I am very pleased to announce that my new Website is up and running at www.iritfelsen.com. In addition, my blog has been migrated to a new location, at www.iritfelsen.com/blog/. Anyone who would like to subscribe to my blog can do so by simply entering their email address in the “Follow” window at the top of the blog page (as seen… READ MORE>>
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Discussion Group: Grief and Renewal After the Loss of a Holocaust Survivor
Posted by on September 30, 2018
I will be leading a six-part discussion group, in the form of a free online webinar, entitled “Grief and Renewal After the Loss of a Holocaust Survivor”. The program is hosted and supported by MJHS. Their announcement of the program is copied below. Irit Felsen MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care, the largest hospice provider in NYS under Jewish auspices,… READ MORE>>
Presentation at National Institute for the Psychotherapies in NYC
Posted by on September 12, 2018
Presentation Date: 10/11/18
Location: National Institute for the Psychotherapies, NYC
I will be presenting at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies in NYC on October 11, 2018. This presentation will consider dehumanization in everyday life. The manifestations of non-conscious dehumanizing… READ MORE>>
Webinar for the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, September 13/2018
Posted by on September 11, 2018
Presentation Date: 09/13/18
Location: Webinar
On Thursday, September 13, 2018, I will be giving a Webinar for the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. The webinar will be entitled “Prior Trauma, Aging and the Experience of Care… READ MORE>>
New semester of teaching starting at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University
Posted by on August 28, 2018
I am pleased to be starting the new semester at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University in the Bronx. I will again be teaching a graduate course on “Couples and Family Counseling” (Course #6440). In other Yeshiva University-related news, a blog about my recently published paper was posted by the media department on the Yeshiva University… READ MORE>>
“The Leisure Seeker” – Movies about old age. Finally.
Posted by on August 13, 2018
Finally, Old Age, Dementia, Terminal Illness and Love at the Autumn of life are being portrayed in the movies. Movies are important agents of social change influencing public perceptions. Seeing our movie stars portray the trials and tribulations, but also love, romance, adventure and camaraderie, and yes, even sex in the late years of life is a relatively new and… READ MORE>>
Hecht Museum’s “Arrivals, Departures” Provides Glimpse into the Lives and Work of 18 Persecuted Jewish Artists
Posted by on August 2, 2018
Over the course of a recent visit in Israel this summer, I had the opportunity to briefly tour the Hecht Museum’s art exhibit, “Arrivals, Departures: The Oscar Ghez Collection.” The exhibit, which will run at the museum, found within the University of Haifa, through November 1, features the salvaged works of 18 Jewish French artists who were persecuted and killed… READ MORE>>
Paper Published in Psychoanalytic Psychology Journal!
Posted by on July 16, 2018
My Paper Published Today in the Psychology Journal Online I am happy to share that my Paper entitled “Parental Trauma and Adult Sibling Relationships in Holocaust-Survivor Families” was published online today and the print issue will be scheduled for a later time. The paper discusses the impact of parental trauma on the types of relationships that various children in Holocaust-survivor… READ MORE>>
Event Tomorrow: Mental Health Services in Low Resource Settings
Posted by on July 15, 2018
For those in the tristate area, I wanted to share that the American Psychological Association at the UN has organized a forum tomorrow, July 16, that will be discussing the implementation of mental health services in low resource settings. For any who might be interested, I am attaching some information below!
The Final Account: Lawrence Peacock on Losing a Parent
Posted by on July 10, 2018
Life has a way of placing things along our path in a curious and auspicious way. This, for example, is how an article by Lawrence Peacock caught my eye today, about learning to live in the absence of our parents. It was an almost eerie coincidence, as my husband’s father passed away last week, the last of our children’s four… READ MORE>>
Celebrity Reminders of Mental Anguish
Posted by on June 6, 2018
Yesterday’s media headlines brought another poignant reminder that mental illness can afflict even the biggest names, with pop star Ariana Grande opening up about her struggle with PTSD and anxiety in the aftermath of the Manchester terror attack that killed 22 people at her concert last year. Grande revealed to British Vogue that she has always struggled with anxiety, but… READ MORE>>
Audio recordings available of my ten lecture series: “Our Parents, Our Selves, Our Changing Lives”
Posted by on June 2, 2018
I have posted on my Youtube channel the audio-recordings of a ten-lectures series I gave in Brooklyn last year. The lectures were focused on enhancing the lives of children of Holocaust survivors at this chapter in their lives. Issues characteristic of growing up as a child of survivors were reviewed, including unique vulnerabilities as well as strengths, with a particular… READ MORE>>
My Paper Entitled “Parental Trauma and Adult Sibling Relationships in Holocaust Survivor Families” was Accepted for Publication in the Journal of Psychoanalytic Psychology and is now Posted Below
Posted by on May 9, 2018
The paper discusses observations from encounters with adult children of Holocaust survivors suggesting accentuated differences among adult siblings in their respective roles within the family of origin, as well as in the siblings’ general adaptation styles. These dissimilarities are often accompanied by a negative quality of the relationships between the siblings and mutual resentments that can escalate to complete cutoffs…. READ MORE>>
REMINDER: TOMORROW: Helping Parents Towards Growth-Promoting Parenting: An All-Day Workshop on May 8, 2018
Posted by on May 7, 2018
On Tuesday May 8, I will be giving an all-day workshop organized by the Ohel Mel and Phyllis Zachter Institute for professional training. The workshop will take place at the Kingsway Jewish Center at 2902 Kings Highway, in Brooklyn. I like to start my presentations about parenting with a quote by an unknown, that states: “The reason parenting remains an… READ MORE>>
Helping Parents Towards Growth-Promoting Parenting: An All-Day Workshop
Posted by on May 1, 2018
Presentation Date: 05/08/18
Location: Brooklyn, NY
On Tuesday May 8, I will be giving an all-day workshop organized by the Ohel Mel and Phyllis Zachter Institute for professional training. The workshop will take place at the… READ MORE>>