions, Comments, Concerns? We LOVE Feedback: WhatsApp us feedback and get first access to episodes: 914-222-5513 or email us at Hi@LivingLchaim.com or Yoni@LivingLchaim.com If you'd like to sponsor your business or company on That's An Issue Podcast, let's talk: https://www.livinglchaim.com/sponsor Lchaim.

In the spring of 2019, two women in the Jewish community met and discovered that they shared a mutual need. Despite their experiences of personal healing, and despite supportive connections with family and friends, they each lived with their individual secret. With nobody else to share and identify with, loneliness and isolation were a burden that did not get any lighter with the passage of time. Thus, the realization dawned that perhaps at times even more meaningful than professional help, survivors and their families need community. And their efforts proved to be groundbreaking. What began with just one small support group, and within a short amount of time, Ray of Hope developed into an organization entirely and exclusively devoted to the care of male and female survivors of sexual abuse and their families, with membership spanning across the US and abroad. Their Bottom Line: Even one person or family struggling with the isolation and loneliness caused by sexual abuse is too many. David Kohn, LCSW, CASAC is their Chief Clinical Officer and Dr. Shoshana Friedman, Psy.D. is a Group Facilitator. Have Questions, Comments, Concerns? We LOVE Feedback: Email us at Hi@LivingLchaim.com or Yoni@LivingLchaim.com If you'd like to sponsor your business or company on That's An Issue Podcast, let's talk: https://www.livinglchaim.com/sponsor ► RELIEF IS HERE Need help? Need Direction? Relief is here to help! Call 718-431-9501 or email info@reliefhelp.org https://bit.ly/3GR0LqM Want to share the show with someone who doesn't have access to the internet or smartphones? Our free call-in-to listen feature is here: - USA: 712-432-3489 - UK: 0333-366-0154 - ISRAEL: 079-579-5088 Lchaim.

Warning: This episode is for parents & adults only. Here's a conversation that integrates the Torah’s wisdom and cutting-edge psychological research to provide a comprehensive approach to educating and supporting our sons and students regarding: health and safety, puberty, marital intimacy, and today’s challenges to kedushah. Dr. Shloimie Zimmerman, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist who founded and directs Child and Adult Psychological Services PLLC, a multi-disciplinary group mental health practice. A world-renowned speaker and consultant to many non-profits in the fields of child development, education, abuse prevention, and trauma, Dr. Zimmerman is also the Chair of Amudim’s advisory board and Chair of Magen New York’s clinical advisory board. He recently published the extremely impactful book, "From Boys to Men" that is fantastic. Through kind and generous donors, you can get Dr. Z's book for just an $18 donation towards Living Lchaim (this includes free shipping!) ► GET YOUR BOOK HERE: https://www.livinglchaim.com/drz Through the support of generous benefactors, this book is also available for free to all Mosdos, Mechanchim, or Rabbonim by completing the form in the following link: https://tinyurl.com/Fromboystomenbook Have Questions, Comments, Concerns? We LOVE Feedback: Email us at Hi@LivingLchaim.com or Yoni@LivingLchaim.com If you'd like to sponsor your business or company, let's talk: https://www.livinglchaim.com/sponsor RELIEF IS HERE. Need help? Need Direction? Relief is here to help! Call 718-431-9501 or email info@reliefhelp.org https://bit.ly/3GR0LqM Want to share the show with someone who doesn't have access to the internet or smartphones? Our free call-in-to listen feature is here: - USA: 712-432-3489 - UK: 0333-366-0154 - ISRAEL: 079-579-5088 Subscribe to our show to join the journey. Lchaim.

Dr. Eli Shapiro is a licensed clinical social worker with a doctorate in education and specialists certificate in Jewish educational leadership. He is the creator and director of The Digital Citizenship Project, an Adjunct Professor for the City University of New York and a Trustee of the Queens Borough Public Library. Dr. Shapiro has presented to thousands of parents and school faculty in communities across North America, and has lectured for internationally recognized organizations, including Agudath Israel of America, Consortium of Jewish Day Schools, International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchim, Nefesh International, Prizmah – Center for Jewish Day Schools, Torah Umesorah and Yeshiva University. Dr. Shapiro is an expert on the social and emotional functioning of families and leads a national study on Jewish families and technology. Have Questions, Comments, Concerns? We LOVE Feedback: Email us at Hi@LivingLchaim.com or Yoni@LivingLchaim.com If you'd like to sponsor your business or company, let's talk: https://www.livinglchaim.com/sponsor RELIEF IS HERE. Need help? Need Direction? Relief is here to help! Call 718-431-9501 or email info@reliefhelp.org Website: https://bit.ly/3GR0LqM Want to share the show with someone who doesn't have access to the internet or smartphones? Our free call-in-to listen feature is here: - USA: 712-432-3489 - UK: 0333-366-0154 - ISRAEL: 079-579-5088 Subscribe to our show to join the journey. Lchaim.

Did you know that Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is helpful for all children? ABA is a therapeutic approach that uses scientific principles of behavior to teach new skills, reduce challenging behavior, and increase positive behavior in children. ABA is a data-driven and individualized approach that involves breaking down complex skills into smaller, more manageable steps and providing rewards or positive consequences for successful completion of each step. This approach has been shown to be effective in improving social, communication, and learning skills in children with ASD. In this video, you'll learn about the different techniques used in ABA, such as positive reinforcement, prompting, shaping, and fading, and how they can be applied to help children. RELIEF IS HERE. Need help? Need Direction? Relief is here to help! Call 718-431-9501 or email info@reliefhelp.org https://bit.ly/3GR0LqM Want to share the show with someone who doesn't have access to the internet or smartphones? Our free call-in-to listen feature is here: - USA: 712-432-3489 - UK: 0333-366-0154 - ISRAEL: 079-579-5088 Subscribe to our show to join the journey. Lchaim.

A lot of couples struggle with infertility. Most handle their challenge privately, and some more publicly. Yettie is an advocate for telling her journey to help others understand what it's like to be in her shoes. After years of trying, she and her husband decided to adopt. In this week's episode, the Klestzicks talk to Yettie and her son, Elimelech, about their adoption experience, the struggle of infertility and the best ways to approach challenging situations. Need help? Need Direction? Relief is here to help! Call 718-431-9501 or email info@reliefhelp.org https://bit.ly/3GR0LqM Want to share the show with someone who doesn't have access to the internet or smartphones? Our free call-in-to listen feature is here: - USA: 712-432-3489 - UK: 0333-366-0154 - ISRAEL: 079-579-5088 Subscribe to our show to join the journey: https://www.youtube.com/@LivingLchaim Lchaim

It sometimes feels like ADHD is everywhere. How do we define it? How do we recoginze who actually struggles with it? And what can we do to help. This fascinating episode features the world-renowned Dr. Glenn Hisrch. Need help? Need Direction? Relief is here to help! Call 718-431-9501 or email info@reliefhelp.org Want to share the show with someone who doesn't have access to the internet or smartphones? Our new and free call-in-to listen feature is here: USA: 712-432-3489 UK: 0333-366-0154 ISRAEL: 079-579-5088 Subscribe to our show to join the journey. Lchaim. To watch this interview, go to Living Lchaim's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LivingLchaim/videos

Dr. Michael Herskovics is a leading psychologist in Long Island who sees hundreds of couples a year. In this episode, he shares some of the most valuable lessons and messages one can use to improve their relationship. Need help? Need Direction? Relief is here to help! Call 718-431-9501 or email info@reliefhelp.org Want to share the show with someone who doesn't have access to the internet or smartphones? Our new and free call-in-to listen feature is here: USA: 712-432-3489 UK: 0333-366-0154 ISRAEL: 079-579-5088 Subscribe to our show to join the journey. Lchaim. To watch this interview, go to LivingLchaim's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LivingLchaim/videos

How do we know if it’s an addiction? Rabbi Abraham Twerski, the foremost expert on addiction in the Jewish community, said that he doubts that at any time in our people’s history there has been as grave a threat to the stability of the Jewish family as internet pornography. Despite how widespread and devastating it is, very few try to get the help they need. One man thinks he knows why and he is intent on changing that. Eli Nash is the CEO and Founder of JEG & Sons Inc. Eli founded JEG & Sons in 2006 to bring no contract and unlocked phones to US e-tailers and retailers. Under his guidance, JEG grew from a startup to a well- recognized distributor servicing some of the top companies in the US. In addition to his business accomplishments, Eli has taken active role in the non-profit world and has been behind many groundbreaking initiatives within the Jewish community. From his work to improve the lives of child sex abuse victims through JCW to his founding of MicDrop as a way to give the gift of public speaking to anyone, Eli has sought to positively impact the world around him. You can find out more about Eli here: https://eliyahunash.com/ To see his TEDx talk, please visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbYWKVAeu6Y&t As Eli touches on topic that are uncomfortable for many to speak about, Eli shares some of his thoughts and perspective on his Podcast ‘In Search of More’. Please visit: https://insearchofmore.buzzsprout.com/ Need help? Need Direction? Relief is here to help! Call 718-431-9501 or email info@reliefhelp.org Want to share the show with someone who doesn't have access to the internet or smartphones? Our new and free call-in-to listen feature is here: USA: 712-432-3489 UK: 0333-366-0154 ISRAEL: 079-579-5088 Subscribe to our show to join the journey. Lchaim. To watch this interview, go to LivingLchaim's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LivingLchaim/videos