What is there to say when there is so much disagreement, anger, and fury among us— when people on all sides think they’re right; no, they know they’re right. Trauma breeds more trauma, creating hate, fear, otherness and enemies out of neighbors, friends, and sometimes even family members. It creates brittleness and inflexibility. It tunes out our senses and makes it hard for us to clearly think. Since the brutal events of October 7th visited upon [...]

We all learn that life is unpredictable, and that there has always been trauma in this world, but it usually happens in waves- a hurricane here, a car accident there. These are nothing to write off, the nervous system responds to all traumas, but these days, it feels like the whole world is on fire. We all need to consider the effects of barbarous acts including war on each of us as human beings in thinking [...]