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>>
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“Conscious Relationships”: Summary of the 6th Meeting of the Discussion Group for Children of Holocaust Survivors, Boro Park Y
Posted by on December 25, 2016
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>>
A Search for Survivors or Children of Survivors Who Lived in Shanghai
Posted by on December 14, 2016
SelfHelp is asking for assistance in finding individuals whose families survived WWII in Shanghai. Please send any relevant information to Amanda Leis, at 917-353-7224 or SHANGHAIGHETTOPROJECT@gmail.com.
Another suicide that breaks the heart
Posted by on December 11, 2016
A few days ago I read a piece of news (http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/01/health/teen-suicide-cyberbullying-trnd/index.html) that broke my heart. Brandy Vela, an 18 year old high school student shot herself to death. She did it in front of her family, who were trying to plead with her to not pull the trigger of the gun she was holding. A mother of two daughters, like… READ MORE>>
Presentation “Dehumanization in Medicine: How to Understand It, How to Counteract It” on Fri. Dec. 16/2016 in Somerset, NJ
Posted by on December 11, 2016
Next Friday (December 16, 2016) I will be giving a half-day workshop at the Oscar and Ella Wilf Campus for Senior Living in Somerset, NJ. The lecture is entitled “Dehumanization in Medicine: How to Understand It, How to Counteract It“. Participants will be able to summarize some salient findings from recent neuroscience of social cognitions about brain processes observable in… READ MORE>>