Toratherapeutics

03/01/2026

FROM SKY TO KITCHEN: Tic-Tac-Toast And The Art Of Sanctified Enjoyment. There is quiet theology in an apple’s crunch, in melting chocolate, in the aroma of a tisane. The world was not engineered solely for survival; it was composed for encounter. Judaism treats pleasure with seriousness and tenderness. It is permitted—even welcomed—but meant to be received consciously rather than seized compulsively.- https://mailchi.mp/toratherapeutics.com/newsletter-17450113

02/15/2026

LEARNING TO STAY - “I have learned to calm and quiet my soul,” the psalmist writes, “like a weaned child with its mother.” Not because I was forced—but because I’ve learned I am safe enough to settle. - https://mailchi.mp/toratherapeutics.com/newsletter-17449664

02/11/2026

As you’re probably aware I’ve recently gotten into AI assisted music and I’m enjoying it immensely with my clients friends, family members and audience. Please click below and enjoy.

Listen to Philocity - on the Speed of Life

02/03/2026

Is It Pleasure or Is It Pain – from Turner Blake a tenor soloist, ethical monotheist, and old-soul wanderer through the fields of thought and sound.

Created through Suno by therapist & poetic soul RD, Turner sings from the quiet spaces where philosophy meets Americana.

His debut Philocity asked big questions at high speed. His latest, Summer Soulstice, slows things down — warm, contemplative, and lit by the long light of meaning.
This is more than music. This is soul work.
Purchase the album here: https://toratherapeutics.com/downloads-learn/rds-music/

Listen on YouTube music : https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwck82_BWFo&list=OLAK5uy_lpa_a6_08TbLQD6PR78kREXLPznk5SIlw
or on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/66LFcriPBiRYGRgjPc0ccI

02/01/2026

Altered States, Sacred Views: A Door, Not a Map Psychedelics, Meaning & Responsibility. Many who seek altered states aren’t reckless. They’re searching for meaning, healing, and wholeness. Yet they often enter these experiences without knowing what questions to ask—or that there are questions. - https://mailchi.mp/toratherapeutics.com/newsletter-17449178

01/18/2026

Thirty Seconds in the Cold: Hormesis, Resilience, and the Design of Growth
This morning, I lasted just thirty seconds in my cold contrast shower.
If you know Buffalo, you know the cold here isn’t subtle. By January, it’s not novel—it’s elemental. https://mailchi.mp/toratherapeutics.com/newsletter-17448779

01/04/2026

The Creative Clinician’s Craft: Why Making Matters. We’re pressured today to make things “for the audience” before we’ve made them for the soul. But creation is not an audition. It’s a biological and spiritual impulse, our built-in way of metabolizing life. - https://mailchi.mp/toratherapeutics.com/newsletter-17448486

12/21/2025

You Can’t See Me 😊 – The Illusion of Hiding
There’s something delightfully innocent about a small child playing hide-and-seek. Sometimes, the child will simply cover their eyes and assume they’ve vanished: “If I can’t see you, you can’t see me.”
- https://mailchi.mp/toratherapeutics.com/newsletter-17448343

12/07/2025

LETTING GO TO LET IT GROW
Torah, Neuroscience, and the Quiet Power of Not Cornering the Soul https://mailchi.mp/toratherapeutics.com/newsletter-17447888

11/23/2025

PAS B’SALO: OVERFLOW THE CUP BEFORE IT’S EMPTY Resilience isn’t built in the storm...—it’s packed in the passenger seat before the trip begins. - https://mailchi.mp/toratherapeutics.com/newsletter-17447465

11/09/2025

Nature, Nurture & NOW. When it comes to mental health and healing, we’re entering a new era—one where science affirms the soul’s wisdom: small, consistent behaviors can change not just our mindset, but our biology.
- https://mailchi.mp/toratherapeutics.com/newsletter-17446924

10/26/2025

THE YOLK’S ON US - For decades, we were told to toss the yolk — the “dangerous” part of the egg supposedly linked to heart attacks and clogged arteries. Cholesterol was the enemy, and eggs were the breakfast villain. But guess what? The real joke — or yolk — was on us. https://mailchi.mp/toratherapeutics.com/newsletter-17446532