Psychology Applied - Dovid Halon LMSW, MEd: Recent Episodes

Shmuel Perl

Discussing various topics on applying psychology in these modern times

Hard alcohol warms up the emotions which can in turn cause not good things to happen such as arguments

Waiting an hour after eating, giving charity, you are a servant of Hashem

Learning Torah, learning throughout the night, and half fasts

Remembering the sin is the duty of the Bal Tshuva,

True Tshuva helps the individual throughout his journey, but one who includes others in sin has a different path

Training oneself to eat what is necessary but not excessive

Happiness through saying Tehilim, and saying each word from the Siddur.

The advantage of the Baal Tshuva, life struggles lead us to get closer to Hashem

One is helped from above to return, vs one who isn't in this mode of being

The Two Souls of a Yid

The Two Souls that a Yid Has.

Discussing life

One who wishes to return to God must always be cognizant of the past as this will bring him to humility and a true broken heart which will in turn cause God to help him and bring him close.

One who wishes to return to God must know that his effort is primarily between him and God alone and not between him and man, thus his work is internal and not external

Some thoughts on the topic of emotional stability

General topics on psychology