Susan Heitler, at The Blogs

Oct 22, 2022, 11:57 PM

The Irony of the ‘Don’t Waste Your Vote’ Mantra

How can I be sure that I will not waste my vote?

Only one candidate running in this election has major appeal to centrist voters like myself. The more I read about Ayelet Shaked and the more I hear her speak, the more convinced I become that Shaked best stands for...

May 14, 2021, 6:33 PM

After winning the war, how do we win the peace?

Israel has a long history of winning wars without winning the peace. Here's a five-point plan for how Israel could win both. Accomplish total victory. Let the IDF do all it needs to in order to totally decimate Hamas's...

Oct 12, 2020, 2:10 AM

What’s Next? Kill Viruses, Not Jobs. Here’s How.

(c) fredgoldstein/fotosearch. Lockdown stops coronavirus but at a huge mental health price for far too many folks.

After the lockdown, what next? When infection rates zoom upward, lockdowns may offer the fastest way to stem the tide. At the same time, as a psychologist I am acutely aware of the mental health costs—anxiety, depression, addiction, domestic...

Jun 24, 2020, 11:11 PM

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Why Benny Gantz sounds weak

The alternate prime minister has this one habit of speech that hints at a failure to lead: He speaks in negatives

Apr 27, 2020, 5:55 PM

Shema Yisrael! But Are Jews Listening Enough?

In pre-WWII Germany, many Jews allied themselves with the Nazi party. As Wikipedia explains, the Association of German National Jews, and other Jewish organizations as well, attracted Jews who identified more with being German than with being Jewish. Defending this...

Oct 5, 2019, 12:46 AM

Impeachment and Indictment: Same Abusive Tactics?

For some time now I have been working with adults and children who have been targets of a form of domestic abuse—highly damaging both to the targeted parent and to the child/ren—called parental alienation. I also have written an...

Sep 5, 2019, 12:01 PM

Train Alert: It Can’t Happen Here?

My 17-year-old grandson Boaz and his family made aliyah from America four years ago. This summer Boaz returned to the US for a six-week visit, athletic training, and to work. What would you have done if you had encountered...

Aug 26, 2019, 10:59 PM

Why Are American Jewish Leaders Aiding Our Enemies?

The JCRC, the committee of JewishColorado whose mission is to "advocate for policy issues that affect the Colorado Jewish community," recently published a letter criticizing the Israeli government’s refusal to allow US Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar 's...

Feb 2, 2018, 3:46 AM

Parental Alienation: Is That What the Left Does, Both in Israel and in the US?

Do President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu merit such continuous ire as both steadily receive from their political left? And what is the impact of this acrimony on the citizens of the countries they lead? I have had a run...

Jun 7, 2017, 12:40 AM

Learn This Easy Trick For Reading the Minds of Palestinian Leaders!

There's a remarkably simple way to discover what Palestinian leaders are thinking. No special spy equipment needed to utilize this mental X-ray technique—just understanding of the psychological habit of projection. With this understanding, anyone can easily translate projections into...

About Me

Susan Heitler, PhD, a clinical psychologist formerly from Denver, has recently made aliyah to Israel. Dr. Heitler's popular psychologytoday.com blog—Resolution, Not Conflict—has received more than 25 million reads. Her Power of Two book and workbook, teaching communication and conflict resolution skills, has been published in six foreign languages including Hebrew. For her techniques for relieving depression, anger, and anxiety, see her website at prescriptionswithoutpills.com.

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