I’d like to devote this post to NATAL,
Israel Trauma Center for Victims of Terror and War.
NATAL Homepage.
Q: First, what is trauma?
A: ” A traumatic event is when a person experiences a combination of:
a) A sense of immediate threat to the physical and/or emotional well-being of himself or another.
b) Flooded by emotions of the helplessness [...]
Yesterday, I attended an all-day conference on working with victims of trauma from war and terror.
The use of art therapy, creative writing and simply first-aid remediation are all part of the tools of therapists working with trauma victims. I’ll provide links later on as I digest what I learned yesterday
News Reports
In this first update, I’d [...]
Booms all night.
I slept heavily, but I was told the booms that I woke up to were similar to the booms all night.
Meanwhile, our local Municipal Council has stated that schools are hopefully re-opening next week. Kindergartens and Daycare centres will begin on Sunday and school will resume on Monday. All this is dependent on the [...]
Good morning, January 5th
The morning arrived – 3:30 a.m. with a huge boom. My partner assured me that everything was okay. Still thinking of the previous night when I was prepared for a sudden warning to head down to the shelters, I had to shake myself back into calm. I took a walk, looked at [...]
That’s right. Life is a criss-cross jumble chaotic piece of work. Yes it is.
What am I talking about this week?
