Having suffered since childhood from depression, I was deeply moved by an article I read on washingtonpost.com written by Daniele Seiss, entitled “Running For My Life“.
I began running to get fit and to shed some pounds and also discovered, accidentally, the huge benefits that pounding the earth has on my mental state. While I can never [...]
Our oldest son is getting married and we are now counting down the days.
Who knew that putting individuals in preassigned seats could be so time-consuming? My daughter’s dress is still at the dressmaker. We’ve only had one fitting and I’m trying to not panic but as the days go on it’s becoming more difficult! Other [...]
I know from my personal experience that writing about something that is on my mind is helpful to me in processing it.
I am very afraid of spiders. I would rather face a lion (which I did, albeit with a game ranger and a rifle in South Africa) than come within 3 feet of a [...]
I promised in a recent Q&A video that I would answer the question about the inspiration behind my children’s book “Boom… Boom… Boom…”
Five years ago, my daughter and I had a day that changed both our lives.
The day was warm and we were well into summer, my favorite season. It was a day like any [...]
I feel excited and honored to have written a guest post for Maw Books Blog. Posted today, it is entitled “Reading with Feeling” and I wrote about to use stories to help children explore their feelings.
Maw Books Blog is a wonderful book review blog site and, if you haven’t already, well worth bookmarking. Natasha Maw [...]
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As a young mother I noticed that from an early age my children were drawn to stories that explored feelings of fear, sadness and anger. I remember clearly my eldest son, who is now 26, loved a particular book called “Sooty’s Painting Trip” by Lesley Young (seems to be out of print now). In this [...]
In this episode: the role of stories in teaching emotional intelligence – how stories can be used, advice on choosing books, sharing childhood stories, and more.
I also speak about the techniques I applied in my book “Boom… Boom… Boom…”
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At a recent family function, I was sitting and chatting with two cousins whom I have known since my birth. For many years I kept my struggles with anxiety to myself, convinced that I was alone in the way that I felt.
My cousins were interested and curious to know more about my book “Boom… Boom… [...]
I’m answering questions submitted by you! I’m hoping to make this a regular feature on marshajacobson.com.
If you have any questions that you would like to ask me, please feel free to write me using the contact form. I will do my best to answer as many as I can in these videos.
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