I am pleased to announce that, with my friend and colleague Dr. Jenni Frumer, I will be facilitating Second Generation Holocaust Survivors (2G) intimate interactive workshops. The workshops are sponsored by NEXT GENERATIONS, in partnership with the NOW for Holocaust Survivors Initiative, a signature program of MorseLife Health System. Three separate workshops, on March 17th, April 21st, and May 12th,… READ MORE>>
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Invitation: Workshops for 2G, Facilitated by Dr. Irit Felsen and Dr. Jenni Frumer
Posted by on March 10, 2021
Reminder: COVID, Trauma and Building Resilience a Year Later (presentation on March 11)
Posted by on March 9, 2021
On March 11, I will be speaking to the professional community of The East Side Council of the Aging (ESCOTA), a voluntary not-for-profit interagency interdisciplinary organization for professionals in the field of aging. ESCOTA brings together skilled practitioners from the public and private sectors. Among them are representatives of community, health, religious, and social service organizations, as well as other… READ MORE>>
Reminder: Psyche and Psychoanalysis, Creativity and Culture, History and Rebuilding: An international (online) conference
Posted by on March 7, 2021
I have the honor of presenting at the upcoming conference Psyche and Psychoanalysis, Creativity and Culture, History and Rebuilding, which has an outstanding program, including an array of luminaries from various fields. The conference will take place on March 9-10, 2021, and is organized by the Interdisciplinary Clinical Center of the Faculty of Welfare and Health Sciences and the Weiss-Livnat… READ MORE>>
COVID, Trauma and Building Resilience a Year Later
Posted by on March 4, 2021
Presentation Date: 03/11/21
Location: Zoom
On March 11, I will be speaking to the professional community of The East Side Council of the Aging (ESCOTA), a voluntary not-for-profit interagency interdisciplinary organization for professionals in the… READ MORE>>
Psyche and Psychoanalysis, Creativity and Culture, History and Rebuilding: An international (online) conference
Posted by on February 28, 2021
Presentation Date: 03/09/21
Location: Zoom (Haifa)
I have the honor of presenting at the upcoming conference Psyche and Psychoanalysis, Creativity and Culture, History and Rebuilding, which has an outstanding program, including an array of luminaries from… READ MORE>>
Practical Tools for Enhancing Our Relational Competence
Posted by on February 23, 2021
Earlier today, I had the honor to present the last lecture in the series of presentations for the second generation which I have been doing since August 2020, together with my friend and colleague Dr. Jenni Frumer. The topic of our previous (second-to-last) meeting, which took place on Sun. Feb. 14, focused on intimacy and on specific characteristics of the… READ MORE>>
Tues. Feb. 23 at 2 pm EST: LAST Session in Second Cycle of 10-Part Webinar Series I Am Presenting for Children of Holocaust Survivors and Their Families
Posted by on February 21, 2021
The LAST session of the second cycle in my series of 10 webinars for children of Holocaust survivors and their family members will take place Tues. Feb. 23/2021 at 2 pm EST. The topic will be “The Legacy: What do we want to do to ensure the memory of the Holocaust?” (see item #10 in the list below). As always,… READ MORE>>
Reminder: Sun. Feb.14 at 8 pm EST: Next Session in Second Cycle of 10-Part Webinar Series I Am Presenting for Children of Holocaust Survivors and Their Families
Posted by on February 12, 2021
The next session of the second cycle in my series of 10 webinars for children of Holocaust survivors and their family members will take place Sun. Feb. 14/2021 at 8 pm EST. The topic will be “Intimacy and Trauma” (see item #7 in the list below). This webinar series is presented by NEXT GENERATIONS in partnership with the NOW for… READ MORE>>
Inanimate Survivors: Sentimental Objects from Life Before and During the Holocaust
Posted by on February 11, 2021
Presentation Date: 02/15/21
Location: Zoom
“Hollow hands clasp ludicrous possessions because they are links in the chain of life. If it breaks, they are truly lost” (Dichter, 1964). Ernest Dichter, a psychologist considered to have… READ MORE>>
Presentation to Toronto Daughters of Holocaust survivors: Tomorrow at 7:30 pm via Zoom
Posted by on February 10, 2021
Presentation Date: 02/11/21
Location: Zoom (Toronto)
I am honored to be have been invited by Esther Michaels and Ellen Goldstein to speak tomorrow to the Toronto Daughters of Holocaust Survivors. The presentation will be in webinar… READ MORE>>
Annual Meeting of the Trauma Working Group of the NGO on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations
Posted by on February 8, 2021
Presentation Date: 02/11/21
Location: Zoom
Karen Hopenwasser, my co-chair of the Trauma Working Group of the NGO on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations, and I would like to invite the public… READ MORE>>
Reminder: Tues. Feb. 2 at 2 pm EST: Next Session in Second Cycle of 10-Part Webinar Series I Am Presenting for Children of Holocaust Survivors and Their Families
Posted by on January 30, 2021
The next session of the second cycle in my series of 10 webinars for children of Holocaust survivors and their family members will take place Tues. Feb. 2/2021 at 2 pm EST. The topic will be “Art by Second and Third Generation Holocaust Survivors” (see item #9 in the list below). This webinar series is presented by NEXT GENERATIONS in… READ MORE>>
International Holocaust Remembrance Day: My Presentation for the Wagner College Holocaust Center
Posted by on January 23, 2021
Presentation Date: 01/27/21
Location: Zoom
I was invited by Dr. Lori Weintrob, the director of the Wagner College Holocaust Center to speak on Wednesday January 27, as we will be commemorating International Holocaust Remembrance Day…. READ MORE>>
Reminder: Sun. Jan. 24 at 8 pm EST: Next Session in Second Cycle of 10-Part Webinar Series I Am Presenting for Children of Holocaust Survivors and Their Families
Posted by on January 21, 2021
The next session of the second cycle in my series of 10 webinars for children of Holocaust survivors and their family members will take place Sun. Jan. 24/2021 at 8 pm EST. The topic will be “Grandchildren of Survivors (3G)” (see item #5 in the list below). This webinar series is presented by NEXT GENERATIONS in partnership with the NOW… READ MORE>>
Are You as Kind to Yourself as You are Towards A Friend? Why Self-Compassion is Important, and How to Develop it
Posted by on January 18, 2021
The Harvard Business Review posted a valuable article on January 12, 2021. The article, entitled “Be Kinder to Yourself”, by Alice Boyes, discusses what has been termed self-compassion, an attitude that has been shown in multiple psychological studies to be associated with resilience and other mental health benefits. Self-compassion means being as kind to ourselves when we fail, as we… READ MORE>>