For decades, Bessel van der Kolk, a psychiatrist whose ideas about how the body records pain helped millions find language for their suffering, has been regarded as the world’s leading expert in the study of trauma. His 2014 best-selling book, “The Body Keeps the Score,” turned him into an unlikely celebrity, a household name among […]
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Gratitude fills my heart as I reflect on the incredible people in my life – friends, family, and community. Your support has carried me through so many moments, and I’m reminded that we all need our village. These are the people who show up with kindness, who see the next steps for us when we […]
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I’m sure there were quite a few sardonic chuckles in response to this headline. Most readers know people who suffer the effects of being married to a non-nurturing spouse (NNS). Most people start off marriage full of optimism, trust, love, and respect. Then, after years of living with someone who ignores, belittles and berates them, […]
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Since October 7, healthcare professionals in medicine, mental health, education, welfare, first responders and rescue workers face such great difficulties in getting help to those who need it that many of them suffer from fatigue, apathy, burnout, stress, and distress. Recently, in a roundtable meeting in which researchers in the healthcare field participated, the main […]
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How do you deal with the trauma of the deadliest day Jews have experienced since the Holocaust? This was the question Israeli trauma experts faced in the wake of Oct. 7, 2023, when over 1,200 Israelis were killed and some 250 taken captive in Hamas’s attack on Israel. The massive attack by terrorists immediately was […]
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WIZO has revealed new “Emotional Resilience” programs across its educational institutions, which offer a psycho-educational system to strengthen personal resilience, acquire psychological coping skills, and create deep connections with others. WIZO is an Israeli women zionist organization that is dedicated to the advancement of the status of women, welfare for all sectors of Israeli society, […]
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During this war, one of the many challenges for Israelis is how to maintain a semblance of a positive mood against a backdrop of so much worry. It is my view that Israelis are an amazingly positive people, in spite of all the hardships that this country has endured. The remarkable national resilience is inspiring. […]
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The days since October 7 have been a living nightmare for all Israelis, but does it also affect our dreams when we sleep? Dr. Udi Bonstein, chief psychologist at the Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya, who has conducted a study on our dreams during the current Gaza war, has found that there has been a […]
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The Israeli Trauma Coalition in collaboration with the On Life media organization has launched its “Life in the Shadow of War” project this week, aiming to help citizens cope during times of protracted war. Since the war began on October 7, the project will help citizens by publishing and distributing material to help citizens cope […]
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After October 7, All Israel has found itself in a condition of trauma. According to Dr. Eran Harary, a psychiatrist and a Senior Vice-President at Teva’s Global R&D, trauma can be described as a situation where you are exposed to an overwhelming event or series of events that your body and mind cannot comprehend or […]
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