{"id":6277,"date":"2021-04-18T18:28:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T15:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.shira-aharony.co.il\/blog\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T19:18:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T16:18:56","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/en\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6277\" class=\"elementor elementor-6277 elementor-190\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971d600 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"971d600\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0a2bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e0a2bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df0fae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6df0fae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>he blog is a long-standing home for my writing across different platforms, and I&#8217;m excited to invite you to visit<\/p>\n<p>This is a chance to get a closer look at my approach as a therapist for teens and young adults, and to discover the unique and powerful benefits of creative therapeutic work.<br \/>If we haven\u2019t met yet and you&#8217;re curious about how I began writing \u2013 you\u2019ll find that and more in the post<a href=\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/en\/welcome-post\/\"> \u2018Glad You\u2019re Here!\u2019<\/a>.<br \/>You&#8217;re warmly invited to read, share your thoughts (even on older posts \u2013 I read everything), and <a href=\"#contact\">reach out<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m here.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d56e64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d56e64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5166e1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5166e1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45879b elementor-grid-2 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-loop-grid\" data-id=\"d45879b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;template_id&quot;:4957,&quot;columns&quot;:2,&quot;pagination_type&quot;:&quot;numbers_and_prev_next&quot;,&quot;row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:46,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_skin&quot;:&quot;post&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;edit_handle_selector&quot;:&quot;[data-elementor-type=\\&quot;loop-item\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;pagination_load_type&quot;:&quot;page_reload&quot;,&quot;row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"loop-grid.post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-loop-container elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-4957\">.e-loop-item-8101 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-8101 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/yellow_bracelets.jpg\");}<\/style><style id=\"loop-4957\">.elementor-4957 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd{--display:flex;--min-height:500px;--flex-direction:column;--container-widget-width:calc( ( 1 - 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Fine tuning: raise this if it ends up too tight *\/\n.sh-blog-post.sh-iconbox-container .sh-post-date {\n  padding-bottom: 0;\n}\/* End custom CSS *\/<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4957\" class=\"elementor elementor-4957 e-loop-item e-loop-item-8101 post-8101 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-1 tag-arts-and-crafs-at-home tag-changes tag-memories tag-october-7th\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d546dfd sh-blog-post sh-iconbox-container  bg-zoom  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d546dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/en\/yellow-bracelet-project\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f0803 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06f0803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"left-arrow\" width=\"39\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 39 14\"><polygon id=\"left-arrow-2\" data-name=\"left-arrow\" points=\"38 5.98 6.81 5.98 12.45 2.57 11.42 .87 1.05 7.14 11.44 13.14 12.43 11.42 6.45 7.96 38 7.96 38 5.98\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe story of the Yellow Bracelet Project\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I really wanted this to be a short story with a simple, happy ending. I promised myself that when it finally came, I would write it all down, from the beginning to that ending I\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a565b elementor-align-center sh-post-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d1a565b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d98e67 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>07\/10\/2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-4957\">.e-loop-item-8109 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-8109 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/grossman_winnicott_corner.jpg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4957\" class=\"elementor elementor-4957 e-loop-item e-loop-item-8109 post-8109 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-1 tag-adaptation tag-america-2 tag-changes tag-embroidery tag-new-beginnings tag-workshops\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d546dfd sh-blog-post sh-iconbox-container  bg-zoom  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d546dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/en\/experience-to-understand\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f0803 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06f0803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"left-arrow\" width=\"39\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 39 14\"><polygon id=\"left-arrow-2\" data-name=\"left-arrow\" points=\"38 5.98 6.81 5.98 12.45 2.57 11.42 .87 1.05 7.14 11.44 13.14 12.43 11.42 6.45 7.96 38 7.96 38 5.98\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou have to experience it to understand\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are so many things in life that, no matter how much people tell us about them beforehand, are incredibly hard, if not impossible, to truly understand until we experience them ourselves. Immigration is definitely\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a565b elementor-align-center sh-post-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d1a565b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d98e67 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>06\/09\/2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-4957\">.e-loop-item-8120 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-8120 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nest.jpeg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4957\" class=\"elementor elementor-4957 e-loop-item e-loop-item-8120 post-8120 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-1 tag-adaptation tag-changes tag-memories\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d546dfd sh-blog-post sh-iconbox-container  bg-zoom  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d546dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/en\/learning-to-fly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f0803 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06f0803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"left-arrow\" width=\"39\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 39 14\"><polygon id=\"left-arrow-2\" data-name=\"left-arrow\" points=\"38 5.98 6.81 5.98 12.45 2.57 11.42 .87 1.05 7.14 11.44 13.14 12.43 11.42 6.45 7.96 38 7.96 38 5.98\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearning to Fly\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For five years, I was the mother of just one child, a daughter, until our second child was born. Throughout those five years, everything, everything (everything!) revolved around her, shaped by what we believed she\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a565b elementor-align-center sh-post-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d1a565b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d98e67 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>25\/08\/2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-4957\">.e-loop-item-8173 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-8173 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/birthday-morning.jpg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4957\" class=\"elementor elementor-4957 e-loop-item e-loop-item-8173 post-8173 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-1 tag-embroidery tag-learning tag-workshops\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d546dfd sh-blog-post sh-iconbox-container  bg-zoom  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d546dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/en\/different-embroidery\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f0803 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06f0803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"left-arrow\" width=\"39\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 39 14\"><polygon id=\"left-arrow-2\" data-name=\"left-arrow\" points=\"38 5.98 6.81 5.98 12.45 2.57 11.42 .87 1.05 7.14 11.44 13.14 12.43 11.42 6.45 7.96 38 7.96 38 5.98\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmbroidering Differently\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It took me a long time to understand that embroidery could be whatever I wanted it to be. I do not have to follow patterns or booklets. I do not have to plan, and I\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a565b elementor-align-center sh-post-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d1a565b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d98e67 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>19\/08\/2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-4957\">.e-loop-item-8131 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-8131 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/thread-and-absence.jpg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4957\" class=\"elementor elementor-4957 e-loop-item e-loop-item-8131 post-8131 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-1 tag-art tag-embroidery tag-exhibition tag-museum\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d546dfd sh-blog-post sh-iconbox-container  bg-zoom  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d546dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/en\/talya-shamir\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f0803 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06f0803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"left-arrow\" width=\"39\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 39 14\"><polygon id=\"left-arrow-2\" data-name=\"left-arrow\" points=\"38 5.98 6.81 5.98 12.45 2.57 11.42 .87 1.05 7.14 11.44 13.14 12.43 11.42 6.45 7.96 38 7.96 38 5.98\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Thread and Absence&#8221;: Visiting Talya Kutz Shamir\u2019s Exhibition\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All this high tech, and the world still has no teleportation: some device like a London phone booth that you step into, press a button, and arrive somewhere else in a second. What are we\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a565b elementor-align-center sh-post-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d1a565b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d98e67 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>14\/08\/2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-4957\">.e-loop-item-8130 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-8130 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/things-return-slowly-3.jpg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4957\" class=\"elementor elementor-4957 e-loop-item e-loop-item-8130 post-8130 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-1 tag-health tag-hospital tag-routine tag-surgery\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d546dfd sh-blog-post sh-iconbox-container  bg-zoom  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d546dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/en\/back-slowly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f0803 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06f0803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"left-arrow\" width=\"39\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 39 14\"><polygon id=\"left-arrow-2\" data-name=\"left-arrow\" points=\"38 5.98 6.81 5.98 12.45 2.57 11.42 .87 1.05 7.14 11.44 13.14 12.43 11.42 6.45 7.96 38 7.96 38 5.98\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThings That Come Back Slowly\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The doctor who drew the dubious assignment of removing my stitches was not at all pleased with the flip-flops I showed up in yesterday. She is actually a very kind and helpful doctor. There is\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a565b elementor-align-center sh-post-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d1a565b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d98e67 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>07\/08\/2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-4957\">.e-loop-item-8129 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-8129 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fourth-round-featured.jpeg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4957\" class=\"elementor elementor-4957 e-loop-item e-loop-item-8129 post-8129 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-1 tag-health tag-hospital tag-routine tag-surgery\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d546dfd sh-blog-post sh-iconbox-container  bg-zoom  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d546dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/en\/fourth-round\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f0803 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06f0803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"left-arrow\" width=\"39\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 39 14\"><polygon id=\"left-arrow-2\" data-name=\"left-arrow\" points=\"38 5.98 6.81 5.98 12.45 2.57 11.42 .87 1.05 7.14 11.44 13.14 12.43 11.42 6.45 7.96 38 7.96 38 5.98\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRound Four (and that&#8217;s it?)\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is my fourth surgery, and I have to take off all my earrings and rings. I wear tiny titanium earrings that I bought in February, when I was in Israel, from a lovely young\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a565b elementor-align-center sh-post-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d1a565b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d98e67 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>24\/07\/2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-4957\">.e-loop-item-6491 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-6491 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/43th_birthday.jpg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4957\" class=\"elementor elementor-4957 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6491 post-6491 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-1 tag-adaptation tag-fear tag-recovery-and-rehabilitation\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d546dfd sh-blog-post sh-iconbox-container  bg-zoom  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d546dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/en\/my-birthday-wishes-to-you\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f0803 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06f0803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"left-arrow\" width=\"39\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 39 14\"><polygon id=\"left-arrow-2\" data-name=\"left-arrow\" points=\"38 5.98 6.81 5.98 12.45 2.57 11.42 .87 1.05 7.14 11.44 13.14 12.43 11.42 6.45 7.96 38 7.96 38 5.98\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBirthday wishes from me to you\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tToday is my birthday. A birthday that comes after a year in a different, distant country. I narrowed it down, and a year passed; I narrowed it down again, and a decade has already gone\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a565b elementor-align-center sh-post-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d1a565b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d98e67 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>02\/07\/2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-4957\">.e-loop-item-6200 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-6200 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/try-something-new-hero.jpg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4957\" class=\"elementor elementor-4957 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6200 post-6200 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-1 tag-adaptation tag-america-2 tag-changes tag-it-is-never-too-late tag-learning tag-missed-opportunity tag-newyear\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d546dfd sh-blog-post sh-iconbox-container  bg-zoom  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d546dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/en\/try-something-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f0803 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06f0803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"left-arrow\" width=\"39\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 39 14\"><polygon id=\"left-arrow-2\" data-name=\"left-arrow\" points=\"38 5.98 6.81 5.98 12.45 2.57 11.42 .87 1.05 7.14 11.44 13.14 12.43 11.42 6.45 7.96 38 7.96 38 5.98\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTRY SOMETHING NEW\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tOn the door of the school counselor, there are three words, and they are the heart of the educational approach at this school\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a565b elementor-align-center sh-post-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d1a565b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d98e67 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>20\/11\/2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-4957\">.e-loop-item-6224 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-6224 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pain-hero.jpg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4957\" class=\"elementor elementor-4957 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6224 post-6224 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-1 tag-adaptation tag-america-2 tag-belonging tag-changes tag-decisions tag-exhibition tag-fear tag-pain tag-resilience tag-teenagers tag-transitions\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d546dfd sh-blog-post sh-iconbox-container  bg-zoom  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d546dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/en\/pain-and-aggression\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f0803 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06f0803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"left-arrow\" width=\"39\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 39 14\"><polygon id=\"left-arrow-2\" data-name=\"left-arrow\" points=\"38 5.98 6.81 5.98 12.45 2.57 11.42 .87 1.05 7.14 11.44 13.14 12.43 11.42 6.45 7.96 38 7.96 38 5.98\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn Pain and Aggression\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThree months and two days since we landed on the moon. So much has happened since then, so hard to capture in words. Still, I\u2019m starting to try.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a565b elementor-align-center sh-post-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d1a565b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d98e67 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>19\/10\/2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-4957\">.e-loop-item-6234 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-6234 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/here-there-hero.jpg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4957\" class=\"elementor elementor-4957 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6234 post-6234 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-1 tag-adaptation tag-america-2 tag-changes tag-fear\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d546dfd sh-blog-post sh-iconbox-container  bg-zoom  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d546dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/en\/here-there\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f0803 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06f0803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"left-arrow\" width=\"39\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 39 14\"><polygon id=\"left-arrow-2\" data-name=\"left-arrow\" points=\"38 5.98 6.81 5.98 12.45 2.57 11.42 .87 1.05 7.14 11.44 13.14 12.43 11.42 6.45 7.96 38 7.96 38 5.98\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Here of There\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI\u2019m still a little afraid to write. I\u2019m afraid to think, afraid to understand what\u2019s happening, even though we\u2019ve been preparing for this move for quite a while, we really haven\u2019t spoken about it much\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a565b elementor-align-center sh-post-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d1a565b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d98e67 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>13\/08\/2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-4957\">.e-loop-item-6493 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-6493 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/trauma-t.jpg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4957\" class=\"elementor elementor-4957 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6493 post-6493 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-1 tag-benefit tag-crisis tag-guilt tag-meaning tag-regret tag-shame\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d546dfd sh-blog-post sh-iconbox-container  bg-zoom  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d546dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/en\/trauma\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f0803 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06f0803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"left-arrow\" width=\"39\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 39 14\"><polygon id=\"left-arrow-2\" data-name=\"left-arrow\" points=\"38 5.98 6.81 5.98 12.45 2.57 11.42 .87 1.05 7.14 11.44 13.14 12.43 11.42 6.45 7.96 38 7.96 38 5.98\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe wicked sisters of trauma\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGuilt and shame are the cruel sisters of trauma; they amplify its weight, deepen despair, and obscure the paths to healing.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a565b elementor-align-center sh-post-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d1a565b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d98e67 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>22\/10\/2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-4957\">.e-loop-item-6487 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-6487 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/itsOK-cropped2-t.jpg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4957\" class=\"elementor elementor-4957 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6487 post-6487 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-1 tag-crisis tag-fear tag-war\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d546dfd sh-blog-post sh-iconbox-container  bg-zoom  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d546dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/en\/its-ok\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f0803 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06f0803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"left-arrow\" width=\"39\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 39 14\"><polygon id=\"left-arrow-2\" data-name=\"left-arrow\" points=\"38 5.98 6.81 5.98 12.45 2.57 11.42 .87 1.05 7.14 11.44 13.14 12.43 11.42 6.45 7.96 38 7.96 38 5.98\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s okay\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s okay to feel that everything you thought you knew about things, about life \u2014 doesn\u2019t apply right now, or that you don\u2019t have access to any of it. Your connection with yourself will be\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a565b elementor-align-center sh-post-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d1a565b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d98e67 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>08\/10\/2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-4957\">.e-loop-item-6496 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-6496 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/pumpkin-carriage-header.jpg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4957\" class=\"elementor elementor-4957 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6496 post-6496 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-1 tag-adolescence tag-adolescence-2 tag-expectations tag-graduation tag-graduation-party tag-high-school tag-loneliness tag-party tag-prom\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d546dfd sh-blog-post sh-iconbox-container  bg-zoom  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d546dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/en\/pumpkin-carriage\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f0803 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06f0803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"left-arrow\" width=\"39\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 39 14\"><polygon id=\"left-arrow-2\" data-name=\"left-arrow\" points=\"38 5.98 6.81 5.98 12.45 2.57 11.42 .87 1.05 7.14 11.44 13.14 12.43 11.42 6.45 7.96 38 7.96 38 5.98\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen the carriage is a pumpkin\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGraduating High School and Stepping into Life. There\u2019s a feeling that a fun celebration is happening, but your daughter feels like she\u2019s not part of it. This drama might seem exaggerated to us, but for\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a565b elementor-align-center sh-post-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d1a565b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d98e67 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>31\/05\/2023<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-4957\">.e-loop-item-6502 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-6502 .elementor-element.elementor-element-d546dfd > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/what-if-header.jpg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"4957\" class=\"elementor elementor-4957 e-loop-item e-loop-item-6502 post-6502 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-1 tag-choises tag-clinic tag-decisions tag-what-if tag-work-place\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d546dfd sh-blog-post sh-iconbox-container  bg-zoom  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d546dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/shira-aharony.com\/en\/what-if\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f0803 elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"06f0803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"left-arrow\" width=\"39\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 39 14\"><polygon id=\"left-arrow-2\" data-name=\"left-arrow\" points=\"38 5.98 6.81 5.98 12.45 2.57 11.42 .87 1.05 7.14 11.44 13.14 12.43 11.42 6.45 7.96 38 7.96 38 5.98\"><\/polygon><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat if&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIf I had chosen differently \u2014 what would I do? I try to imagine a place where there is no sorrow, a routine so simple, earthly, maybe even monotonous, filled with familiarity and a long-term\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1a565b elementor-align-center sh-post-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"d1a565b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d98e67 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item 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