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RESCHEDULED: Presentation at United Nations, Thurs. Feb. 23/2017

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 […]

Constructive Empathic Communication: Summary of the Seventh Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors in Boro Park

Conflict as an opportunity for growth: the couple relationship in midlife. The focus of the recent meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors was on enhancing constructive, empathic communication. Midlife is associated with many life transitions. Elderly parents ailing and passing away, one’s children have moved out and established their own lives and families, sometimes far away… READ MORE>>

POSTPONED: Presentation at United Nations, Thurs. Feb. 9/2017

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 […]

Article in Yated Neeman About the Monthly Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors in Boro Park

An article (see below), written by Devorah Naomi Waters LMSW, about the monthly meetings of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust survivors was published in Yated Neeman newspaper on January 20, 2017, summarizing some of the themes of the lectures and the discussions that follow. The next meeting of the Discussion Group will take place this evening at 7:00… READ MORE>>

REMINDER: Seventh Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors, Tues. Feb. 7/2017

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 […]

Presentation at United Nations, Thurs. Feb. 9/2017

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 studies of the children of… READ MORE>>

Presentation on Sun. Feb. 26, free and open to the community

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 relationships between survivor parents and… READ MORE>>

International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Jan. 27

The United Nations General Assembly designated January 27 — the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau — as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this annual day of commemoration, the UN urges every member state to honor the victims of the Nazi era and to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides. The United Nations Department of Public Information published… READ MORE>>

News from Symposium: Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma and Resilience, Jan. 20, University of Miami

On Friday January 20, I participated in a panel at a symposium on intergenerational transmission of trauma at the University of Miami campus at Coral Gables. The symposium was sponsored by Next Generations, the University of Miami, Jewish Family Services of S. Florida, and Miami-Dade Holocaust Survivors. My lecture entitled “The Second Generation: Enhancing Resilience Now” addressed the double-edged nature… READ MORE>>

My paper about Adult-Onset Trauma published in Jan. 2017

My paper entitled “Adult-Onset Trauma and Intergenerational Transmission: Integrating Empirical Data and Psychoanalytic Theory” was just published in the January 2017 issue of the Journal Of International Psychoanalytic Self Psychology (the journal has just been re-named to “Psychoanalysis, Self and Context”). The paper addresses the impact of trauma that occurs in the lives of adults, and its effects on the… READ MORE>>

UPDATE: A Symposium About Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma and Resilience in Children of Holocaust Survivors, Friday January 20/2017 in Miami

On Friday January 20, 2017, I will give a talk at a symposium focused on the issue of intergenerational transmission in children of Holocaust survivor parents. A panel of experts will discuss, each from their own field of expertise, issues related to the transmission of effects related to parental trauma, as well as transmission of strengths and resilience in the… READ MORE>>

Seventh Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors, Tues. Feb. 7/2017

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 relationships. When there is conflict,… READ MORE>>

Reflections on the New Year

In the New Year, commit to identify more clearly, utilize more frequently and foster more earnestly your personal strengths and strategically use and grow your personal assets. Only a few hours away from the beginning of the new year, it is worthwhile to focus on some important lessons from studies about resilience and well-being, that intentionally focusing on and enhancing… READ MORE>>

“Conscious Relationships”: Summary of the 6th Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors, Boro Park Y

Burning Man Sculpture “Love”, by Alexandr Milov, Odessa, Ukraine The previous meetings of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors addressed some of the problematic long-term effects of extreme trauma on the survivor parents, and the impact that such persistent post-traumatic reactions might have had on the family atmosphere and on survivors’ relationships with their children. We have also… READ MORE>>

So what can be done about bullying?

As some of you might have read, shockingly, some terrible messages and bullying continued to follow Brandy Vella on social media after her tragic death. What can be done to reduce bullying in schools and universities? The results of “anti-bullying” campaigns have been rather disappointing, but an article written by Sue Young about her experiences in putting in place successful… READ MORE>>