Issue 7 Launch | Resilience with Professor L. Gutman
Watch the talk given by Professor Leslie Gutman about resilience, at our launch evening for the 7th issue of Uplift.
Dealing with loss and happiness
Dear Uplift, I recently suffered the deep loss of a parent. The day after I got up from shiva, we celebrated the bar mitzvah of my first grandson. To say that I was an emotional wreck is an understatement. As the sandwich generation, we all find ourselves navigating very conflicting emotions. What advice can you…
Exercise for Strength | By: Jude Moryoussef
You need to engage with this period in your life and not just sit and wait for it to pass. The more you can educate yourself, the easier the transition will be. Forewarned is forearmed!
Learning New Tricks
I love the week that comes after sending the magazine to print! It is a week that I first rehash all the niggles that have come up in the printing process. I also know that I have a few days’ reprieve. I don’t worry about articles, spellchecking or deadlines. This past week was a particularly…
It’s Yummy: Friend or Foe?
When we form relationships with people who have healthful habits and lifestyles—those who can inspire, encourage, and motivate—it can help us immensely during our healthy-lifestyle journey.
The Twilight Zone
The time between night and day, when the world outside is quiet but your head keeps playing sounds that you just can’t seem to shut down.
Through The Looking Glass
This is the story of Jewish Women throughout the millennia – whatever obstacles are thrown our way we make sure our loved ones find comfort and support in our homes.
Building Our Immunity
Our immune system is our bodies’ defence against infections. Without it, even the mildest of infections might make us seriously unwell.
Mother-In-Law & Daughter-In-Law | Family Dynamics
The day Shprintza got engaged to Joel, her soon-to-be sister-in-law took her to a corner and said. “Whatever Joel’s mom says…. don’t take it to heart, as she’s just being a Mother-in-law.” The relationship that she had heard so much about from her own mother, was now being passed along to her. The famous Interfering…
Mammography
If you are approaching your 50th birthday you may soon receive your first invitation for a breast screening check known as a mammogram. You may not know what to expect? Women in the UK are invited for breast screening between the ages of 50 and 70 years every 3 years. (In some areas it is…
