I have been in many situations where conflict is either avoided, swept under the rug and sugar coated , or becomes explosive and painful. Conflict and hostility are not synonymous!… Read More
Category: Healing
We All Need A Little Compassion
A recent New York Times blogpost described the powerful impact of short term therapy for children who have experienced trauma and abuse. “When children are alone with and don’t have… Read More
Kaddish Symphony, or Why We Can’t Wait
It’s the smell of cigarettes, gin and sweat acrid smoke from incinerating bodies salt of blood and sweet perfume turned sour The sound of a tree branch creaking from the… Read More
Telling Our Stories
There was an article in the New York Times recently about the waning interest in psychotherapy and the growing interest in writing workshops. The author (both of whose parents are… Read More
Breathing Yourself Free
Last week on the Today show there was a story about a woman who found freedom from panic attacks after forty years. Yes, 40. No gimmicks; rather, simplicity, the presence of a… Read More