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| A Lesson from Uman |
| By Dr. Zev Ballen |
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| There is no power on earth that can limit a person who is ready to sacrifice everything for that which he loves and believes in. He enters the realm of the supernatural... |
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| Abraham’s Legacy |
| By Dr. Zev Ballen |
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| The Chofetz Chaim told Reb Shraga Feival Mendelovitch to literally go anywhere to speak to people about Hashem if they were willing to listen – “even to the communists!” |
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| Dear Nachlaot |
| By Dr. Zev Ballen |
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| Zev Ballen writes a message of hope to the residents of a once-quiet Jerusalem neighborhood who were shocked to discover an organized band of child-molesters in their midst... |
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| A Psychotherapist Confesses |
| By Dr. Zev Ballen |
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| In this exclusive expose, a psychotherapist who turned to Torah boldly reveals the truth about psychotherapy and its ability – or lack of ability – to sooth an aching soul… |
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| A Psychotherapist without G-d |
| By Dr. Zev Ballen |
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| What can a therapist without G-d possibly say to uproot the deep-seeded traumas that haunt people for years? Does he have a cure? He has no answers… |
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| Angel Kids |
| By Dr. Zev Ballen |
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| Rabbi Arush reminds us that even the great Rabbi Akiva said that there was no one, even in his holy generation, who was on the level to give rebuke to others... |
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| Believers |
| By Dr. Zev Ballen |
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| Believers live with a broader more encompassing sense of purpose, responsibility and commitment to their cause, which they regard as much greater than themselves. |
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| Bert and the Beast |
| By Dr. Zev Ballen |
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| Psychotherapist Zev Ballen treats a psychotic with extreme pent-up anger so bad that he develops a severe case of psoriasis; but the anger was uglier than the scaly skin… |
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| Bully Busters |
| By Dr. Zev Ballen |
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| Bullies are really a mirage; sure they make trouble, but if you fight the Bully with emuna, he just seems to evaporate, like mist on a summer morning… |
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| CBT: The Real Deal? |
| By Dr. Zev Ballen |
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| Cognitive psychology looks good and true. It certainly appears to have many advantages over Freudian psychology which is filled with blatant heresy, but does it really work? |
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| A Higher Way |
| By Dr. Zev Ballen |
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| When you're with people who are not afraid to die you'll know it - you won't need to hear them give a lesson about it. It's a just a higher way of knowing things... |
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| Aliya and Personal Growth |
| By Dr. Zev Ballen |
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| He never really connected to Hashem in the USA; but, once he came to the land of emuna, he learned what true abundance – both material and spiritual – really is… |
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| Authenticity |
| By Dr. Zev Ballen |
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| A lot of us are scared to ask certain questions, because we don't want to find out that we're doing or feeling is something "wrong", something that doesn't fit our image... |
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| Changing Your Luck |
| By Dr. Zev Ballen |
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| If I have G-d in mind when I'm trying to slam-dunk, my thoughts are going to work together to enable me to be far more successful than otherwise... |
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| Cognitive Dissonance |
| By Dr. Zev Ballen |
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| Doubt and confusion are more mentally toxic than anything. When people doubt or forget about Hashem they risk developing a psychiatric or psychological disorder… |
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