Dr Judith Guedalia

1. Nursing a Grudge
(Matching tags: Attachment,Nefesh Israel,Nefesh International,Jewish Press)

Nefesh International is now celebrating its bar mitzvah.  Begun, 13 years ago in someone's living room, its 13th annual conference will be held December 31st-January 3rd, 2010, at The Hyatt Regency Long ...

2. The Case of the Soldier Who Couldn't Whisper
(Matching tags: WNL,Jewish Press,Lochesh,Whisper,Dystonia,Within-Normal-Limits,Neuropsycholog,Aphoniay,Psychosis)

They were afraid, afraid for him and afraid for themselves.  He, let's call him Lochesh (the Hebrew word for whisper) could not whisper.  When they are out on dangerous missions, their faces painted in ...

3. Setting Sail on the Sea of Life
(Matching tags: Jewish Press,Chaim K.,Torah)

Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K.© 2009   Chaim K. rolls into the office with a very focused look this week.  After close to three and a half years of almost weekly sessions we "read" each other quite ...

4. When Pigs Fly - Something Out of the Ordinary: Chaim K.'s Perspective on Days of Awe and the Swine Flu
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By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K.            The Days of Awe are upon us, a time of introspection and renewal. Time reviewed and time projected. When Chaim K. came into my office during the month of ...

5. Depression And Help From Our Friends Shaul, King David, Iyov and others...
(Matching tags: Jenny S.,Jewish Press,Vertigo,Talking Therapy,Patience has Limits,Depressed Depression,Braille)

By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Jenny S. Overheard:   ·         "I'm so depressed I gained five pounds over the last holiday!" ·         "The economic situation struck so hard, I'm down to cleaning ...

6. On Community Service: Kohanim And Cities Of Refuge
(Matching tags: Kohanim,Leviim,Jewish Press,Community Services)

On a recent Shabbat my grandson commented on how quickly I walked "considering " - for the sake of his present and future birthday gifts from me, I felt sure he was referring to my height-challenged state; ...

7. The Higher The Expectation The Bigger The Fall
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Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. Chaim K. comes into the office and immediately begins to speak, as if our last meeting had never ended. "Eight years ago, at age 14, I was hit by a car and left a quadriplegic ...

8. Od Avinu Chai - Revisiting Germany
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"Germany," she shouted, as if I could have heard her here in Jerusalem through the open window. "The line is awful tonight, I thought I heard you say you are going to Germany."  I told her that she had ...

9. A Visit To "Angels On The Moon"
(Matching tags: Jewish Press,Life,Chaim K.,Dreams)

By: Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K "Do you dream, that the world will know your name So tell me your name Do you care, about all the little things or anything at all? I wanna feel, all ...

10. Erev Taanit Esther 2009 - The Eighth 'Yahrzeit': Don't Judge Anyone
(Matching tags: Jewish Press,Chaim K.,Benefit of Doubt)

By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. © 2009 Chaim comes rolling into the office, and no sooner has he parked his motorized wheelchair he says: "Hevei Dan Et Kol Adam LeKaf Zechut - in the vernacular, 'give ...

11. Crowning Glory; The Gift - Not Just Learning About Chesed, But Doing It
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I looked at her thinking of my grandmother, who used to refer to one's hair (especially girls') as "your crowning glory."   There she stood before me, all of 14 years old, hair shorn in a kind of choppy ...

12. Liar, Liar Pants On Fire: Curiosity About 'Made-off' (Madoff) Or, What Can Lying Be?
(Matching tags: Madoff,Jewish Press,Pseudologia Fantastica)

I don't presume to be a criminal psychological profiler - however, the Made-off Case has piqued my curiosity. This creep (a word I usually only use for sexual predators) has stolen money from the mouths ...

13. Hang In There: Larvae, Pupae Metamorphose and Do Become Functioning Adults
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"Metamorphosis is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's form or structure through cell ...

14. We 'Get' Pachad Yitzchak, But What about Avraham?
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    When my kids were younger I used to say, "My sons keep me in stitches," meaning of course, that they were great fun and also frequently needed to get "sewn-up" after their various exploits.  One particularly ...

15. Pyramid Of Needs And Then Some...
(Matching tags: Change,Jewish Press,Hierarchy Of Needs,Chaim K.)

By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. © 2008 We have many needs.  Sitting with Chaim K. as an annoying fly buzzes around, a need that is not on Maslow's iconic pyramid comes to mind.  The specific need ...

16. Sometimes The Diagnosis Is As Clear As The Nose On Your Face...
(Matching tags: Counter-Transferrential,Transferrential,Jewish Press,Violated)

She came into the office with her mother. They sat down. The mother, facing me on an angle, her back towards her daughter; the daughter, on the other, hand was facing me, but her shoulder was defensively ...

17. On Siblings, Jealousy And The Normal One
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By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. "When I was healthy and my brothers were young and bothered me," said an exasperated and frustrated Chaim K., as we began another session, "I'd shout at them or even ...

18. But I Just Drank Two Piña-Coladas A Week!
(Matching tags: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome,Fetal Alcohol Effects,White Matter Disorder,FAE,Jewish Press,Non-verbal Learning Disorder,FAS)

Over the past ten years, the shelves of wine in my makolet (local minimart) and the regular supermarket have spread. Gone are the days where sweet red, syrupy Kiddush wine was all you could buy. (In Israel, ...

19. Partnering With Hashem To Heal The Sick
(Matching tags: Jewish Press,Bikur Cholim)

 The Madrich HaCharedi, a veritable goldmine, is the Yellow Pages of goods and services of the ultra-religious community here in Israel. One gets just a taste of the chesed (mercy, love, or compassion) ...

20. Is It Better To Have Loved And Lost Than To Never Have Loved At All?
(Matching tags: Jewish Press,Love,Chaim K.)

By Dr. Judith Guedalia and Chaim K. I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it,          when I sorrow most; Tis better to have loved and lost, Than never to have loved, at all.   From Alfred Lord ...