Fresh Start Podcast- SoulWords

Rabbi Shais Taub talks about creating a meaningful yom tov for those recovering from trauma.

Dr. Janina Fisher, PhD talks to Rabbi Shais Taub about topics including what it really means to identify the Jewish community as a "traumatized community;" how children's spirituality and faith are influenced by the kind of relationship they have with ...

Rabbi Shimon Russell, LCSW, talks to Rabbi Shais Taub about the topic of religious trauma in the observant Jewish community. Rabbi Shimon Russell is a psychotherapist in private practice in Jerusalem. He holds an MSW from Rutgers Graduate School of ...

Dr. Reggie Melrose, PhD talks to Rabbi Shais Taub about topics including the limits of talk therapy; why people with trauma have a special ability to help others with trauma; and the plight of "sensitive souls" for whom life itself can be traumatic. ...

Dr. Kenneth M. Adams talks to Rabbi Shais Taub about topics including addiction as an intimacy disorder; the negative cycle of shame in addiction particularly in religious communities; and how the last "spiritual assignment" of the parent is to allow t...