Emotional stress

The war may be over, but the stress remains and it is dangerous

Stress doesn’t disappear overnight and continues to affect the body. Cholesterol is one indicator influenced not only by diet but also by recent physical and emotional stress.

The war may be over, but the stress remains and it is dangerous
Gaining weight

Gaining weight? This is how it happens without you noticing

Stress manifests first in our digestive system

Does your stomach turn when you are stressed? Dr. Maya Rosman with the solution

It's OK to stop from time to time

Between routine and emergency: How do we slowly return to a reality that changed quickly?


Everyone is stressed right now, but Dr. Maya Rosman knows which food will calm you down

We’re all in a tough emotional state right now. Before turning to carbohydrates (even though it’s allowed), try a few tasty sweet snacks that can calm the body and give it what it truly needs.

Dates with nuts

How not to care online: Survival guide for staying human

Your nervous system is under siege, and the people creating that content are counting on exactly this reaction.

Smartphone.

Israelis' Food Choices After October 7 Reveal How Emotion Quietly Shapes Our Economy

Food has effectively became a tool for emotional regulation rather than a purely rational consumer choice

Young caucasian woman eating greedily on the floor

Israeli study reveals a link between prolonged psychological stress and cancer

For decades, researchers suspected that long-term stress may contribute to cancer. Now a University of Haifa study confirms the link – and it should concern us all.

A woman experiencing emotional stress

Hebrew University study discovers hidden mental health risks for youth during war

This vulnerability materialized under conditions of mass trauma – empathy was not linked to distress in regular times.

ELEVATED EMOTIONAL connection among people who have suffered in which one person’s emotions are felt and understood by another without explicit explanation could increase vulnerability to personal distress.

Can you forgive your computer, smartphone, or app when it breaks down?

a new study by two Israeli researchers found people can apply mechanisms of forgiveness toward technology, similar to the way we do with other people.

‘WE WANTED TO explore whether feelings like disappointment or anger toward technology can give way to forgiveness, allowing people to keep using it without resentment’

“Israel is Only at the Beginning of an Emotional Tsunami”

Against a growing mental health crisis, Life’s Door reports surge in demand for hope workshops

Prof. Ben Corn, founder of The Institute for the Study of Hope, at a Hope Seminar

A Nation in Pain

A silent crisis of trauma and addiction

Stop drug addiction concept.

'We are receiving 1,000 calls daily,' ERAN head tells 'Post' Trauma Conference

ERAN has over 1,800 volunteers in 13 branches throughout the country and 4 branches in North America and Australia.

David Koren, head of ERAN, at the Jerusalem Post conference, “A Nation in Trauma”

‘Israelis are under ongoing mental strain’

ERAN’s leaders discuss the surge in mental health needs during Israel’s ongoing crisis, the launch of a national emergency center, and the vital role of global Jewish support.

VOLUNTEERING AT an ERAN center.