These days, psychologists, psychotherapist and teachers are seeing parents who feel unsure about how to set limits, impose frustrations and punish misbehavior. Overly cautious about the perils of a repressive childhood as the path to producing neurotic Woody- Allan’esque adults, today’s parents, concerned about not damaging their child’s tender psyche, are feeling helpless in relation to ordinary daily situations like… READ MORE>>
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REMINDER: TONIGHT Eighth Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors, Tues. Mar. 7/2017
Posted by on March 7, 2017
On Tuesday, March 7, I will lead the next meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors at the Boro Park Y. This meeting, which will begin at 7:00 pm, will be the eighth in the series of monthly meetings. Irit Felsen
Eighth Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors, Tues. Mar. 7/2017
Posted by on March 5, 2017
On Tuesday, February 7, I will lead the next meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors at the Boro Park Y. This meeting, which will begin at 7:00 pm, will be the seventh in the series of monthly meetings. The February meeting will discuss “Conflict As An Opportunity for Growth” in conscious […]
REMINDER: Presentation on Sun. Feb. 26, free and open to the community
Posted by on February 20, 2017
Jewish Family Service off Central NJ presents a half-day program dedicated to the issues surrounding the treatment of elderly Holocaust survivors and the challenges faced by their children as caregivers. The event will be Sunday February 26 , 9:30-12:30 at Congregation Israel, 339 Mountain Avenue, Springfield. Continental breakfast will be served, dietary laws observed. The […]
“Romantic Realism” is not an Oxymoron: We Can Get Better at Love by Developing Skills that Promote It
Posted by on February 20, 2017
A beautifully written recent article by Alain de Botton in the Guardian states: “One of our gravest errors around relationships is to imagine that they aren’t things we can get wiser and better at”. We are all imperfect, we all come to our love relationships with many misconceptions that do not serve the relationship well, as they lead to mutual… READ MORE>>
RESCHEDULED: Presentation at United Nations, Thurs. Feb. 23/2017
Posted by on February 18, 2017
I will give a presentation as part of a Panel Discussion on Trauma and Mental Health at the UN on Thursday February 9th. The meeting is free and is open to the public. More information is available at http://www.ngomentalhealth.org/events/. The presentation will take place 2:00-4:00pm; I will be presenting on the lessons learned from empirical […]