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When it comes to healing from trauma, loss, or overwhelming stress, the journey begins with emotional honesty. Whether we’ve endured the chaos of war, the heartbreak...
JTA – The late singer-songwriter Meir Ariel had a hit song that Israelis tend to invoke at times of crisis: “Avarnu et Par’o, na’avor gam et...
An Israeli trauma specialist who spent time working in South African public hospitals earlier this year was on duty last week when an Iranian missile struck...
Israelis are feeling “stretched to the brink” what with the bombardment from Iran; ongoing war with Gaza; and the hostages; not to mention trying to find...
We’re witnessing a staggering rise in global conflict. For individuals living in regions affected by war, the experience often brings overwhelming psychological, emotional, and physiological stress....
JTA – Miri Bar-Halpern and Jaclyn Wolfman don’t use the term “gaslighting” in their paper on Jewish trauma after 7 October, but they might as well...
When war erupted in Israel nearly a year ago, Johannesburg emergency physician Professor Efraim Kramer knew where he needed to be. He was sure that his...
“Most of us – if not all – have been born into a tapestry of ancestral trauma as the Jewish people.” Peta Cline Feigin, local life...
While Israel’s war is raging in Gaza, the psychological injuries inside the country are creating gaping wounds throughout society that will take a long time to...
In the realm of trauma psychology, I’ve often witnessed the capacity of the indomitable human spirit to weather even the darkest storms. Today, I write not...
From horrifying newscasts to disturbing videos and images online, the stories out of Israel over the past few days have been nothing short of devastating. Whether...
Trauma isn’t a disease but an adaptive response that occurs when your body works to survive and normalise something that shouldn’t be happening, said social worker...
For victims of abuse, the resulting trauma can have long-lasting repercussions. We may seek to understand and rehabilitate perpetrators, but our primary responsibility is to help...
A traumatic brain injury. The loss of a troubled parent. Battling devastating burns. Whether they’ve endured near-death experiences or devastating loss, these three people embody the...
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