(note the one "gifted hypnotherapist ..") As a teenager I only had one pair of jeans and became terribly embarrassed and ashamed when a cute boy at school smiled at me, because I was certain that he was laughing at my old jeans. It took me many years to summon the strength to share my story: I grew up in poverty in the Ukraine (part of the Soviet Union at the time) and later in Israel, after my parents relocated there due to persecution based on a religion we didn’t follow or even know much about. My parents were working many hours to make ends meet and we barely had money for food, everything else was considered a luxury we couldn't afford. After college graduation and completing my service in the Israeli Navy, I married my high-school sweetheart of 5 years. He soon turned out … [Read more...]