You may never know what it meant. But we do. 🤍

When someone we love is healing, we may want to be there for them but not always know what that should look like. Healing doesn’t follow a timeline, but your presence, patience, and understanding can help create a space where healing feels possible. Sometimes support looks like sitting close and listening. Other times, it looks like creating small moments of normalcy: a game night, a walk, or simply being together. For parents, spouses, or close friends, it can help to find your own support system too. Taking care of ourselves enables us to show up better for others. Supporting someone through their healing can be a lot to hold, and you don’t have to hold it by yourself.

In this week’s parsha, the meraglim say: “Vanehi b’eineinu kachagavim.” We were like grasshoppers in our own eyes. Sometimes the hardest voice to fight is the one inside us that tells us we are small, unworthy, too far gone, or too broken to find our way back. Rebbe Nachman taught that even when life feels like a very narrow bridge, the most important thing is not to make ourselves afraid. And he taught us to search for the nekudah tovah — the good point that still exists inside every person. Wishing you a wonderful Shabbos. @zgluck

Some days, the past feels really close. For a moment, it can feel just like it did then. But when we open our eyes and look around, we begin noticing what’s different now. We’re safe here.

For survivors, the healing process can feel a lot like returning home to themselves. That return can happen slowly, as they begin to feel their way back to the parts of themselves that have been waiting for extra tenderness and care. Supporting someone through that journey can be as simple as becoming a safe place to land and letting them know that whenever they are ready, the light will still be on and you will still be there. That kind of patience and steady presence can mean more than you realize. 🤍

The healing process can feel a lot like returning home to yourself. That return can happen slowly, as you begin to feel your way back to the parts of yourself that have been waiting for extra tenderness and care. Supporting someone through that journey can begin with becoming a safe place to land and letting them know that whenever they are ready, the light will still be on and you will still be there. 🤍 Song: “I Will Leave the Light On” by @GhooriChaim  First debuted during Unite to Heal 2025.

In Parshas Beha'aloscha, even Moshe Rabbeinu says: "I cannot carry this alone." Hashem doesn't tell him to be stronger. He brings in help. What a beautiful lesson on what real strength can look like. Sometimes it's saying the thing out loud: This is too heavy. I need help. You were never meant to carry it alone. If you're holding something heavy right now - reach out. Amudim is here. Wishing you a wonderful Shabbos. @zgluck

After a long season of just getting through, it can be hard to believe there’s still more waiting for us. But slowly, the days ahead may begin to feel a little less heavy. We can start looking forward to the beautiful moments to come and discovering pieces of ourselves we haven’t met yet. We can step into new chapters that don’t have to be shaped by survival. And maybe the best parts of our story haven’t been written yet… The pen is still in our hands, and we get to choose how we move forward. ✍🏻

Sometimes our small, encouraging comments plant seeds of hope, and we don’t even realize it. And one day, when they’re ready and need it most, those words are still there, waiting for them. So when it feels like nothing we’ve said is making much of a difference, we can find comfort in knowing: Maybe it just hasn’t landed yet. Our Mental Health First Aid Overview is free and open to everyone.  👉 amudim.org/mhfa-training/

Coming up this month: June is PTSD Awareness Month. Starting June 8th: The Imprint Trauma Leaves A new series developed with our clinical team and leading trauma experts. We’ll be exploring what happens in the brain after a traumatic event, sharing practical coping tools for survivors, and discussing how to support someone close to you in a healthy way. Starting June 22nd: Goal Setting With Our Kids A parenting series with age-appropriate tips and tools for both younger and older children, focusing on how small wins can build real confidence and spark motivation in our kids.

International Children’s Day is a moment to pause and recognize the beauty and worth of every child. At Amudim, we believe that protecting our children’s well-being means helping create the kind of world where they can grow with trust, connection, and hope. Today, we join communities around the world in honoring children and the responsibility we share to care for them well.

Ever felt like it was too late to become better? Parshas Naso reminds us that the door is still open. The Nazir teaches us that a person can choose, at any moment, to take one step toward something higher. No perfect past required. No special background required. Just one decision. One step. One moment of saying, “I want more than this.” You are not too far gone. Wishing you a wonderful Shabbos. @zgluck

We've all been in this moment. Someone we love shuts down or lashes out. We know something feels off - but do we call Hatzalah? Do we wait it out? Do we say something? Sometimes the same behavior comes from two very different places. And knowing the right questions to ask can make all the difference. Amudim's free Mental Health First Aid Overview is open to everyone.  👉 amudim.org/mhfa-training/

New parenting tools are now available. Download our free parenting worksheets, including: The Self-Talk Shift, which helps children reframe negative thoughts; The Power of Yet, which shows how adding one word in moments of doubt can motivate and encourage them; The Feelings Thermometer, which helps children gauge what feelings are inside and how to move through them - and more. amudim.org/parenting-series-… Stay tuned for more resources coming soon!

Sometimes we forget how much our presence means to them - until they climb into our arms and settle there like nothing else in the world matters. And somehow, while we are helping them feel safe, their trust does something to us too.  It softens the moment and makes even the hard parts of parenting feel a little lighter. They may not remember every word we say, but they will ALWAYS remember how safe they felt with us. What a gift this bond is 🥰

Education is prevention. Through the Darcheinu/Our Path SEL curricula, students in classrooms around the world are learning how to notice when someone feels alone, how to stand up without escalating, and how to help create a classroom culture where students can say: We don’t do that here. This is Social Emotional Learning. This is how we equip the next generation.

On Shavuos, we read Megillas Rus - a story about what real chesed looks like. Not when it is convenient. Not when there is something in it for us. Chesed is looking at someone who has nothing left and saying: I’m not going anywhere. Rus stayed with Naomi, and that one act of loyalty changed the future of Klal Yisrael. If you know someone struggling, be Rus. Stay. Make the call. Show up. You never know what one act of loyalty can set in motion. @zvigluck Chag Sameach and Good Shabbos. #TurningTheWheel #Shavuos #MegillasRus #Chesed

Dealing with a panic attack is difficult. Dealing with a panic attack when you do not understand what your body is doing can feel terrifying. Your heart is racing, your chest feels tight, and you know something feels wrong - but you don’t know what it is. Listen as Mrs. Shira Berkowitz, LCSW, Program Director of Darcheinu and Our Path SEL, explains why children need language, practice, and real-life rehearsal before feelings become overwhelming.

More than lessons, practices, or busy calendars, our kids need quality time with us. That’s where confidence grows, memories are made, and love feels the loudest. As we head into this beautiful Shabbos, let's lean in and make those moments count. Wishing you a wonderful and joyous Shabbos.

In this week’s Turning the Wheel, @zvigluck reflects on Parshas Bamidbar, Rav Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, and the people around us who may feel counted out, unseen, or too far gone to matter. The message is simple, and it is one so many people need to hear: You count. You have always counted. And we are not letting you disappear. #TurningTheWheel #ParshasBamidbar #Amudim