About the Author

Debbie Gutfreund

Debbie Gutfreund is a marriage and family therapist and a writer. She received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania and her MA in Family Therapy from the University of North Texas. In her free time, Debbie is a marathon runner and an avid swimmer. She currently lives with her husband and children in Boca Raton, Florida.

Five Ways to Hold onto Resilience

by Debbie Gutfreund

What do you do after crossing the finish line?

Four Ways to Find Freedom and Expansiveness Amidst Our Blessings and Adversities

by Debbie Gutfreund

Learning how to run towards, instead of away, from our challenges.

Who Are the People who Changed Your Life?

by Debbie Gutfreund

Have you thanked them?

Footprints of Gratitude: How I Got Out of My Florida Funk

by Debbie Gutfreund

When everything was going wrong, it was my son’s fearless resilience that opened my eyes and helped me find a glimmer of gratitude.

When Everything Went Up in Smoke

by Debbie Gutfreund

What do you do when everything you own is suddenly taken from you and you're fortunate enough to still have everything that really matters?

5 Essential Ways to Make Room for Change and Move Forward

by Debbie Gutfreund

Inspiring insights from the book W1nning that will help everyone to grow.

What Motherhood has Taught Me

by Debbie Gutfreund

Becoming a mother is the hardest choice I've ever made. And by far the best.

The Secret to Our Greatest Comebacks

by Debbie Gutfreund

4 relevant lessons from Matt Fitzgerald’s The Comeback Quotient.

 

Grow Like the Trees

by Debbie Gutfreund

In honor of Tu B’Shvat, 6 lessons on how to grow.

Five Habits to Nourish Your Marriage During the Pandemic

by Debbie Gutfreund

Here's what to do if you're feeling under-appreciated and over-worked, or worried that the spark in your marriage is fading.

4 Ways to See Things from a New Perspective

by Debbie Gutfreund

Change your perspective, change your life.

Three Ways to Find Your Inner Light

by Debbie Gutfreund

Hanukkah is a unique time for accessing the sparks of light within and thereby light up the world.

Genius Is Born and 6 Other Lies about Learning

by Debbie Gutfreund

Jim Kwik's 7 common lies that limit our ability to learn and reach our potential.

Five Ways to Build Your Gratitude Muscles

by Debbie Gutfreund

This has never been more important than it is now when so much seems to be going wrong in the world and in our lives.

 

6 Questions to Empower Yourself

by Debbie Gutfreund

Feeling stuck? Here's your way out.

Fractured Families: Forgiveness and Healing

by Debbie Gutfreund

Family rifts are extremely painful. Reconciling is a real possibility.

Yes to Life In Spite of Everything: Viktor Frankl’s Re-Discovered Manuscript

by Debbie Gutfreund

Four crucial ideas from this poignant masterpiece of writing.

3 Ways Covid-19 Changed My Life

by Debbie Gutfreund

I don’t know how or when the pandemic will end, but I know that the miracle of life is now.

Running Uphill

by Debbie Gutfreund

Sometimes running uphill is the only way to see the view.

My Thoughts of Life and Death on Yom HaShoah

by Debbie Gutfreund

Coronavirus has me thinking a lot about death. And life.

 

Queen Esther: 4 Lessons in Personal Transformation

by Debbie Gutfreund

How to be the hero of your own story.

 

Courage and Faith: Tibor Rubin's Incredible Heroism

by Debbie Gutfreund

An anti-Semitic sergeant couldn’t stop a Holocaust survivor who heroically served in the US Army from getting his Medal of Honor.

 

Hanukkah: 8 Ways to turn Darkness into Light

by Debbie Gutfreund

Share the light.

 

Five Habits of Happy People

by Debbie Gutfreund

How to train your mind to be positive.

 

8 Things I Wish I Knew at My Graduation

by Debbie Gutfreund

Practical wisdom for life, whether you’re just graduating or not.

 

Freedom: Seven Empowering Beliefs

by Debbie Gutfreund

Set yourself free this Passover.

 

Four Primary Excuses that Hold Us Back

by Debbie Gutfreund

You have more time and talent than you think!

 

Hanukkah and Jewish Grit

by Debbie Gutfreund

Spiritual victories are built on consistent, daily efforts that bear witness to our commitment and faith.

 

Sukkot: Living Under the Stars

by Debbie Gutfreund

Kyle Maynard’s courage to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, despite having no hands or feet, encapsulates the mindset of the sukkah.

 

Four Ways We Mess Up Apologies

by Debbie Gutfreund

And how to do it right.

Thanksgiving Should Not Be Only Once a Year

by Debbie Gutfreund

Six ways to feel gratitude every day. Try them; they really work!

Five Ways to Improve Your Emotional Fitness

by Debbie Gutfreund

Practical tips on how to transform your emotions and live a happier life.

Six Steps to Facing Your Fears

by Debbie Gutfreund

Because the only way to create a life of growth and significance is by taking risks.

Seven Ways to Make Your Thoughts More Empowering

by Debbie Gutfreund

How to bring more positivity and optimism into your day.

Ten Ways to Improve Your Marriage without Your Spouse Even Knowing

by Debbie Gutfreund

Change your relationship by changing yourself.

The 6 High Performance Habits that Make People Extraordinary

by Debbie Gutfreund

All successful people share six common, consistent habits regardless of their area of expertise. Everyone can emulate them.

A Shelter of Belonging: How the Sukkah Can Connect Us to Each Other

by Debbie Gutfreund

Open to the stars, we are able to see beyond the walls that divide.

The Five Ways We Mess Up an Apology

by Debbie Gutfreund

How to ask for forgiveness the right way.

8 Things I’m Letting Go before Rosh Hashanah

by Debbie Gutfreund

Because we can’t start anew until we stop what we’re doing.

Spiritual Deficiency Syndrome and What You Can Do About It

by Debbie Gutfreund

Take this important annual spiritual checkup before Rosh Hashanah.

Make Your Bed: Change Your Life and Maybe the World

by Debbie Gutfreund

9 lessons from Admiral McRaven’s best-selling book.

Taylor Swift’s New Song as a Jewish Guide to Forgiveness

by Debbie Gutfreund

Look what you made me do and three other common obstacles to forgiveness.

4 Ways to Control Your Emotions

by Debbie Gutfreund

Our feelings do not need to define us or dictate our actions.

Elul and the Solar Eclipse: Removing the Blocks to Find Meaning

by Debbie Gutfreund

Three steps to embrace the ever-present meaning in our lives.

How My Parents’ Divorce Impacted My Marriage

by Debbie Gutfreund

My difficult childhood is making my marriage stronger.

Sheryl Sandberg, Tisha B’Av & How to Transform Loss into Resilience

by Debbie Gutfreund

Keeping the memory of a loved one alive.

Ten Signs You’re Ready for Marriage

by Debbie Gutfreund

It has far less to do with age than it does with being emotionally ready for a lifelong commitment.

My 30-Day No Complaining Challenge

by Debbie Gutfreund

It was way harder than I thought. Here are my three main lessons.

Overcoming Loss through Reconnection

by Debbie Gutfreund

Now is the time to feel a relentless responsibility to create meaning in our lives and reconnect to what really matters.

Seven Daily Habits of Success

by Debbie Gutfreund

Change your routine, change your life.

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