The GHI Fund proudly support soldiers, lone soldiers, and active reservists in funding trauma therapy via private practice multilingual therapists to provide imminent specialized care. Soldiers can select their own therapist through our database of participating therapists.
Earth, Water, Air, and Fire
By: Chava LedererThe four classical elements are channels through which we make contact with the present moment reality, and engage our uniquely human mind – a mind capable of creativity, of connecting to others, of faith and spirituality. I offer you these four elements as resources in moments of stress, panic, fear, or any other overwhelming experience.
Read More
Of Guts and Brain: The Gut-Brain Axis
By: Ruth ShidloIf you are willing to make a few changes, “disease goes away as a side effect of health.” (Hyman, 2012, p. 29)
Read More
Fundamentals of Trauma Recovery, Part 5
By: Chava LedererIf you feel ashamed in relation to any part of your trauma, you deserve to connect with others and experience the relief that comes with dissipating shame.
Read More
You and Your Body
By: Chava LedererYour body is not all of who you are, but it is a constant. You are in relationship with your body always.
Read More.png)
The Interplay of Dread AND Hope: Holding and Navigating Contrasting Emotions in Cultivating Resilience
By: Evelyn RappoportPeople often ask me: how it is possible to celebrate amid deep suffering and life-altering traumatic events that shatter any sense of safety or security and leave us in confusion and the unknown? Dread and Hope, though seemingly contradictory, can coexist in a complex dance that shapes the human experience. Here's how...
Read More
What is Somatic Experiencing (SE) ?
By: Ruth ShidloAs a body-mind practitioner and clinical psychologist, I have found that incorporating principles of Somatic Experiencing (SE) into my practice has provided me with a whole new way of helping people move on with their lives when stressed, anxious, depressed, traumatized, or otherwise in pain (including living with chronic pain). So what then, is Somatic Experiencing, and how does it work?
Read More.png)
Who's Afraid of Retirement?
By: Rachel KaminetskyNavigating retirement is not only about filling your time or learning new skills. There is value in looking back, at what was, in addition to what’s next. There are relationships with others that will be impacted by retirement, and more than that; there is also the relationship with yourself.
Read More
Ways to Manage Worry Instead of it Managing You – Part THREE
By: Daniel BaumWorry! Ways to Manage Worry Instead of it Managing You
Part Three
Strategies to Help you Manage your Worrying
I am glad you are back again to read the final part of my blog Worry! Ways to Manage Worry Instead of it Managing You. In part three of my blog I will give you some specific strategies to help you manage your worrying.
Here are some specific strategies and tools that can help you avoid toxic worry. Let’s get to it shall we!
Hallowell’s Strategies of Managing Worry
Valuable Tips to Manage Pain
By: Ruth ShidloGiven what we know today, it appears likely that unresolved trauma, whether minor or major, plays a role in the persistence of chronic pain, through mechanisms of kindling (a self-perpetuating phenomenon of neural excitation) and priming (in which the brain readies itself to respond a certain way), that cause us to continually brace ourselves against the threat that caused the pain or the internal threat of pain itself. This is great news, because it means that to the extent that the trauma is worked through at the body/mind level, the pain should either disappear or lessen.
Read More
How to Emotionally Support Children During Challenging Times – Speaking to your children about recent rocket attacks in Israel
By: Sara FeinbergFollowing the recent rocket attacks, many parents have asked me how best to respond to their children and help them manage their concerns and fears. Just as we have all heard the booms and seen the news reports, our children too are well aware of what is happening. As parents it is our job to support them through these difficult times. Here are some recommendations that can help.
Read More
Caring for the Caregiver
By: Jeanne S. LankinAs a clinical social worker and therapist for over 30 years and having myself been a caregiver for over 10 years, I have observed that caregiver stress is the single most underreported source of stress for people ranging from 45 until their 80’s. While caregiving can also be a source of blessing and provide the feeling that you are doing the “right thing” for your elderly loved ones, it is tinged with a multitude of other emotions. To your friends and family, you may not want to openly express these emotions and feelings. A trained therapist, an expert in these matters, is needed.
Read More
Beginnings & Endings: Making Sense of Life Changes
By: Keren BurgmanThe holiday season has ended, the parties and festivities subsided, and we come back to…
Read More
Good Therapy is a Change in Scenery: Insights from the Other Side of the World
By: Robin B. ZeigerEvery once in a while, important insights for my known world reveal themselves from the most unusual of places. My recent trip to the Far East: Myanmar and Thailand gifted me new insights and inspirations as a Jungian analyst. My mantra became, Good therapy is a change in scenery. In the safety of the therapist’s temenos (a beautiful Jungian term for the sanctity of the therapy space), patients meet the messages of the unconscious often for the first time. And in meeting these unknown voices and images, our inner and outer worlds transform themselves into newness and rebirth.
Read More.png)
4 Ways NOT to Apologize to Your Spouse
By: Yonatan SchechterCouples occupy the same spaces, literally and figuratively, and it’s inevitable that they will clash or disappoint each other from time to time. When that happens, an apology is a major part of making amends. Here are some of the most common mistakes made when apologizing.
Read More
Is Anxiety Killing Your Chances of Finding Love?
By: Micki Lavin-PellAnna, a 35-year old, slim, petite and attractive brunette woman from Miami Beach had been…
Read More
40 Years of Research: Why Solving Your Marital Disputes is Not the Solution
By: Daniel FundMany couples think that they just need to be able to find an agreement, a compromise, a solution to their disagreements. And that couples' therapy is about solving their disagreements. In fact, for many years this is how couples' therapists approached therapy as well. Unfortunately, this approach failed and statistically, their success rates were very low. But the field of couples therapy research has changed dramatically. In the last 40 years, Dr. John Gottman, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, and Dr. Sue Johnson, to name a few major names have made real breakthroughs, having studied many thousands of couples, watching them closely in action, on live cameras, video, behind one-way glasses and otherwise. One of Gottman's findings is that about 70% of our disagreements as couples, never get solved! And this is true not only for failing couples but for the very successful couples as well! So, if solving problems is not what leads to success, what does? The answer is that as a therapist, I can help them reach such an emotional bond that makes the issue of solving problems redundant, a non-issue. Once they have this bond, they will not necessarily need me to solve their problems. Find out more inside.
Read More.png)
Understanding Relational Therapy and Why It Matters in Eating Disorder Treatment
By: Hadassah (Johanna) HazanThis piece traces the evolution of relational therapy and shows why its emphasis on attunement, authenticity, and connection is especially effective in treating eating disorders. It reveals how the therapeutic relationship itself becomes a corrective emotional experience, allowing clients to access and heal the deeper wounds beneath disordered eating.
Read More.png)
Making the First Call: A Guide to Choosing the Right Therapist for You
By: Yisroel PickerDeciding to seek therapy is a courageous first step, but the initial phone call to a potential therapist can feel daunting. This guide is designed to empower you during that crucial conversation, moving beyond logistics to help you find the right fit. Discover the key questions that reveal a therapist's experience, approach, and, most importantly, their ability to create a safe and trusting connection with you.
Read More.png)
Chewbacca Visits: The Power of a Dream
By: Robin B. ZeigerDreams bring images and messages from the depths of our soul. It is our psyche’s way of compensating for our conscious life, which is only one-half of our life-story. Our dream life brings a richness and ebb and flow to our daily existence. Likewise when we are in touch with our unconscious, there is a flow to our daily existence much like the ebb and flow of the waves of the sea. Our unconscious helps bring us light and creativity and vitality.
Read More.png)
The Flip Side of Stress
By: Sasha WeissResearch has shown that when we are able to regulate our emotions in a stressful situation we are able to not only feel calmer but to also become more collaborative, creative and thrive.
Read MoreFor Soldiers and Reservists in Active Duty
