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.
Beyond Their Words: Understanding the Real Question
By: Yisroel PickerPeter Drucker wisely stated, "The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said." This article delves into that profound truth, illustrating how discerning unspoken messages can transform our interactions. We explore the critical skill of understanding the true questions behind the words, from veiled pleas for help to the silent cries hidden in seemingly innocuous inquiries. Discover why truly effective communication requires listening not just to what is spoken, but to the deeper needs and concerns that remain unsaid.
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At Home Therapeutic Art Activities for Children During Global Pandemic
By: Sara FeinbergDuring challenging times, it is important to encourage children to express how they are feeling. Children often have difficulty articulating their emotions verbally- communicating through art or play is a great alternative. This can serve as a cathartic release, empower them, and help them process new circumstances.
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10 Ways to Improve a Marriage
By: Naomi SternbergWouldn’t it be wonderful if there were just 10 do it yourself fix it solutions…
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Re-Frame Rejection so You Can Successfully Move Forward in Relationships
By: Micki Lavin-PellI have been rejected more times than I can count. By friends, boys, jobs, my kids, you name it… One of my most memorable rejections happened while in 6th grade. My English teacher encouraged us to write a journal, which I kept "hidden" in my desk. In it, I wrote all about a crush I had on a boy named Joey, a fellow classmate. I forgot that in the morning we sat at one desk and in the afternoon another. A fellow classmate found my journal and proceeded to read that very entry aloud to the entire class during recess.
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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...
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Healing the Inner Garden: A Journey of Creation, Connection, and Inner Peace
By: יוסף זאב בראווערExplore a path to healing that unites therapeutic insights and Jewish wisdom. This article bridges Internal Family Systems, mindful awareness, and timeless spiritual teachings, offering readers a journey toward self-discovery, purpose, and inner peace.
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Cultivating Self-Care
By: Esther Avital GottesmanIn its most general sense, self-care is often equated with self-pampering. Given this notion, it can be seen as selfish. However, that idea is mistaken.
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Ways to Manage Worry Instead of it Managing You – Part TWO
By: Daniel BaumIn part two of my blog, “Worry! Ways to Manage Worry Instead of it Managing You”, I am going to present to you some general recommendations and thoughts about dealing with worry.
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Fundamentals of Trauma Recovery, Part 3
By: Chava LedererWhile extremely distressing, flashbacks are actually memories. Registering what is a memory, and what is happening now, is essential.
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Encopresis: A Four-Pronged Treatment Approach
By: Sara FeinbergEncopresis, more commonly called “soiling” or fecal incontinence, refers to the involuntary passage of feces. Typically, this condition results from chronic constipation, but it can also be triggered by emotional issues. Encopresis, which has a 9% occurrence rate worldwide, is not considered to be a medical condition until a child is 4 years old. While encopresis is often very distressing to both the child and the family, it is treatable. The earlier treatment begins, the better the outcome. In my years of private practice as an art therapist, I have successfully treated many children with encopresis using the following four-pronged treatment approach.
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How to Create a Sense of Normalcy at Home While Navigating the New Normal
By: Karen BurgmanCovid brings with it feelings of anxiety, stress and uncertainty. Though children deal with emotions in different ways, your child has been faced with school closures, cancelled events or separation from friends, they are going to need to feel loved and supported now more than ever.
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On Today's Menu: Corona Sandwich
By: Jeanne LankinI am overwhelmed with guilt as I can’t be with my parents on a daily basis to help them navigate this challenging time in their lives. At the same time, I also feel guilty that I can’t help my kids while they struggle in raising their children and I can’t be there to help babysit or just spend time with them. I miss my grandchildren and virtual visits just aren’t doing it for me or them anymore.”
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Simmering Soup: On the Importance of Asking Questions
By: Robin B. ZeigerSometimes the question sits on the back burner like low-simmering stew that has all but been forgotten. An innocent question may ignite a fire in a chilly room and we are off in a new direction. Or sometimes it buzzes around like a nasty mosquito.
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