On May 19, I will be giving an online Webinar for descendants of Holocaust survivors, organized by the Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre in Toronto, Canada. This online webinar will include… READ MORE>>
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A Webinar for Descendants of Holocaust Survivors, Sponsored by the Neuberger Holocaust Education Centre, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto (Open to 2G)
Posted by on May 10, 2020
Presentation Date: 05/19/20
Location: Toronto (online only)
Update on: A Free Zoom Meeting for a Conversation Among 2G
Posted by on May 3, 2020
Presentation Date: 05/06/20
Location: Zoom
I am very gratified by the enthusiastic response to my proposal to hold a 2G conversation. Dur to the large number of those who expressed an interest in participating, I… READ MORE>>
I Am Chairing the “Elderly and Senior Population” Subgroup of the APA Covid-19 Task Force
Posted by on May 2, 2020
I have joined the Covid-19 Task Force of the American Psychological Association. The initiative for the task force was Dr. Charles Figley’s, a well-known figure in the field of trauma research. The Task Force is comprised of psychologists across the USA, as well as from other countries. Dr. Figely called upon all those who attended the first meetings to come… READ MORE>>
A Video Recording of My Recent “Witness to the Witnesses” Lecture is Now Available Online
Posted by on April 30, 2020
A video recording of my lecture at the Fourth Annual Holocaust Educators’ Conference, “Witness to the Witnesses”: Commemorating 75 years from Liberation (see my previous blog post at http://www.iritfelsen.com/2g-witness-to-the-witness-commemorating-75-years-from-liberation-a-conference-for-children-and-grandchildren-of-holocaust-survivors-and-others-open-to-the-public/), is now available online, as are the other presentations that took place over the course of this two-day educational conference on Feb. 16-17, 2020 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage A… READ MORE>>
A Free Zoom Meeting for a Conversation Among 2G
Posted by on April 28, 2020
Presentation Date: 05/06/20
Location: Zoom
I am going to host a free Zoom meeting for 2G to talk about what’s on our mind. Like anything and everything in life, our experiences are always somewhat different… READ MORE>>
Update on (and Free Reprints of) My Published Paper on My Work as a 2G Therapist with a 2G Patient
Posted by on April 26, 2020
In a previous blog post, I let you know about my recently published paper, one that means a lot to me personally. In this paper, I describe my psychotherapy relationship with a son of Holocaust survivors, and the remarkable ways in which our shared legacy and the personal differences in our family background interacted to propel changes in both of… READ MORE>>
Article About Yom HaShoa Published Online by Yeshiva University
Posted by on April 21, 2020
My blog post about Yom HaShoa was published today online by Yeshiva University. You can find the article by clicking on the image below. Irit Felsen
YOM HA’SHOA Starts This Evening: Remembering the Victims and Remembering Those Who Survived
Posted by on April 20, 2020
These are trying times for all of us, and for survivors of the Holocaust and their descendants, there are many current reminders and triggers of trauma that reverberate and might make this time even more difficult. It is particularly important in these challenging times to remember those who survived and are still with us, to show them our care in… READ MORE>>
Enhancing Resilience During Times of Extreme Challenge – A Webinar for Mental Health Professionals
Posted by on April 19, 2020
Presentation Date: 04/26/20
Location: Virtual
On Sunday April 26 from 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm, I will be giving a webinar in the context of the OHEL Institute for Training. This educational webinar is meant… READ MORE>>
My Lecture Today: How You Can Listen To It Online Or On The Phone
Posted by on April 6, 2020
Today I had the honor of giving a lecture in a series organized by Rabbi Babad and Relief Resources, immediately as the Corona Virus crisis began. The lectures, which can all be listened to online or by phone, are presented each week by a different mental health professional, and are offered to the general community, free of charge. My lecture… READ MORE>>
Celebrating Passover During the Pandemic: “From Generation to Generation: Understanding Our Legacy of Resilience”
Posted by on April 4, 2020
Presentation Date: 04/06/20
Location: Teleconference
On Monday, April 6th at 1:15 pm, I will be giving a teleconference presentation entitled “From Generation to Generation: Understanding Our Legacy of Resilience”, in which I will speak about… READ MORE>>
Coping with the Challenges of the COVID-19 Crisis: Focusing on the “Three C’s”
Posted by on March 28, 2020
These are strange and challenging times, as the Covid-19 pandemic has rapidly transformed our lives in extreme ways. Everything that constituted the structure of our daily lives, the way things were done, is changed. Many of us don’t go outside our homes. We do our work from our personal space, using the technologies which until very recently we might have… READ MORE>>
Registration deadline extended to 10 am Tues. Feb. 25 for Upcoming Meeting of the NGO Committee on Mental Health at the United Nations (Open to the public)
Posted by on February 24, 2020
Presentation Date: 02/27/20
Location: Baha’i International Community Center, 866 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
The Trauma Working Group of the NGO Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations, of which I am the co-convener, will present its annual program this… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: Register by 10 am Mon. Feb. 24 for Upcoming Meeting of the NGO Committee on Mental Health at the United Nations (Open to the public)
Posted by on February 23, 2020
Presentation Date: 02/27/20
Location: Baha’i International Community Center, 866 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017
The Trauma Working Group of the NGO Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations, of which I am the co-convener, will present its annual program this… READ MORE>>
If You Have to Apologize: How to Show You Mean It
Posted by on February 23, 2020
It is strange how one can find wisdom in the most unexpected places, at the most unexpected times: I was standing in line in Costco, a place I go to for great produce at great prices, not expecting to find professional reading or life-coaching advice. On this particular day last week, the purpose of the trip was to purchase the… READ MORE>>