BUILDING HEALTHY MARRIAGES
 BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES

THE BINYAN PROJECT

At the Binyan Project, we understand that although people want to be their healthiest selves, sometimes there are struggles. Whether you are looking to improve, understand or get professional input without being ready to see a professional, The Binyan Project is working to be your resource. Looking for a resource to better understand or deepen your marriage? There is the online companion course that supports and expands the marriage education provided in Me and You - What I Wish I Knew, an educational experience that doesn’t just inform couples, but that transforms how people have their marriages. There is a place to ask your questions, handouts related to the book, blog posts and podcast episodes to enhance your understanding of connection - the key ingredient in deepening and improving relationships, our most precious commodity.
Are there other struggles that have touched your life in some way? Additional in-depth self-improvement and educational workshops by professionals addressing different mental health topics can be found in WORKSHOPS.
Need a basic understanding of your role as community leader with regards to mental health issues? There are interviews with mental health professionals on a variety of mental health topics found in EDUCATION. 

Book Notes & Handouts

Me and You - What I Wish I Knew, is a groundbreaking, interactive marriage education workbook designed specifically for the frum community. Authored by Lisa Twerski, LCSW, with a foreword by Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, MD z"l, this book offers couples a comprehensive and accessible guide to cultivating a healthy and fulfilling marriage, one that can weather life's challenges without impacting your connection. The book covers six key topics: Building Affection, Creating Closeness, Understanding and Managing Distress, Enhancing Communication, Navigating Conflict, Deepening the Marital Bond

These essential components are taught through: Presentation of Information: Clear and concise explanations of key concepts. Demonstration of Skills: Real-life case examples that illustrate practical applications. Exercises: Hands-on activities that help couples practice and integrate these skills into their marriage.

The book can be purchased on amazon.com or at local bookstores. For wholesale distribution contact [email protected].

For those who are looking to enhance the book experience, or who do better listening, rather than reading information, there is a video series. Watch an introduction here.

Book Notes addresses reader questions. Handouts provides readers with additional materials.

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Education & Workshops

These two sections give the community direct access to high level information and self-help by mental health professionals.  In the Education section there is content on various mental health topics meant to serve as a resource for community leadership. 

The Workshop page provides training or self-help for the general public. These are more involved, multi-part series, whose goal is to provide community members the opportunity to hear from mental health professionals on a variety of mental health subjects. These courses may be all that someone needs or might just be a starting point for when someone wants to know more but isn't yet ready to make an appointment directly with a mental health professional. 

Have a request for a training? Make a request on this page.

Education
Workshops

  Blogs & Answers

Read the blogs and hear answers to questions posed by viewers.

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The Podcast

The Creating Kesher Podcast is a series hosted by Lisa Twerski, LCSW, engaging professionals in the field to discuss various aspects of marriage. Through her conversations with colleagues who have diverse perspectives; vast experience; and tremendous knowledge in the field of marriage education and counseling, new and interesting insights are explored during each episode. Listening to how the experts explore these issues, and how couples can better address them, is the perfect extra supplement that couples can take individually or together to continue improving their marriage.

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About
The binyan project

The Binyan Project is an initiative started for the Orthodox Jewish Community by Lisa Twerski, LCSW. With over 30 years of experience  as a therapist working with individuals and couples, Mrs. Twerski wanted to provide the community with a resource to help couples set themselves up, from the outset, to be able to have a happy and healthy marriage, and community leaders with resources to better intervene with community in their role. Combining her training in pre-marital and marriage education, experience as a therapist, and years of experience providing lectures and workshops, she came up with the idea of The Binyan Project, a resource for the community to access help building marriage family and community.

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