Michael Mantell

Dr. Michael Mantell

Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. is a retired psychologist, best-selling author, international speaker, and a highly sought after cognitive behavioral coach whose actionable, valuable and practical work has been featured on Fox News, ABC-TV, NBC-TV, CBS-TV, The New York Times, and The Huffington Post. He has been teaching how Torah’s wisdom can lead to optimal living for many decades. You can follow him on Facebook and in other social media, where he has posted the #MantellDaily5 everyday for years.

His books, available on Amazon, include:

Young Israel sponsors ‘Health through Torah’ programs

  SAN DIEGO  (Press Release) — The World Health Organization reports that in 2019 more than 141 million children will be born: 73 million boys and 68 million girls. Based on recent mortality risks the boys will live, on average, 69.8 years and the girls 74.2 years. What’s this have to do with a synagogue-based,

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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, San Diego Calendar, Science, Medicine, & Education

Link found between longevity and shul attendance

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Here’s yet another finding in the ancient question about how to live longer.  Attend synagogue regularly.  That’s it.  Simple isn’t it? Now before you assume the study backing up this recommendation was funded by a religious organization, think again.  After all, this isn’t some medical study backed

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The Resilience Antidote

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Someone once said that a well-adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without making him/herself nervous.  What’s the secret?  Mental health experts claim it’s resilience. Personal elasticity if you will. Flexibility of the psyche, a springy attitude, a pliable outlook. Whatever you call it,

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Passover: An Antidote for Anxiety

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — Who says our children are nervous? Just because our youngsters may have anxiety about school shootings, separating from parents, are fearful of animals or blood or heights, have panic attacks,  can’t stop touching things or thinking about things, are painfully shy, are terrified of speaking in public, or freeze

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Judaism and positive mental health

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO –Ever since the 1950’s when Albert Ellis, Ph.D., my teacher and mentor, developed Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy/Coaching (the foundation to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy/Coaching), the mental health field has not been the same. Instead of spending months and years gazing inward and backward with no real behavior change, folks

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