Leanne Stillerman Zabow, at The Blogs

Apr 10, 2024, 10:44 PM

Is it 9 months Or around 40 weeks Since I rolled up my puffy jacket Reached for flimsy Havaianas And my little girls' hands And stepped off the plane? 9 months Since we sat on the sidewalk Cheeks flushed with heat From Airbnb to house-sitting and back And American...

Mar 25, 2024, 12:16 AM

What does Purim feel like Post 10/7?

This is our first Purim in Israel as olim (immigrants). I heard the question "how can we celebrate and be happy at such a time"? asked several times. The resounding idea came through that even more so, we should celebrate...

Feb 22, 2024, 10:21 PM

Can We Feel for the Other Side While in a State of Trauma?

People sometimes ask me what it is like to be a new immigrant to Israel and to have had war break out several months after we arrived. Not just war, but war in the aftermath of the unspeakable trauma...

About Me

Leanne Stillerman Zabow lived and worked as a clinical psychologist in Johannesburg, South Africa, before moving to Raanana, Israel with her family in 2023, where she runs a psychotherapy practice online and in-person.