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>>
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“Romantic Realism” is not an Oxymoron: We Can Get Better at Love by Developing Skills that Promote It
Posted by on February 20, 2017
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 […]
Constructive Empathic Communication: Summary of the Seventh Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors in Boro Park
Posted by on February 11, 2017
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
Posted by on February 8, 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
Posted by on February 7, 2017
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>>
Presentation at United Nations, Thurs. Feb. 9/2017
Posted by on February 3, 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>>