Dear Mikvah User,
Do you wish your mikvah experience felt calmer and less stressful or overwhelming?
Do anxiety or OCD tendencies make mikvah preparations especially challenging or cause them to take much longer than expected?
You've come to the right place. On this page you'll find support, guidance, and practical tips to help ease mikvah preparations and the chafifa process.
Hashem does not want us to suffer while fulfilling His mitzvos. Halacha takes the individual into account and is sensitive to personal challenges and circumstances, enabling mitzvos to be fulfilled with greater simcha and menuchas hanefesh.
We hope these resources help make your mikvah experience more positive, calm, and enjoyable — the way it is meant to be.
For You
Resources to Better Your Mikvah Experience
Podcasts
Episode #119 — Is it Anxiety or Hiddur Mitzvah?
A closer look at OCD and religious scrupulosity with Dr. Miriam Gross, PsyD, LMFT.
Practical Tools
Timed Mikvah Preparation Checklist
Chafifa Affirmations
Body Doubling Recording
Pairs with a waterproof speaker.
Breaking the Ice of My Mind: My Journey with OCD and Mikvah
Mikvah OCD Card
Books & Courses
The Taharas Hamishpacha Workbook
A program for overcoming mikvah-related anxiety.
Mikvah Attendant Training
Paid course for current and future attendants.