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Articles by Blimie Rabinowitz
Me First, AI Second
“Your understanding is very good,” a client told me recently during a therapy session. “You’ve said the same thing as ChatGPT and Gemini.” After nearly 20 years as a psychotherapist, it was one of the more unusual compliments I have received. I wasn’t sure whether I had passed AI’s test or AI had passed mine. We laughed, but the compliment exposed an uncomfortable reality: This young person had already consulted two artificial therapists, and I, the human, was being brought in to settle the matter.
Life Without You
Q: My husband, Chaim, passed away about 15 months ago after a short illness. We were married 52 years at the time. Chaim was my partner. We built our home, raised our family, went through all of life together. Now — and I feel terrible to say this, but it’s the truth — without him, my life feels pointless. I know it makes no sense. I have children and grandchildren, work, friends, extended family, community and more — I’m not an isolated, lonely old woman.
Is Midlife Weight Gain Inevitable?
Is Midlife Weight Gain Inevitable? Esther Shaindy Leshkowitz Some women notice changes in body composition, particularly in the abdominal area, during perimenopause and menopause. As estrogen levels decrease, the body becomes more susceptible to visceral fat, which is stored in the abdominal region. Bonnie Giller is a HAES-aligned (Health At Every Size) RD who provides virtual nutrition counseling.
I Am Six Years Old
I am six years old. I sit in the playroom alone, playing Playmobil. I set up a little playground: children, slides, swings, a sandbox. I am proud of my playground. And also, I am proud of me. I am a good girl, and I am safe. I am a good girl because I am happy. I play quietly. I don’t cry or whine or stamp my legs until my cheeks have pink funny shapes like my big sister. My sister is bigger than me, but I think she is stupider. And badder.
Close Enough: Chapter 4
Sheva considers how different her own parents are, as she wonders about her newlywed sister. At work, she feels unfulfilled and stressed, remembering her mother’s role in choosing the career. But Penina, a new school psychologist, seems like a breath of fresh air. “Let’s just do one last review before we finalize,” Chavi said to Tobi Markowitz. She clicked on the mock-up of the new Markowitz kitchen on her computer, turned the screen toward Tobi, and zoomed in on the island.
At Its Heart: Chapter 5
Chaya’s second surgery goes well, but she develops an infection that keeps her in the hospital over Purim. There, they diagnose mild heart failure. May 2019 At nine months old, Chaya weighed just under 11 pounds. She was officially diagnosed with failure to thrive. Over the past few months, her doctors had recommended placing a feeding tube, but I’d resisted, promising that I would do everything in my power to avoid it.
Towering Tragedy
When we learn parshas Noach, we focus primarily on the Dor HaMabul, the Generation of the Flood. The Teivah and its inhabitants, a destroyed world and its lessons, make for a highly impactful account. By the time we reach the final aliyah, with its few short pesukim relating the story of the Tower of Bavel, built by the Dor Haflagah, the Generation of the Dispersion, we’re somewhat satiated story-wise.
The Pressure Cooker Myth
Q: My 12-year-old daughter really struggles in school. She was happy and well behaved all summer, but now that she’s back in the classroom her old poor behavior has returned. She comes home in a bad mood and bothers her siblings by provoking and physically hurting them. Anything I say to her (“Can you please help set the table?”) rubs her the wrong way and she has a meltdown as if she’s a toddler. I know she has to let out her frustrations somewhere — she holds everything inside all day long.
A Century of Childbirth
A Century of Childbirth Tsippy Kraus We often bemoan our current maternity systems. Whether it’s the hierarchical private model in the US and parts of Europe, the bureaucratic hurdles in Israel, or the overstretched NHS in the UK, it can feel as though something essential has been lost in the way we do things today. But when we pause and look back over the past century of childbirth, we see a more nuanced story.
Close Enough: Chapter 2
Chavi, using her connections as a decorator, takes her daughter Sheva shopping for a couch. Sheva wants a dark-colored couch, but Chavi pushes her to get the oatmeal one, assuring her that the material is stain-repellent. “Tatty, Yossi’s ruining my picture!” Mindy shrieked. She grabbed the crayons from Yossi and propelled him into the kids’ room. Then she closed the door firmly. “You can’t come out till I say,” she commanded. Yossi wailed dismally from inside the room, then quieted down.
My Son, The Rosh Yeshiva
Since he was little, I knew Yudi would have no shortage of shidduch suggestions when the time came. I know I’m his mother, but you can believe me when I tell you that Yudi has this unusual combination of charisma and intensity. Some people snort when mothers say “this one is a future rosh yeshivah,” but if you’d have seen Yudi as a 10-year-old, explaining the Gemara to his friends, or as bar mitzvah boy delivering his pshtel with aplomb, you might have said it, too.
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