
Unwanted touch, negiya, sexual assault, and the Cuomos of the world
A few years ago, I was interviewing a woman for research on sexual abuse in the Jewish community when she told me something that roiled...

Remember who you are: Mufasa, Jewish education, and girls' sexuality
When I was a kid, my mother had a rather fuzzy and roundabout way of telling me stuff. Rather than talk directly, she preferred cryptic...

Refusing to eat in order to satisfy someone else's hunger
The other day, I had a mini-meltdown about cooking rice. Mind you, we’re in corona and we’re been shopping and cooking for three meals a...

About that photo of my thighs
Last week, I posted to FB a retro photo of my husband and me on the beach circa 1998. In the photo, we look pretty happy, and...

When "nice guys" turn out to be wife-murderers
The most recent murder of a woman by her husband is particularly alarming. Diana Raz, z”l, who was shot in the head on Friday by her...

How Corona affected my relationship with my body
Here is a thought that I can barely comprehend: Exactly one year ago, I was running for Knesset. I had formed a new Women’s Party with a...

That time nobody believed me when I said I was in labor...
Last week's outrageous news report about "hysterical" women having bad reactions to the Covid vaccine -- little things, like, you know,...

The world watches women differently than it watches men
There were many amazing, powerful women at the Biden-Harris inauguration. Vice President Kamala Harris, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden,...

Welcome to my new Conversations with my Body blog!
I'm so glad you're here to have Conversations together! My name is Elana Sztokman, and I am the author of the new book, Conversations...










