Janna Malamud Smith is an American non-fiction writer. She was born in Corvallis, Oregon in 1952, the second of two children born to Ann DeChiara Malamud and the writer Bernard Malamud. She grew up in Oregon, then in Bennington, Vermont, and Cambridge, Massachusetts. She received her A.B. from Harvard University in 1973, majoring in American history and literature, and an M.S.W. in 1979 from Smith College. She practices and teaches psychotherapy in the Boston area. She is married to David Smith, and is the mother of two children.Smith has lectured widely, and has published nationally and internationally in many newspapers, magazines and journals. She is the author of four books. The first two, Private Matters: In Defense of the Personal Life (1997) and A Potent Spell: Mother Love and the Power of Fear (2003) were both chosen as “Notable Books” by The New York Times Sunday Book Review. Her third, My Father is a Book: A Memoir of Bernard Malamud (2006) received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, was selected as a Washington Post “Best Book of the Year”, and a New York Times “Editors’ Choice”. Smith has had essays republished in Best American Essays in 2004 and 2009. She is a lecturer in Psychology at Harvard Medical School, and was on the editorial board of The Harvard Mental Health Letter until it ceased publication in 2012. As well as teaching about psychotherapy, she teaches workshops in aspects of non-fiction writing.
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Some of their strengths
Janna Malamud Smith has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Intelligent, Energetic, Hardworking, Loyal, Generous, Practical, and Diplomatic.
Smart and Hardworking
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Janna Malamud Smith is someone who is a smart, hardworking, reliable, and loyal person, who is detail-oriented and orderly, but also generous and optimistic. A person who sees life as a journey not a destination.
Strong and Resilient
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Janna Malamud Smith well know them as someone who can be strong, expansive, and stable like a big tree.
Active and Ambitious
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Janna Malamud Smith as someone who is active, ambitious, bold, and courageous.
A person who is driven and organized, is wise with money, who knows how to tell a good story, likes physical activity, and who loves learning.
Easygoing and Energetic
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Janna Malamud Smith is someone who has an easygoing nature and a healthy sense of humor, with a mind that requires constant stimulation in order to feel fulfilled.
They are also someone who is balanced, organized, and in-charge, and who loves traveling, working hard, and figuring out the patterns of things.
Patient and Perseverent
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Janna Malamud Smith tends to be someone who is patient, faithful, hardworking and persistent, and who wants to achieve a lot in life. Who tends to be rather private when it comes to expressing feelings, enjoys being independent and self-sufficient, and who is not afraid of any obstacle.
Some of Janna Malamud Smith's challenges
While Janna Malamud Smith has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Janna Malamud Smith can be Pleasure-seeking, Suspicious, Stubborn, Hesitant, Narcissistic, Idle, and Impulsive.
Suspicious and Stubborn
One of Janna Malamud Smith's key challenges is that they are someone who can be suspicious and stubborn.
Janna Malamud Smith must also exercise caution as they can have a hard time reconciling wants and needs, and can be short-tempered and aggressive.
Impulsive and Aggressive
Janna Malamud Smith is someone who can be impulsive, aggressive, and confrontational, can have difficulty listening to others, be moody and high strung, have conflict with authority figures, be too judgmental of others, and who can be overindulgent and extravagant.
Callous and Stubborn
Finally, Janna Malamud Smith also can come across as cold and unemotional, be too dismissive of others' opinions, and be overly suspicious, selfish and crafty.
