On my mind

The blog includes articles I have written over the last few years, as well as a weekly post where I share what’s on my mind, even if it’s an undeveloped idea that popped up when I was stirring a vat of cheese!

Giving Thanks: Control, Regulation, Gratitude

As I reflected on the upcoming domestic Thanksgiving holiday, it occurred to me that I have so much more to say about food and eating. Eating disorders are a lonely and seemingly

Voice and Spine Come Home to Roost: Roots, Connections, Renewal

When I was preparing for my recent talks in Oxford, I actively reviewed my historical roots as a therapist and especially in the trauma field. One of my theoretical heroes was the

Sturm und Drang: Hair, Community, Music

Amidst all the devastation of war, weather events and anxiety surrounding the upcoming US election, I remind everyone, including myself, to carefully regulate their news consumption. I for one, never, even in

True Repair: Yom Kippur, Why Apology Matters, What Heals?

Next week’s Jewish High Holiday Yom Kippur brings many thoughts. My childhood memories of that day are spotty and mostly painful. Our dad being the cantor was more nervous and irritable than

Indivisible: Apartheid, Visibility, Melting Pot

Again, so strange these flights of memory. I remember years ago Bessel saying that trauma is a looping cycle, a carousel of remembering and forgetting, both in the micro and the macro.

Spine and Voice in Oxford: Neglect Informing, Interdependence, Repair

I woke up with a start after my unheard-of, third-in-a-row, almost eight-hour night of sleep. Amazing. I am not sure if it is sheer and total exhaustion from all the excitement, stimulation

Mixed Reviews: LOL, The Bermuda Triangle Revisited, Three R’s

I was stunned, several weeks ago, to hear from a very old friend of mine, out of the blue. I mean a really old friend, whom I had not seen in almost

Allez! Olympic History, Gender, Loss

Perhaps I am one of the few who has not been watching the Paris 2024 Olympics, but that notwithstanding, I could not help but hear the news. Simone Biles crowned the “greatest

“Vot You Vant!” Love, Trees (and Cheese), Indomitability

One of the charming differences between my husband and me, (and admittedly not all of them are charming!) is that he is happy to pack and schlep a massive 575-page volume as

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