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Grab the Reins

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Yisroel kept his nose clean. If he didn’t break any rules, he figured he’d sail through his six months by staying un ...

Grab the Reins

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Besides making sure the horses were settled, there was nothing for me to do but watch, leaving me free to think. To ...

Grab the Reins

Wednesday, August 09, 2017

“Why,” I asked, “do we continue with certain behaviors but not others? Because they served us well at some point in ...

Grab the Reins

Wednesday, August 02, 2017

Retorno isn’t your typical tourist attraction, but Norman and Jacqueline weren’t your typical tourists. They were Canadian proba ...

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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Was I ready for this? Could I combine what I’d learned at the ranch with everything I’d learned about addiction and ...

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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

When you paused too long between each effort, you were essentially letting him have his way, every single time

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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

“There are situations in which a person’s participation is entirely against his will. The responsibility does not lie in h ...

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Wednesday, July 05, 2017

“Is anyone willing to share how they deal with difficult emotions? Or maybe I should say, to not deal with difficult ...

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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

I was very worried about her. She had so much fear inside her, so much pain, and so few tools to navigate those ...

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

“ ‘Henny,’ she said, ‘you’re not dying. You’re simply experiencing a feeling you’ve never experienced before. It’s called ser ...

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

The rabbi shook his head. “Ilana, it’s not the horse that wants to be on the side, it’s you

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