I recently had the honor of being invited by Amie Penny Sayler to speak with her for her podcast titled “Just Like Nana“. On the podcast, I discuss a topic close to my heart and clinical research: the intergenerational transmission of trauma. Amie interviews people about their memories of their grandmothers and the experiences they had with them. In my… READ MORE>>
Tag | Trauma
Videorecording Now Available: “Loss Through Suicide: Annual Program of the Trauma Group at the United Nations”
Posted by on February 20, 2026
For those of you who did not have the possibility to join us in real time yesterday (Feb. 19/2026), a videorecording of the annual program of the Trauma Working Group in the NGO Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations, which I had announced previously (see this blog post) is now available at this link. As the… READ MORE>>
My Upcoming In-person Presentation at the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society in Brooklyn
Posted by on January 4, 2026
Presentation Date: 02/01/26
Location: Brooklyn, NY
On Sunday February 1, 2026, I will present a lecture about intergenerational transmission of historical trauma as part of the seminar series offered by the Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society. My presentation… READ MORE>>
Survivor Memoirs: Publishing Your Memoir and Finding a Place of Honor for It at the Library of Yad Yashem
Posted by on December 29, 2025
This post is a special notice for Holocaust survivors: Many of you took upon yourselves the enormous task of writing your memoirs. This is of great value to all of us, and even more so for future generations that will not have the privilege of personally knowing a survivor. I have often been asked if I could help make the… READ MORE>>
RECORDING Available: My (Zoom) Presentation Entitled “The 2nd Generation Experience: A Lifelong Journey”
Posted by on November 21, 2025
Presentation Date: 11/19/25
Location: Zoom
Hi all, I am very pleased to let everyone know that the recording of my Wed. Nov. 19 Zoom presentation entitled “The Second Generation: A Lifelong Journey” (see more information… READ MORE>>
TOMORROW: My (Zoom) Presentation Entitled “The 2nd Generation Experience: A Lifelong Journey”
Posted by on November 18, 2025
Presentation Date: 11/19/25
Location: Zoom
I am honored to be giving over Zoom TOMORROW (Wed. Nov. 19) evening, beginning at 8 pm EST, a presentation entitled “The Second Generation: A Lifelong Journey“, as part of… READ MORE>>