Sep 15, 2022From Reality to Morality: Spirituality and the Role of Our SuperegoBy Yosi Amram PhD “The true nature of anything is the highest it can become.” ~ Aristotle Have you ever told yourself, “I shouldn’t have done that”? Have you ever called yourself lazy, stupid, or selfish? If you’re like most, this painful sort of self-criticism is inevitably familiar. So, why…Reality25 min readReality25 min read
Sep 15, 2022“In Their Image” We Were Made: The Gender of Our True NatureBy Yosi Amram PhD “There is something in the world that the Bible regards as a symbol of God — not a temple or a tree, not a statue or a star. The one symbol of God is human, every human…Human life is holy, holier even than the scrolls of…Spirituality22 min readSpirituality22 min read
Sep 15, 2022Our Original Sin: Modern Psycho-Spiritual Lessons from Adam and Eve on Shame, Gender, and SexBy Yosi Amram PhD “The minute I heard my first love story I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.” ~ Rumi Growing up in a practicing Jewish family, I often felt overwhelmed observing the vast…Sexuality27 min readSexuality27 min read
Sep 15, 2022No Shame in Shame: True Masculinity and the Power of LoveBy Yosi Amram PhD “Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest essence something helpless that needs our love.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke OWNING OUR SHAME MEN’S DIFFICULTY WITH VULNERABILITY: WE NEED BOTH OUR YIN AND YANG MEN’S ENCULTURATION INTO VIOLENCE AND EMOTIONAL DISCONNECTION THE WAY OUT IS THROUGH: THE CASE…Personal Growth12 min readPersonal Growth12 min read
Sep 15, 2022The Manifesto for True MasculinityBy Yosi Amram Phd We men are troubled by the violence that men have perpetuated against women over millennia, recently brought into the spotlight by #MeToo. What many of us don’t recognize is how much we too are damaged by the harm we’ve inflicted, whether it was against women, our…Psychology2 min readPsychology2 min read