The Moment That Stuck | Jackie Glaser: When Turning to G-d Becomes a Way to Hide From Yourself

Human & Holy is on a season break for the rest of the summer! During this time, we're airing your favorite moments from the past few seasons.In today's excerpt with Jackie Glaser, we cover spiritual bypassing, noticing the patterns that keep showing up in our lives, cultivating self-worth and self-trust, navigating rejection, our flaws as filters while dating, recognizing that matchmakers do not have control over people's future when navigating the shidduch system, and strengthening our trust in God. To watch the full episode this excerpt is from, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=243HxQfOx9ETo contact Jackie or learn more about her courses, you can find her at jackieglaser.com or find Jackie on Instagram: datingbyjackieg * * * * * * *To inquire about sponsorship & advertising opportunities, please email us at info@humanandholy.comTo support our work, visit humanandholy.com/sponsor.Find us on Instagram @humanandholy & subscribe to our channel to stay up to date on all our upcoming conversations ✨Human & Holy podcast is available on all podcast streaming platforms. New episodes every Sunday & Wednesday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts.* * * * * * *TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Spiritual bypassing2:04 How our patterns are signposts from Hashem, not punishments3:07 Why we avoid taking responsibility, and turn anxiety into blaming Hashem instead5:27 Going inward with compassionate curiosity instead of judgment7:11 Turning to G-d as an escape hatch7:21 Normalizing the pattern before moving forward9:08 Self-trust as the real foundation behind who you marry9:17 The somatic work begins: tuning into the body as a source of real data12:45 Surrendering 14:23 Clearing subconscious blockage to make more room for closeness with Hashem16:13 How our internal beliefs get projected onto strangers 17:35 Why healing the felt state dissolves the belief system underneath it18:58 How the fear of rejection actually dissolves with this work20:42 "I reject myself" — the most important relationship you'll ever build is with you22:23 Disability or flaws as a filter in dating, not a disqualifier24:05 Boundaries with matchmakers25:44 When parents choose to "play the game" with a difficult shadchan for their child's sake26:27 Hashem was never limited to a shadchan