11. Trusting Hashem Through Life's Challenges with Dating Coach and Therapist Jackie Glaser

Hi everyone! Welcome back to The Chai on Life Podcast. I’m Alex Segal and today, we are speaking with Dating Coach and Former Today Show Psychologist Jackie Glaser.

I’ve known Jackie for 12 years. She was really influential on my Jewish journey. I was on a trip to Israel the summer after I graduated college which is when I met her — she taught us at the seminary Neve Yerushalayim and then she basically convinced me to stay in Israel and do another program for six weeks. That fall, after I was back, she was in New York and started a program that we called Souled — which was a weekly Jewish learning class which changed my life and introduced me to some of my best friends.

If you know Jackie, you know she is a powerhouse. She has changed so many lives with her teaching and now is helping so many through her dating coaching. She is using her psychology skills and her own experience of working on herself to help other singles do any work that could help them become more ready to meet and marry their soulmate. She also coaches married women in her courses.

In this podcast, we speak about:

-Jackie’s experience being single and how she worked on her relationship with Hashem to find peace in that and ultimately, meet her husband

-What it really means to surrender to Hashem and she shares real exercises you can do today in order to help you get there

-How to know what type of therapy is right for you and if you’re stuck in talk therapy, where you can go from there

-Why we may experience trauma and how to work through it so we can heal

-Why you should run away from someone who is trying to tell you reasons why you’re single

-How to deal with the pain of being single without turning it into suffering

-More about her course offerings and why the work she does is so powerful

-Practical tools and resources we can turn to to work on our trust in Hashem

…and so much more!

Other resources mentioned in the podcast:

-Jackie's website and Instagram (@datingbyjackieg) — follow her there for more dating advice and support!

-Listen to Jackie on The Inside Out Podcast to learn even more about her journey and get more wisdom from her

-Build your strength in Hashem with dailybitachon.com

-Watch Tzipora Grodko's content for more support

If there is a topic or person you want to see on The Chai on Life Podcast, send me a DM on Instagram at @chaionlifemag or send an email to alex@chaionlifemag.com.

Thanks for listening!