Why do we insist on longing for the past? Why do we mentally and sentimentally cling to bygone days? Was it easier and more comfortable back then? Or do we miss our old selves, childhood, and youth? Do we perhaps long to "rewrite" past failures? In the days between Passover and our national Memorial Days, we'll discuss memories, regrets, commemoration, and what we may want to accomplish further this year or in the future. We'll look back to improve going forward and connect longing with hope. 

Dr. Yael Doron, a rehabilitation psychologist and group analyst, directs the Ramat Gan "Couples Institute," specializing in individual, couple, and group therapy. She is also a teaching staff member at the Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic College, Peres Academic College, and the Israeli Institute for Group Analysis. She lectures on psychology and relationships at conferences and workshops in Israel and abroad and facilitates workshops on personal and professional relationships in organizations and companies. Dr. Doron is an expert advisor on the TV program "Wedding at First Sight." 

Since the outbreak of the war, Yael has met with evacuees from the Gaza Envelope, reserve units, private volunteers, and media personnel; she has been lecturing to organizations and companies, as well as to groups of people on the front and second lines, is being frequently interviewed on public media, and talks to people about their anxieties, reentering "the routine," and resilience and hope.